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Ligao | |
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| City of Ligao | |
.jpg) Ligao City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: ″Sunflower Capital of the Philippines″ | |
| Anthem: Here Forever I will Be | |
 Map of Albay with Ligao highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Ligao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°13′N 123°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), 386.9 million (2012), 394.1 million (2013), 440.1 million (2014), 487.9 million (2015), 538.7 million (2016), 612.3 million (2017), 650.3 million (2018), 732.5 million (2019), 881.2 million (2021), 1,191 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,042 million (2020), 1,882 million (2012), 1,424 million (2013), 1,462 million (2014), 1,558 million (2015), 1,969 million (2016), 2,242 million (2017), 2,539 million (2018), 2,810 million (2019), 3,275 million (2021), 3,885 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 657.3 million (2020), 200.4 million (2012), 203.3 million (2013), 283.1 million (2014), 296.3 million (2015), 343 million (2016), 383.4 million (2017), 374.5 million (2018), 235 million (2019), 627.6 million (2021), 682.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 2,688 million (2020), 148.7 million (2012), 175.9 million (2013), 136.6 million (2014), 181.5 million (2015), 237.4 million (2016), 281.8 million (2017), 311 million (2018), 398 million (2019), 355 million (2021), 431.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) |
| • Water | Ligao City Water District |
| • Telecommunications | Converge, DCTV |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4504 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
| Native languages | Tagalog, West Miraya, Central Bikol |
| Major religions | Christianity |
| Feast date | December 26 |
| Catholic diocese | Legazpi |
| Patron saint | San Esteban Protomartir |
| 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.
- ^ City of Ligao | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.