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Ligao | |
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City of Ligao | |
Nickname: ″Sunflower Capital of the Philippines″ | |
Anthem: Here Forever I will Be | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°13′N123°31′E / 13.22°N 123.52°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Albay |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 1608 |
Cityhood | February 21, 2001 |
Barangays | 55 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Fernando Vallejo Gonzalez |
• Vice Mayor | Jaypee David |
• Representative | Fernando T. Cabredo |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 70,983 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 246.75 km2 (95.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,442 m (8,012 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 118,096 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 26,049 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.74 |
• Revenue | ₱ 860.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 3,042 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 657.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 2,688 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4504 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
Native languages | Tagalog, West Miraya |
Website | ligaocity |
Ligao, officially the City of Ligao (Central Bikol : Siyudad kan Ligao; Filipino : Lungsod ng Ligao), is a 4th class component city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,096 people. [3] Most of the city's economy came from agriculture sector.
Ligao is 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Legazpi City and 500 kilometres (310 mi) from Manila.
Ligao was named after the word ticau, an abundant tree that has poisonous leaves used to catch fish from rivers and creeks. Another variation is from the Tagalog word ligaw which means to court or win a woman’s love. [5] It was formerly known as Cavasi.
During the 16th century, Ligao was started as a small settlement. In 1606, it was founded as a barrio of Polangui, and then to Oas in 1665. One year later, in 1666, it became an independent municipality.
On January 2, 1997, Mayor Fernando V. Gonzalez's efforts has made possible the cityhood of Ligao. Four years later, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Republic Act 9008 on February 21, 2001, making it as the sixth city in the Bicol Region. It was ratified by majority of voters in a plebiscite on March 24 of this year.
Ligao City is politically subdivided into 55 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
There are 11 urban and 44 rural barangays, of which 3 are coastal barangays.
Climate data for Ligao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (83) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138 (5.4) | 83 (3.3) | 74 (2.9) | 50 (2.0) | 108 (4.3) | 165 (6.5) | 202 (8.0) | 165 (6.5) | 190 (7.5) | 186 (7.3) | 188 (7.4) | 183 (7.2) | 1,732 (68.3) |
Average rainy days | 16.8 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 20.5 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 245.3 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
The area of Ligao belongs to a combination of Types II and IV climate, and these are characterized by rainy season from July to December and dry season from January to June.
Position | Name |
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District Representative (3rd Legislative District of the Province of Albay) | Fernando T. Cabredo |
Chief Executive of the Ligao City | Mayor Fernando V. Gonzalez |
Presiding Officer of the City Council of Ligao | Vice Mayor Jaypee David |
Members of the City Council | Albert Bichara |
Amado Manlangit | |
Ana Manlangit | |
Sherwin Quising | |
Ted Residilla | |
Felipe Alday | |
Jurlan Buello | |
Manny Ribaya | |
Steve Gonzales | |
Phia Monasterial | |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 17,687 | — |
1918 | 21,467 | +1.30% |
1939 | 27,927 | +1.26% |
1948 | 37,331 | +3.28% |
1960 | 53,376 | +3.02% |
1970 | 56,765 | +0.62% |
1975 | 61,548 | +1.64% |
1980 | 69,860 | +2.56% |
1990 | 72,560 | +0.38% |
1995 | 80,861 | +2.05% |
2000 | 90,603 | +2.47% |
2007 | 101,179 | +1.53% |
2010 | 104,914 | +1.33% |
2015 | 111,399 | +1.15% |
2020 | 118,096 | +1.15% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Poverty Incidence of Ligao
10 20 30 40 50 2006 45.90 2009 40.52 2012 29.10 2015 27.81 2018 23.07 2021 24.74 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
As of May 2022, there are 2 major banks in operation. Landbank and Metrobank.
BPI Direct BanKo also opened one of their branches here last 2019.
A local Mall Chain, LCC Malls, opened one of their branches here last December 2013.
Ligao City is home to several public and private schools.
These are the current elementary schools in the city. [19] [20] [21]
These are the current high schools in the city. [22]
These are the private schools currently opearting in the city. [23]
These are the colleges in the city. [24]
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