Alegria, Cebu
Alegria | |
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| Municipality of Alegria | |
Alegria Church | |
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| Anthem: Alegria kong mahal English: My beloved Alegria | |
Map of Cebu with Alegria highlighted | |
Interactive map of Alegria | |
Alegria Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′28″N 123°20′25″E / 9.724331°N 123.340244°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 3 April 1850 |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gilberto F. Magallon |
| • Vice Mayor | Verna V. Magallon |
| • Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 17,964 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.49 km2 (34.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 26,520 |
| • Density | 296.3/km2 (767.5/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,245 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 216 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 504.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 146.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 140.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6030 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Alegria, officially the Municipality of Alegria (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alegria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alegria), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,520 people.
It is home of the first onshore oil field in the Philippines, the Alegria Oil Field.