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Alcala | |
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Municipality of Alcala | |
Motto(s): Kalinisan, Kalusugan, Karapatan (English: Environment, Health, Rights) | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°50′48″N 120°31′19″E / 15.846794°N 120.521822°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 5th district |
Founded | September 20, 1875 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Alcala[*] | Jojo B. Callejo |
• Vice Mayor | Rodolfo C. Rosquita |
• Representative | Ramon V. Guico III |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 30,948 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 45.71 km2 (17.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 48,908 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,999 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.11 |
• Revenue | ₱ 151.8 million (2020), 77.8 million (2012), 73.26 million (2013), 80.43 million (2014), 91.96 million (2015), 153.4 million (2016), 114 million (2017), 213.6 million (2018), 156.7 million (2019), 360.4 million (2021), 347.7 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 394.5 million (2020), 169.3 million (2012), 152.8 million (2013), 152.7 million (2014), 167.5 million (2015), 229.9 million (2016), 241.1 million (2017), 350 million (2018), 397.2 million (2019), 558.4 million (2021), 653.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 144.1 million (2020), 60.86 million (2012), 76.76 million (2013), 75.39 million (2014), 88.33 million (2015), 101 million (2016), 110.2 million (2017), 123.6 million (2018), 139.6 million (2019), 199.8 million (2021), 251.5 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 33.25 million (2020), 10.23 million (2012), 5.836 million (2013), 7.763 million (2014), 12.77 million (2015), 17.62 million (2016), 20.48 million (2017), 21.94 million (2018), 42.95 million (2019), 41.74 million (2021), 46.84 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2425 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
Major religions | Roman Catholic |
Feast date | May 3(Feast of the Finding of the True Cross) |
Catholic diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta |
Patron saint | Santa Cruz de Alcala |
Alcala, officially the Municipality of Alcala (Pangasinan: Baley na Alcala; Ilocano: Ili ti Alcala; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alcala), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,908 people.[3]
Alcala recently broke the world record for longest grill measuring about 3 kilometres (9,840 ft).[citation needed]