Alcoy, Cebu

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Municipality of Alcoy
Location
Map of Cebu showing the location of Alcoy
Map of Cebu showing the location of Alcoy
Government
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Cebu
District 2nd district of Cebu
Barangays 8
Income Class: 5th class city; partially urban
Mayor pop2000 = 14,571
Physical characteristics
Area 49.81 km²
Population

     Total (2007)      Density
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293/km²
Coordinates 9°41'N 123°30'E

Alcoy is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,571 people. It is approximately 93 kilometers 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.

[edit] Economy

Alcoy is mainly an agricultural town with Nug-as, a mountain barangay, producing 90% 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.

[edit] Barangays

Alcoy is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

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