Albuera, Leyte

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Albuera
Municipality of Albuera
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Nickname: 
Heart of Leyte
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Albuera
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°55′07″N124°41′32″E / 10.918631°N 124.692292°E / 10.918631; 124.692292
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas
Province Leyte
District 4th District
Barangays 16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Sixto B. dela Victoria
   Vice Mayor Imelda “Edang” A. Fadul
   Representative Richard I. Gomez
  Councilors
List
   Electorate 29,602 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total303.35 km2 (117.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
848 m (2,782 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total47,151
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
   Households
11,992
Economy
   Income class 3rd 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 zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6542
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)53
Native languages Cebuano
Tagalog
Website www.lgualbuera.com

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

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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

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days15.212.516.217.323.927.328.426.926.927.123.819.3264.8
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

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