Alicia, Bohol
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Municipality Hall
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 Map of Bohol with Alicia highlighted |
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 Alicia
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| Coordinates: 9°54′N 124°27′E / 9.9°N 124.45°ECoordinates: 9°54′N 124°27′E / 9.9°N 124.45°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) | |
| Province | Bohol | |
| District | 3rd district of Bohol | |
| Founded | 18 January 1950 | |
| Barangay |
15 (see § Barangays)
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Marnilou Ayuban (LP) | |
| • Vice mayor | Victoriano Torres | |
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| • Representative | Arthur Yap | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 114.50 km2 (44.21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 23,517 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 13,423 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 6314 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 | |
| Income class | 4th class | |
| PSGC | 071202000 | |
| Patron Saint | Joachim | |
| Website | www |
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Alicia is a 4th municipal income class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines, at 103 kilometres (64 mi) from Tagbilaran. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 23,517. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 13,423 registered voters. 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.
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. She and three of their children were massacred by the Japanese in 1945.
Alicia comprises 15 barangays:
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 13,423 registered voters, meaning that 57% of the population are aged 18 and over.
Poblacion and public market
Plaza and town hall
Residential street in Alicia
Church
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