Alegria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines

Philippines

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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 21,699 people.

Barangays

Alegria is administratively subdivided into 9 barangay

Barangay

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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• Compostela
• Guadalupe
• Legaspi
• Lepanto
• Madridejos
• Montpeller
• Poblacion
• Santa Filomena
• Valencia

Festival

Kawayan Festival - The Municipality of Alegria, Cebu launched the Kawayan Festival last December 2, 2006 in time for the Annual Town Fiesta. Local contingents paraded the streets (mardi gras), and locally produced Kawayan (local bamboo) products were on display. Kawayan Festival has been part of the fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Francis Xavier since then.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information