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Albuera, Leyte

Albuera
Municipality
Municipality of Albuera
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Nickname: 
Heart of Leyte
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Albuera is located in Philippines
Albuera
Albuera
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°55′07″N 124°41′32″E / 10.918631°N 124.692292°E / 10.918631; 124.692292
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District4th District
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSixto B. dela Victoria
 • Vice MayorImelda “Edang” A. Fadul
 • RepresentativeRichard I. Gomez
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate29,602 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
303.35 km2 (117.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
848 m (2,782 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
47,151
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Households
11,992
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.14
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 213 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 628.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 159 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 67.66 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLeyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6542
PSGC
0803703000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.lgualbuera.com

Albuera, officially the Municipality of Albuera (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Albuera; Waray: Bungto han Albuera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Albuera), is a First Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,151 people.[3]

Etymology

The place got its name Albuera which means fresh water lake, named after a town in Galicia, Spain by a Spanish Priest.

History

Consolidation of Albuera into Ormoc

In 1903, Albuera was consolidated into Ormoc.[5]

Mayor shot dead inside prison

Main article: Death of Rolando Espinosa

On November 4, 2016, 1st-term Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., who was linked to illegal drugs through his son and alleged drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa, was shot dead inside his prison cell at the Baybay City Sub Provincial Jail.[6] Espinosa was replaced by his vice mayor Rosa Meneses while councilor Sixto dela Victoria filled in as vice mayor.[7]

Geography

Barangays

Albuera is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Antipolo
  • Balugo
  • Benolho
  • Cambalading
  • Damula-an
  • Doña Maria (Kangkuirina)
  • Mahayag
  • Mahayahay
  • Poblacion
  • Salvacion
  • San Pedro
  • Seguinon
  • Sherwood
  • Tabgas
  • Talisayan
  • Tinag-an

Climate

Climate data for Albuera, Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9) 		56
(2.2) 		75
(3.0) 		71
(2.8) 		114
(4.5) 		174
(6.9) 		172
(6.8) 		163
(6.4) 		167
(6.6) 		161
(6.3) 		158
(6.2) 		125
(4.9) 		1,509
(59.5)
Average rainy days 15.2 12.5 16.2 17.3 23.9 27.3 28.4 26.9 26.9 27.1 23.8 19.3 264.8
Source: Meteoblue[9]

Demographics

Population census of Albuera
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,635—    
1918 8,542+4.16%
1939 13,696+2.27%
1948 20,950+4.84%
1960 18,501−1.03%
1970 22,205+1.84%
1975 25,368+2.71%
1980 27,585+1.69%
1990 32,395+1.62%
1995 33,939+0.88%
2000 34,335+0.25%
2007 39,199+1.84%
2010 40,553+1.24%
2015 46,332+2.57%
2020 47,151+0.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10][11][12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Albuera, Leyte, was 47,151 people,[3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Albuera

10
20
30
40
2006
28.90
2009
33.60
2012
38.91
2015
33.94
2018
27.20
2021
29.14

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Education

Albuera has 4 secondary schools

  • Balugo National High School
  • Damula-an National High School
  • Doctor Geronimo B. Zaldivar Memorial School of Fisheries
  • Seguinon National High School

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Albuera | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Philippine Commission Act No. 954: An Act Reducing the Forty-nine Municipalities of the Province of Leyte to Thirty-three". Philippine Senate Library. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Philippines mayor linked to drugs trade shot dead in cell". BBC News. 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/07/16/incoming-albuera-vice mayor-denies-drug-links
  8. ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Albuera: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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