This article is about the municipality in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. For the Mexican Olympic shooter, see Alfonso Castañeda (sport shooter).

Alfonso Castañeda
Municipality
Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda
Downtown area
Downtown area
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Nickname: 
Last Frontier of Nueva Vizcaya
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Alfonso Castañeda is located in Philippines
Alfonso Castañeda
Alfonso Castañeda
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°47′36″N 121°18′09″E / 15.7933°N 121.3025°E / 15.7933; 121.3025
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceNueva Vizcaya
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 10, 1979
Barangays6 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorWilson M. Capia-ao
 • Vice MayorEvelinda D. Huerta
 • RepresentativeLuisa L. Cuaresma
 • Electorate6,866 voters (2025)
Area
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 • Total
375.40 km2 (144.94 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Highest elevation
1,079 m (3,540 ft)
Lowest elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
8,539
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Households
1,795
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.14
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 194.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 450.3 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 183.6 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 72.57 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3714
PSGC
0205015000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitehttps://acasnv.gov.ph

Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda (Ilocano: Ili ti Alfonso Castañeda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alfonso Castañeda), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,539 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

History

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The territory that now comprises Alfonso Castañeda was part of the municipality of Dupax prior to the division into three separate ones; the other two were Dupax del Norte and Dupax del Sur.[5]

In the early 18th century, Dupax was inhabited by three tribes.[6][5] One of them were the Bugkalots; the rest were the Malaats and the Caraos.[5]

In 1930, five families supposedly from Batac, Ilocos Norte settled in Lublub, an area inhabited by Bugkalots which was later organized as a sitio of barrio Marikit[7] when the inhabitants increased; Virgilio Castillo was the first teniente del barrio.[8] In 1950, it became an independent barrio in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija.[7] In 1974,[8] residents headed by village chief Alfredo Castillo, Sr. requested Assemblyman Carlos Padilla to convert the barrio into a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya.[7] Hence, Batas Pambansa Blg. 27, authored and sponsored by Padilla,[7] was issued by President Ferdinand Marcos on April 20, 1979; two barangays, including Lublub which was designated the seat of government, and seven sitios in Dupax del Sur, and four barangays and a sitio in Dupax del Norte, were separated to constitute into an independent municipality named after the first provincial governor to come from a cultural minority.[9][7] The plebiscite was held on July 10.[10] Castillo was appointed the municipality's first mayor.[8]

Geography

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Alfonso Castañeda is situated 164.15 kilometers (102.00 mi) from the provincial capital Bayombong (via Nueva Ecija and Dalton Pass), and 224.99 kilometers (139.80 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

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Alfonso Castañeda is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Abuyo
  • Galintuja
  • Cawayan
  • Lipuga
  • Lublub (Poblacion)
  • Pelaway

Climate

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Climate data for Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25
(77) 		26
(79) 		28
(82) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		25
(77) 		28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18
(64) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		21
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		26
(1.0) 		18
(0.7) 		24
(0.9) 		91
(3.6) 		145
(5.7) 		149
(5.9) 		122
(4.8) 		120
(4.7) 		128
(5.0) 		61
(2.4) 		52
(2.0) 		961
(37.7)
Average rainy days 7.7 5.7 6.8 8.0 18.2 22.1 24.3 23.4 22.7 17.5 10.0 9.4 175.8
Source: Meteoblue[11]

Demographics

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Population census of Alfonso Castañeda
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 2,797—    
1990 3,751+2.98%
1995 4,447+3.24%
2000 4,808+1.69%
2007 6,655+4.59%
2010 7,428+4.08%
2015 7,940+1.28%
2020 8,539+1.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15]

Language

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Ilocano and Tagalog are the main dialects of the municipality.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Alfonso Castañeda

10
20
30
40
50
60
2000
51.63
2003
41.69
2006
14.10
2009
13.97
2012
33.46
2015
19.72
2018
22.92
2021
15.14

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Tourism

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Government

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Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan
Town hall

Alfonso Castañeda is part of the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council
(2022–2025)[24]
Position Name Party
Mayor Wilson M. Capia-ao Lakas
Vice Mayor Evelinda D. Huerta Lakas
Councilors Sonny Poncian Lakas
Jethro D. Castillo Independent
Gabreil Marcelo Independent
Rey Palecpec Lakas
Jao Valdez Nacionalista
Terence Camania Nacionalista
Bojie Batino Lakas
Zandro Castillo Lakas

Education

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The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[25] The Alfonso Castañeda Schools District Office governs all the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[26]

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Abuyo Elementary School
  • Alfonso Castañeda Central School
  • Alfonso Castañeda Central School Annex
  • Balintugon Elementary School
  • Cawayan Elementary School
  • Galintuja Elementary School
  • Lipuga Elementary School
  • Mandunot Elementary School
  • Marikit East Elementary School
  • Pelaway Elementary School
  • Pelaway Elementary School Annex

Secondary schools

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  • Abuyo National High School
  • Alfonso Castañeda National High School
  • Casecnan National High School
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References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda | (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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Dupax del Sur". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dupax del Norte". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Alfonso Castañeda". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Towns: Alfonso Castañeda". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  9. ^ Batas Pambansa Blg. 27 (April 20, 1979), An Act Creating the Municipality of Alfonso Castaneda in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, The LawPhil Project - Arellano Law Foundation Inc., retrieved January 11, 2021
  10. ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 1857, s. 1979 (May 21, 1979), Setting the Date for the Holding of a Plebiscite to Determine the Creation of the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved May 6, 2023
  11. ^ "Alfonso Castañeda: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  13. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  15. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  18. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  19. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  20. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  21. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  23. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  24. ^ "Halalan 2022 ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, NUEVA VIZCAYA ELECTION RESULTS". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  25. ^ "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  26. ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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