Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda (; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,539 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

History

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 Dupax del Sur, officially the Municipality of Dupax del Sur, is a municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 21,224 people. Etymology The name Dupax came from the Isinay word "''do ...

. In the early 18th century, Dupax was inhabited by three tribes. One of them were the

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s; the rest were the Malaats and the Caraos. In 1930, five families supposedly from

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settled in Lublub, an area inhabited by Bugkalots which was later organized as a ''

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'' of ''

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'' Marikit when the inhabitants increased; Virgilio Castillo was the first ''teniente del barrio''. In 1950, it became an independent ''barrio'' in

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. In 1974, residents headed by village chief Alfredo Castillo, Sr. requested Assemblyman Carlos Padilla to convert the ''barrio'' into a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya. Hence, Batas Pambansa Blg. 27, authored and sponsored by Padilla, was issued by

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on April 20, 1979; two ''

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s'', 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

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to come from a cultural minority. The plebiscite was held on July 10. Castillo was appointed the municipality's first mayor.

Geography

Alfonso Castañeda is situated from the provincial capital

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(via

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and

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), and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Alfonso Castañeda is politically subdivided into 6

s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Abuyo * Galintuja * Cawayan * Lipuga * Lublub (

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) * Pelaway

Climate

Demographics

Language

Ilocano and Tagalog are the main dialects of the municipality.

Economy

Tourism

Alfonso Castañeda Municipal HallAlfonso Castañeda Town PlazaBlack Nazarene Parish Church of Alfonso CastañedaCasecnan River
* Mount Guiwan

Government

Local government

Alfonso Castañeda is part of the lone congressional district of the province of

. 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

Education

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 Cagayan Valley (; ), designated as Region II, is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines. Located in the northeastern section of Luzon, it is composed of five Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine provinces: ...

region. The Alfonso Castañeda Schools District Office governs all the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools

* 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

* Abuyo National High School * Alfonso Castañeda National High School * Casecnan National High School

Gallery

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References

External links

Official Website of Alfonso Castaneda
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