Alegria, Surigao del Norte - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Alegria is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,923 people in 2,350 households.

Barangays

Alegria is politically subdivided into 12 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

History

Alegria was created by Republic Act No. 5239. It was originally the sitio of Anahaw founded by immigrants from the municipality of Bacuag

Bacuag, Surigao del Norte

Bacuag is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,206 people in 2,333 households....

. Sitio Anahaw was situated near Lake Mainit

Lake Mainit

Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines, having a surface area of 173.40 square kilometers. The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching 223 meters...

, and would often be flooded due to heavy rains. During rainy seasons, the local families transferred to a place now called Alegria.

The name Alegria was derived from the Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

word which means "lively". Its name was given by Judge Sixto Olga who happened to spend a night in the place. The people offered him a party dance. Because their affair was lively he told the people to change the name Anahaw to Alegria.
Alegria became a barrio in 1927. It was formerly one of the biggest barrios in the municipality of Mainit

Mainit, Surigao del Norte

Mainit is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is situated by Lake Mainit in the northeastern part of Mindanao. The word "mainit" literally means "hot". According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 23,417 people in 4,621 households.-Barangays:Mainit...

. The municipality extends from the boundary of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte

Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte

Kitcharao is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the August 1, 2007 census, it has a population of 21,426 people in 7,934 households.-Barangays:Kitcharao is politically subdivided into 11 barangays....

, to Pungtod and Dayano that is the boundary of the mother municipality of Mainit

Mainit, Surigao del Norte

Schools

The following are schools in the center of Alegria:

Alegria Central Elementary School http://aces.i.ph/
Alegria National High School http://alegrianhs.wordpress.com/
Global Competency Based Training Center http://gcbcenter.wordpress.com/
Marajaw na Magbalantay Learning Center

External links

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