Albuera, Leyte

Albuera
Municipality
Municipality of Albuera
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Nickname:  Heart of Leyte
Map of Leyte with Albuera highlighted
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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	Tita P. Alajas
•  Representative	Richard I. Gomez
• Councilors	List • Germanico C. Barte • Mary Jane B. Cagula • Imelda A. Fadul • Leny S. Bilbao • Manuel E. Bantasan • Miguel D. Retuya • Mario T. Barte • Roxanne R. Zaldivar DILG Masterlist of Officials
•  Electorate	29,602 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
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
•  Households	11,992
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.20 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 213 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 628.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 159 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 67.66 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6542
PSGC	0803703000
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]

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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

Year	Pop.	±% 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.

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. 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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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)". 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.

External links

• Official website Archived 2021-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System