Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Alicia; tgl, Bayan ng Alicia), is a 4th class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,374 people. Located from

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, it was formerly part of Mabini and was known as Batuanan (or Batuanon). Alicia celebrates its town fiesta on 26 July in honor of

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History

In the mid-19th century Alicia was one of the three largest and oldest towns of Bohol along with

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and

Balilihan Balilihan, officially the Municipality of Balilihan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Balilihan; tgl, Bayan ng Balilihan), is a 4th class rural municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,694 peopl ...

. 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

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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 (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...

. She and three of their children were massacred by the Japanese in 1945.

Geography

Barangays

Alicia comprises 15 barangays:

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

Notable People

Maryo J. de los Reyes Mario Margarito Jorolan de los Reyes (October 17, 1952 – January 27, 2018), simply known as Maryo J. de los Reyes, was a Filipino film and television director. He began his career in the 1970s. Death He died after suffering a heart attack on ...

, filmmaker

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Municipality of Alicia
{{Authority control Municipalities of Bohol