Alcoy, Cebu
Encyclopedia
Alcoy is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines
. From the history, its name came from Alcoi which is a city of Spain. When Spaniards came to the place during the Spanish era, some of them said that the place remind them of Alcoi, Spain, having a green and lushes environment and the simplicity of the place and the inhabitants. From then on, the place was called Alcoy (native slang of Alcoi). According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,571 people. It is approximately 93 kilometres (58 mi) from the provincial capital Cebu City
. It is bounded by the municipalities of Dalaguete
to the north, Boljoon
to the south, Badian
and Alegria
to the west, and Cebu Strait
to the east.
, more than half of commercial crops. The rest of the communities rely on subsistence fishing and backyard farming. The country's largest dolomite quarry is mined in Barangay Pugalo. Beaches are located in Guiwang and Daanlungsod.
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. From the history, its name came from Alcoi which is a city of Spain. When Spaniards came to the place during the Spanish era, some of them said that the place remind them of Alcoi, Spain, having a green and lushes environment and the simplicity of the place and the inhabitants. From then on, the place was called Alcoy (native slang of Alcoi). According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,571 people. It is approximately 93 kilometres (58 mi) from the provincial capital Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
. It is bounded by the municipalities of Dalaguete
Dalaguete, Cebu
Dalaguete is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 61,405 people.-Barangays:Dalaguete is administratively subdivided into 33 barangays:* Ablayan* Babayongan* Balud* Banhigan...
to the north, Boljoon
Boljoon, Cebu
Boljoon is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,877 people.Boljoon has a total land area of 111.2 km²....
to the south, Badian
Badian, Cebu
Badian is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 35,876 people. The Municipality of Badian is located 97.6 km southwest of Cebu City...
and Alegria
Alegria, Cebu
Alegria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 21,699 people.-Barangays:Alegria is administratively subdivided into 9 barangays.* Compostela* Guadalupe* Legaspi* Lepanto...
to the west, and Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait, sometimes called Bohol Strait, is a strait in the Philippines that separates the island provinces of Cebu and Bohol. The Cebu Strait connects the western part of Bohol Sea with Camotes Sea, and is a major sea-lane connecting Cebu City on its northern end with port cities in the south...
to the east.
Economy
Alcoy is mainly an agricultural town with Nug-as, a mountain barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
, more than half of commercial crops. The rest of the communities rely on subsistence fishing and backyard farming. The country's largest dolomite quarry is mined in Barangay Pugalo. Beaches are located in Guiwang and Daanlungsod.
Barangays
Alcoy is administratively subdivided into 8 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Atabay
- Daan-Lungsod
- Guiwang
- Nug-as
- Pasol
- Poblacion
- Pugalo
- San Agustin