Ligao

Ligao
City of Ligao
Ligao City Hall
Ligao City Hall
Flag of Ligao
Official seal of Ligao
Nickname: 
″Sunflower Capital of the Philippines″
Anthem: Here Forever I will Be
Map of Albay with Ligao highlighted
Map of Albay with Ligao highlighted
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Ligao is located in Philippines
Ligao
Ligao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°13′N 123°31′E / 13.22°N 123.52°E / 13.22; 123.52
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceAlbay
District 3rd district
Founded1608
CityhoodFebruary 21, 2001
Barangays55 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorFernando Vallejo Gonzalez
 • Vice MayorJaypee David
 • RepresentativeFernando T. Cabredo
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate70,983 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total246.75 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]
 • Total118,096
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
26,049
Economy
 • Income class4th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.74
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 860.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 3,042 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 657.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 2,688 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAlbay Electric Cooperative (ALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4504
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)52
Native languagesTagalog, West Miraya
Websiteligaocity.albay.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ City of Ligao | (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 Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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