Alburquerque | |
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Municipality of Alburquerque | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°36′38″N 123°57′18″E / 9.610447°N 123.954889°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 9 June 1868 |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Don Ritchie P. Bualan, CPA |
• Vice Mayor | Engr. Juan Cayetano "Bong" G. Doria Jr. |
• Representative | Edgardo M. Chatto |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 7,775 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.98 km2 (10.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Highest elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 11,246 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,589 |
Demonyms | Alburanon Alburquerqueño |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.91 |
• Revenue | ₱ 76.99 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 228.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 61.25 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 43.66 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6302 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Patron saint | Monica of Hippo |
Website | www |
Alburquerque, officially the Municipality of Alburquerque (/ˈælbɜːrˌkɜːrki/ AL-bur-ker-ke; Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Alburquerque; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alburquerque), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It had a population of 11,246 people at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
The town is colloquially known as "Albur" for short.[5]
Formerly, Alburquerque had one of the longest and heaviest pythons in captivity, with a length of 23 ft (7.0 m), weighing 620 lb (280 kg) and with a girth of 34 in (860 mm). This female python died in 2013,[6] but the mounted creature is still exhibited.