Alcala, Cagayan
Alcala | |
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| Municipality of Alcala | |
Map of Cagayan with Alcala highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°54′11″N 121°39′20″E / 17.9031°N 121.6556°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Cristina I. Antonio |
| • Vice Mayor | Joy C. Duruin |
| • Representative | Ramon C. Nolasco Jr. |
| • Electorate | 24,362 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 187.20 km2 (72.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 41,295 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,993 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 246.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 524.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 185.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 43.01 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3507 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
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Alcala, officially the Municipality of Alcala, is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,295 people.
Alcala is the birthplace of Senator Melecio Arranz of 1st Senatorial District of the Philippines. It is also the home of the Saint Philomene Church, regarded as the widest church in the Cagayan Valley.
Alcala is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Tuguegarao and 516 kilometres (321 mi) from Manila.