Alcoy, Cebu

Alcoy, Cebu
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Alcoy, Cebu is located in Philippines
Alcoy, Cebu
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°42′29″N 123°30′22″E / 9.708183°N 123.506042°E / 9.708183; 123.506042
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 2nd district
Founded1880[1]
CharteredJuly 16, 1897
Named forAlcoy, Spain
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMichael Angelo D. Sestoso (1Cebu)
 • Vice MayorNeil Tracy Q. Plando (1Cebu)
 • RepresentativeEdsel A. Galeos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate14,166 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
61.63 km2 (23.80 sq mi)
Elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Highest elevation
802 m (2,631 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
19,186
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
 • Households
4,257
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
46.33
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 115.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 448.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 70.34 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 91.08 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6023
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Alcoy, officially the Municipality of Alcoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alcoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alcoy), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,186 people.[4]

It is named after Alcoy in Spain.

  1. ^ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1788450511243160&id=709399025814986 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ Municipality of Alcoy | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.