Aliaga, Nueva Ecija


Aliaga, officially the Municipality of Aliaga, is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
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History

Originally known as Pulong Bibit, Aliaga became a town on February 8, 1849, and named after the Spanish hometown of its first gobernadorcillo, Aniceto Ferry. Aliaga, along with Cabiao, Gapan, San Antonio and San Isidro were transferred from Pampanga to the province of Nueva Ecija in 1848. It once included the present-day municipalities of Zaragoza, Quezon, and Licab. Kapampangans were the first settlers in the town, which was settled by the migrating Ilocano settlers.

Geography

Aliaga has a relatively cool and healthful climate, and is situated about midway between the Pampanga Grande and the Pampanga Chico rivers, in a large and fertile valley. Historically, the principal products were mostly crops such as rice, tomato, eggplant, and squash.

Barangays

Aliaga is politically subdivided into 26 barangays, as indicated in the list below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Betes
  • Bibiclat
  • Bucot
  • La Purisima
  • Magsaysay
  • Macabucod
  • Pantoc
  • Poblacion Centro
  • Poblacion East I
  • Poblacion East II
  • Poblacion West III
  • Poblacion West IV
  • San Carlos
  • San Emiliano
  • San Eustacio
  • San Felipe Bata
  • San Felipe Matanda
  • San Juan
  • San Pablo Bata
  • San Pablo Matanda
  • Santa Monica
  • Santiago
  • Santo Rosario
  • Santo Tomas
  • Sunson
  • Umangan

Demographics

Languages

Tagalog and Ilocano are the major languages of the municipality. A minority of the population speaks Kapampangan.

Culture

The Taong Putik Festival is an annual festival held in the municipality on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist every 24th day of June. The religious festival is celebrated by the locals and devotees to pay homage to Saint John the Baptist by wearing costumes patterned from his attire. Devotees soak themselves in mud and cover their body with dried banana leaves. Devotees also visit houses and ask people for alms in the form of candles or money to buy candles which are then offered to Saint John the Baptist.

Education

The Aliaga Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Advent School Foundation
  • Aliaga Bright Minds Academy
  • Aliaga Central School
  • Aliaga Ecumenical School
  • ASKI Skills and Knowledge Institute
  • Betes Elementary School
  • Bibiclat Ecumenical School
  • Bibiclat Elementary School
  • Blessed Hope Christian School
  • Bonifacio Luz Natividad Educational Foundation
  • Brilliant Montessorians School
  • Bucot Elementary school
  • Center for Positive Future
  • Charles Angel Montessori School
  • Don Benigno Carriedo Elementary School
  • Don Emiliano Soriano Elementary School
  • Doña Elena L. Soriano Elementary School
  • Gabarda Montessori
  • Gaudencio Medina Elementary School
  • Gaudencio Medina Pantoc Elementary School
  • Granary Co-Educational Institution
  • Holy Family Academy
  • Hope of Manitoba Essential Academy
  • JDN Memorial Agape Christian Academy
  • La Purisima Elementary School
  • Legacy Accelerated Christian Academy
  • Montessori School
  • New Horizon Academy
  • Olarte's School of Science and Technology
  • Our Lady of Fatima Academy
  • Regina Barbara Childrens Institute
  • Saint Nicholas Academy
  • San Carlos Elementary School
  • San Emiliano Elementary School
  • San Eustacio Elementary School
  • San Felipe Elementary School
  • San Pablo Elementary School
  • San Pablo Elementary School
  • Santiago Elementary School
  • St. Piux X Institute
  • St. Elizabeth Global Skills Institute
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic School
  • Sta. Isabel Montessori
  • Sta. Monica Elementary School
  • Sto. Nino Diocesan School
  • Sto. Rosario Elementary School
  • Sto. Tomas Elementary School
  • Sunson Elementary School
  • Umangan Elementary School

Secondary schools

Higher educational institutions

Sister cities