Alegria (Cebu)
Municipality of Alegria | ||
Location of Alegria in the province of Cebu | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Central Visayas | |
Province : | Cebu | |
Barangays : | 9 | |
PSGC : | 072203000 | |
Income class : | 4. Income bracket | |
Households : | 4229 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 23,300 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 205.7 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 113.27 km² | |
Coordinates : | 9 ° 46 ' N , 123 ° 23' E | |
Postal code : | 6030 | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Alegria is a Filipino municipality in the province of Cebu .
geography
Alegria is located in the southwest of the island of Cebu on the coast of the Tanon Strait , the distance to Cebu City is approx. 117 km. In the north the municipality borders on Badian , in the east on the municipalities of Dalaguete , Alcoy and Boljoon . In the south, Malabuyoc borders on Alegria. The climate is characterized by two distinct seasons, a short one to two month dry season and a rainy season and thus belongs to climate type III according to the corona system of the Philippine climate classification .
Barangays
Alegria is politically divided into nine barangays .
- Compostela
- Guadalupe
- Legaspi
- Lepanto
- Madridejos
- Montpeller
- Poblacion
- Santa Filomena
- Valencia