Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Bohol
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,374 people.
Located from
Tagbilaran, it was formerly part of
Mabini and was known as Batuanan (or Batuanon).
Alicia celebrates its town fiesta on 26 July in honor of
Saint Joachim.
History
In the mid-19th century Alicia was one of the three largest and oldest towns of Bohol along with
Catigbian and
Balilihan. The town was where former followers of
Dagohoy were given some land to till, but at the same time could be kept under the watchful eye of Spanish authorities.
In 1829, the year the
Dagohoy Rebellion ended, the town was the largest of five such settlements, with over 6000 inhabitants.
In 1949, it became an independent municipality, which was renamed Alicia after Alicia Syquia, the wife of president
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino (; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Philippine nationality law, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.
A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered p ...
.
She and three of their children were massacred by the Japanese in 1945.
Geography
Barangays
Alicia is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Education
* Katipunan Elementary School, in Katipunan, Alicia, Bohol, Philippines. The Alicia Bamboo Ensemble or the Alicia's Musika Kawayan therein is a school-based orchestra, which has received the National Champion Prize (1994, 1996, and 2000) in the National Musical Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA).
Government
List of former chief executives
List of former mayors of Alicia:
[
* Pedro Huiso1950–1955
* Exequiel Madriñan
* Leoncio Garcia1956–1959
* Jesus Madriñan1960–1980
* Dominador Molina1980–1987
* Exequiel Madriñan Jr1988–1995
* Basilio Balahay1995–2001
* Bienvenido Molina2001–2007
* Pedro Miasco2007–2010
* Marnilou Ayuban2010–
]
Gallery
Alicia Bohol 3.JPG, Poblacion and public market
Alicia Bohol 1.JPG, Plaza and town hall
Alicia Bohol 2.JPG, Residential street in Alicia
aliciachurch.jpg, Church
References
External links
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Municipality of Alicia
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Municipalities of Bohol