Alfonso Castañeda
Alfonso Castañeda | |
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| Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda | |
Downtown area | |
| Nickname: Last Frontier of Nueva Vizcaya | |
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Alfonso Castañeda highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°47′36″N 121°18′09″E / 15.7933°N 121.3025°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Nueva Vizcaya |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | July 10, 1979 |
| Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Wilson M. Capia-ao |
| • Vice Mayor | Evelinda D. Huerta |
| • Representative | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
| • Electorate | 6,866 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 375.40 km2 (144.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,079 m (3,540 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 8,539 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,795 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.14 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 194.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 450.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 183.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 72.57 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3714 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | https://acasnv.gov.ph |
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Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda (Ilocano: Ili ti Alfonso Castañeda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alfonso Castañeda), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,539 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.