Alfonso, Cavite

Alfonso
Municipality
Municipality of Alfonso
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Alfonso
Flag
Official seal of Alfonso
Seal
Nickname: 
Agro-Industrial Center of Upland Cavite
Map of Cavite with Alfonso highlighted
Map of Cavite with Alfonso highlighted
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Alfonso is located in Philippines
Alfonso
Alfonso
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°08′16″N 120°51′19″E / 14.137894°N 120.855178°E / 14.137894; 120.855178
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
District 8th district
FoundedMay 16, 1859
Named forAlfonso XII
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRandy A. Salamat
 • Vice MayorMadona M. Pel
 • RepresentativeAniela Bianca D. Tolentino
 • City Council
Members
Area
[2]
 • Total
66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Highest elevation
779 m (2,556 ft)
Lowest elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
59,306
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Households
14,556
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.22
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 338.7 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 660.1 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 259.2 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 229.2 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4123
PSGC
042101000
IDD : area code +63 (0)46
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.alfonso.gov.ph

Alfonso, officially the Municipality of Alfonso (Tagalog: Bayan ng Alfonso), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,306 people.[3]

History

Alfonso was totally forested until the 17th century when a few pocket settlements sprouted. The town was originally part of Barrio Lumampong in the town of Indang. In the course of time, the pocket settlements grew into sitios and later on into barrios. The town became a separate district municipality from Indang on March 16, 1859 through the efforts of the community leaders Bonifacio Aveo and Felix del Mundo. The new town was called Alas-as for a period of seventeen years. The name refers to the pandan tree used for the construction of houses and bears sweet fruit. It was, eventually, named after King Alfonso XII of Spain, son of Isabella II. Alfonso was initially composed of the barrios of Taywanak, Pajo, Esperanza, Marahan, Matagbak, Sinaliw and Kaytitinga. Don Narciso Mojica was the capitan municipal of Alfonso at the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. A few days after the Cry of Balintawak, on August 31, 1896, General Mariano Trias ordered the liquidation of all Spaniards in the municipality. In the bloody battle that followed, the leaders of the revolutionists were General Hipolito Rint, Captain Eriberto Cetro (Kapitan Berto) and Predencio Rolle (Tandang Doro).[5][6]

On October 15, 1903, the adjacent towns of Bailen and Mendez-Nuñes merged with Alfonso by virtue of Act No. 947 enacted by the Philippine Commission.[7] Both towns were later separated in 1915 to become independent once again.[8]

Geography

Alfonso is an upland town situated at the south-western portion of the Cavite province. It is 74 kilometers (46 mi) from Manila via Tagaytay. Magallanes bounds it on the west, Batangas province on the south, Mendez and Tagaytay on the east, General Aguinaldo on the north-west and Maragondon and Indang on the north-east.

