Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda ( ilo, Ili ti Alfonso Castañeda; tl, Bayan ng Alfonso Castañeda), is a 1st class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,539 people. Alfonso Castañeda is from

Bayombong Bayombong, officially the Municipality of Bayombong ( gad, Ili na Bayombong; ilo, Ili ti Bayombong; tl, Bayan ng Bayombong), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

via

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and

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and from

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History

In the 1930s, the Bugkalots inhabited Lublub, then a sitio of Barangay Marikit. In 1950, it became an independent barangay of

Pantabangan Pantabangan, officially the Municipality of Pantabangan, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,763 people. This is the site of the Pantabangan Dam and Lak ...

. The people of Lublub headed by Barangay Captain Alfredo L. Castillo, Sr. requested Assemblyman Carlos Padilla to convert the barangay into an independent municipality of Nueva Vizcaya. Hence, Batas Pambansa No. 27, authored and sponsored by Assemblyman Padilla, was approved and signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on 20 April 1979. The Bill created the new town of Alfonso Castañeda, named after the first Governor of Nueva Vizcaya who belongs to a cultural minority.

Geography

Barangays

Alfonso Castañeda is politically subdivided into 6

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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain,

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, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. * Abuyo * Galintuja * Cawayan * Lipuga * Lublub (Poblacion) * Pelaway

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Tourism

Alfonso Castañeda Municipal HallAlfonso Castañeda Town PlazaBlack Nazarene Parish Church of Alfonso CastañedaCasecnan River
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Mount Guiwan Mount Guiwan is a mountain in the Sierra Madre range in Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It is probably the highest peak of Sierra Madre mountain range with a height of above sea level according to NAMRIA topographic map. Bugkalot ...

Government

Alfonso Castañeda, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of

, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the

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Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley ( ilo, Tanap ti Cagayan; fil, Lambak ng Cagayan), is an administrative region in the Philippines, located in the northeastern section of Luzon Island. It is composed of five Philippine provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nue ...

region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official Website of Alfonso Castaneda
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