Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia (; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Alicia; ; Maguindanao: Inged nu Alicia; Maranao: Inged a Alicia; Tausug: Lupah Alicia), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 39,484 people. Alicia is the gateway to Olutanga Island via Guicam Port in Brgy. Guicam where the Guicam Bridge will soon rise.
History
By virtue of Executive Order No. 468 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, the municipality of Alicia (originally proposed as Naga-Naga) was organized, separated from Margosatubig in the old Zamboanga province. The municipality contains ten barrios with Naga-Naga the seat of the government.
Three barangays were detached from Alicia, and along with parts of Malangas and Siay, were constituted into the new municipality of Imelda in 1977.
Geography
Barangays
Alicia is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Alegria
- Bagong Buhay
- Bella
- Calades
- Concepcion
- Dawa-dawa
- Gulayon
- Ilisan
- Kapatagan
- Kauswagan
- Kawayan
- La Paz
- Lambuyogan
- Lapirawan
- Litayon
- Lutiman
- Milagrosa (Baluno)
- Naga-naga
- Pandan-pandan
- Payongan
- Poblacion
- Santa Maria
- Santo Niño
- Talaptap
- Tampalan
- Tandiong Muslim
- Timbang-timbang
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
Elected officials
{| class="wikitable"
|+Alicia Municipal Council (2025 - 2028)
!Position
!Name
!Party
|-
|Congressman
|Marlo C. Bancoro
| rowspan="11" |PFP
|-
|Mayor
|Ardin "Alvie" B. Musa
|-
|Vice Mayor
|Ismael "Jun" B. Escamillan Jr.
|-
| rowspan="8" |Councilors
|Laarnie L. Laja
|-
|April Jahara S. Gubat
|-
|Dante D. Buhayan
|-
|Flina Rhina "Rhine" A. Tan
|-
|Charito D. De Asis
|-
|Abdusaid "Said" A. Ahiron
|-
|Luther S. Parojinog
|-
|Jape P. Encarnacion
|}
References
External links
- Alicia Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Alicia Official Website