Barangays

Alfonso is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[10]
042101001 Amuyong 3.7% 2,170 1,844 ▴ 1.64%
042101002 Barangay I (Pob.) 0.9% 529 549 ▾ −0.37%
042101003 Barangay II (Pob.) 0.9% 560 669 ▾ −1.76%
042101004 Barangay III (Pob.) 2.1% 1,236 1,296 ▾ −0.47%
042101005 Barangay IV (Pob.) 2.3% 1,345 1,323 ▴ 0.17%
042101006 Barangay V (Pob.) 2.5% 1,466 1,374 ▴ 0.65%
042101007 Buck Estate 6.1% 3,638 2,546 ▴ 3.63%
042101008 Esperanza Ibaba 2.4% 1,409 1,101 ▴ 2.50%
042101009 Kaytitinga I 3.6% 2,163 1,844 ▴ 1.61%
042101010 Luksuhin 8.0% 4,774 3,400 ▴ 3.45%
042101011 Mangas I 4.1% 2,421 2,174 ▴ 1.08%
042101012 Marahan I 5.2% 3,088 2,591 ▴ 1.77%
042101013 Matagbak I 3.3% 1,940 1,597 ▴ 1.96%
042101014 Pajo 3.7% 2,200 1,885 ▴ 1.56%
042101016 Sikat 3.9% 2,284 1,667 ▴ 3.20%
042101017 Sinaliw Malaki 2.7% 1,604 1,380 ▴ 1.52%
042101018 Sinaliw na Munti 1.1% 674 461 ▴ 3.87%
042101019 Sulsugin 2.5% 1,459 1,253 ▴ 1.53%
042101020 Taywanak Ibaba 3.9% 2,330 1,866 ▴ 2.25%
042101021 Taywanak Ilaya 2.8% 1,664 1,368 ▴ 1.98%
042101022 Upli 4.2% 2,520 1,819 ▴ 3.31%
042101023 Kaysuyo 3.6% 2,161 1,687 ▴ 2.51%
042101024 Luksuhin Ilaya 3.4% 2,023 1,634 ▴ 2.16%
042101025 Palumlum 1.8% 1,066 873 ▴ 2.02%
042101026 Bilog 2.0% 1,183 1,077 ▴ 0.94%
042101027 Esperanza Ilaya 2.6% 1,564 1,200 ▴ 2.68%
042101028 Kaytitinga II 2.9% 1,707 1,467 ▴ 1.53%
042101029 Kaytitinga III 3.4% 1,996 1,442 ▴ 3.30%
042101030 Mangas II 2.5% 1,482 940 ▴ 4.66%
042101031 Marahan II 3.4% 2,006 1,797 ▴ 1.11%
042101032 Matagbak II 2.2% 1,303 1,183 ▴ 0.97%
042101033 Santa Teresa 2.3% 1,341 1,260 ▴ 0.62%
Total 59,306 48,567 ▴ 2.02%

Climate

Climate data for Alfonso, Cavite
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79) 		27
(81) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		27
(81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17
(63) 		17
(63) 		18
(64) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		18
(64) 		20
(68)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4) 		13
(0.5) 		14
(0.6) 		32
(1.3) 		101
(4.0) 		142
(5.6) 		208
(8.2) 		187
(7.4) 		175
(6.9) 		131
(5.2) 		68
(2.7) 		39
(1.5) 		1,121
(44.3)
Average rainy days 5.2 5.0 7.4 11.5 19.8 23.5 27.0 25.9 25.2 23.2 15.5 8.3 197.5
Source: Meteoblue[11]

Demographics

Population census of Alfonso
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,780—    
1918 7,580+1.82%
1939 9,797+1.23%
1948 11,714+2.01%
1960 17,477+3.39%
1970 17,703+0.13%
1975 20,623+3.11%
1980 21,980+1.28%
1990 28,944+2.79%
1995 34,613+3.41%
2000 39,674+2.97%
2007 47,973+2.65%
2010 48,567+0.45%
2015 51,839+1.25%
2020 59,306+2.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][10][13][14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Alfonso, Cavite, was 59,306 people,[3] with a density of 890 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,300 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Alfonso

5
10
15
20
2006
17.30
2009
13.78
2012
5.99
2015
4.77
2018
5.26
2021
13.22

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan
Alfonso Municipal Hall

The following are the duly elected officials of Alfonso, Cavite for the term 2022–2025.

Position Official
Mayor Randy A. Salamat (NUP)
Vice Mayor Madona Mojica-Pel (NUP)
Sangguniang Bayan Members Party
Rex A. Ferolino NPC
Angelito S. Perea NUP
Jorge Michael R. Peñano NUP
Roberto R. Varias NUP
Joselito H. Resurreccion NUP
Renato V. Vidallon NUP
Cynthia A. Peji NUP
Erwin M. Signo NUP
ABC President
Dante L. Pel
SK Federation President
Kystel Faye R. Alcazar

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Alfonso | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  5. ^ The Philippine Index, Millennium Edition, Vol. 1 No. 1
  6. ^ Lesho, Marivic; Sippola, Eeva (2018). "Toponyms in Manila and Cavite, Philippines". Vergleichende Kolonialtoponomastik Strukturen und Funktionen kolonialer Ortsbenennung. De Gruyter. pp. 317–332. ISBN 978-3-11-060861-8.
  7. ^ Act No. 947 (October 15, 1903), An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Cavite to Eleven, retrieved June 17, 2023[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ The Philippine Index, Millennium Edition Vol. 1 No. 1
  9. ^ "Municipality of Alfonso". The Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cavite. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  10. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Alfonso: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  12. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  14. ^ "Province of Cavite". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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