Alcala, Pangasinan
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| Motto: Kalinisan, Kalusugan, Karapatan (English: Environment, Health, Rights) | ||
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| Coordinates: 15°50′50″N 120°31′27″E / 15.84722°N 120.52417°ECoordinates: 15°50′50″N 120°31′27″E / 15.84722°N 120.52417°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Pangasinan | |
| District | 5th district of Pangasinan | |
| Founded | September 20, 1875 | |
| Barangays | 21 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jojo B. Callejo | |
| • Vice Mayor | Rodolfo C. Rosquita | |
| • Electorate | 25,655 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 45.71 km2 (17.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 43,402 | |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2425 | |
| 015504000 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 | |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 8,151,252.04 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 13.64 (2012) | |
Alcala (Pangasinan: Baley na Alcala; Ilocano: Ili ti Alcala), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 43,402 people with land area of 5,508 hectares.
Alcala recently broke the world record for longest grill measuring about 3 kilometres (9,840 ft).
What is known now as Alcala was formerly a barrio of Bayambang, formerly called "Dangla", a vernacular term referring to a medicinal shrub which grows abundantly in the place. As a barrio, it was subdivided into several smaller units called sitios, namely: Bugyao, Bacud, Cupi, Bitulao, Guinawedan, Anulid, Cabicalan, Pindangan, Camanggaan and Sinabaan
On April 1, 1873, the settlers established a community. They submitted a petition calling for the cessation of Dangla into a separate township, but it took more than two years for the Spanish Authorities to take notice of the settlers' demands.
Finally, on September 20, 1875, a Royal Decree No. 682 was issued making the place an official municipality to be named Alcala, the name of a town in Spain where the then Governor of Pangasinan hailed from.
During the outbreak of the Philippine-American War, the place was the site of the field headquarters of General Malone of the United States Army.
When the Filipinos and Americans were fighting against the Japanese during World War II, the place was the site for the American Field Headquarters under the command of General Johnathan Wainwright. It is here that the first Guerrilla Combat Training School was established. The same school produced an Infantry Battalion composed mostly of Alcaleneans who played an important role in defending the whole of Northern Luzon from the superior Japanese Forces.
Alcala is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.
The elected officials for the 2016–2019 term are:
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