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Albay

Albay is a province in the Bicol Region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 1,379,398 in the 2024 census, and it has 3 cities and 15 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
A ruined stone bell tower crowned with plants on a grassy field, with the cone of a volcano rising behind it under heavy grey clouds.
The bell tower of the Cagsawa Ruins, with Mayon Volcano behind, in Daraga.Photo: “PH-05-0001 Cagsawa Ruins (1 of 1)” by Dante Tanedo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,379,398

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 11.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 6 provinces of Bicol Region by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 23 of every 100 people in Bicol Region lived in Albay in 2024 (22.75%)

  • Inside itSources

    18

    cities and municipalities

    720 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,514.74 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Albay's land would fill a square about 50.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 549 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 5 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    339,427

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    31.3%

    About 31 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0500500000[4]Formerly 050500000

People

Albay had 1,379,398 people in the 2024 census, up 11.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Albay had the 2nd most people of the 6 provinces of Bicol Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Camarines Sur2,063,314
  2. 2Albay1,379,398
  3. 3Masbate910,813
  4. 4Sorsogon845,066
  5. 5Camarines Norte604,666
  6. 6Catanduanes261,169
All 6 provinces of Bicol Region
Of every 100 people in Albay in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (16,452 printed against 9,861 men and women) and 85 and over (14,162 printed against 6,591 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Albay totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.6%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5105,38554,53050,855
5 - 9128,46367,00661,457
10 - 14145,81176,17269,639
15 - 19142,54273,90868,634
20 - 24129,74566,61363,132
25 - 29105,53254,17751,355
30 - 3498,45050,34548,105
35 - 3986,71844,48042,238
40 - 4481,98042,32639,654
45 - 4974,13737,84836,289
50 - 5466,49533,46033,035
55 - 5959,33829,31530,023
60 - 6450,51724,33926,178
65 - 6939,59618,01421,582
70 - 7428,39611,94416,452
75 - 7918,0756,52911,546
80 - 849,861Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 16,4523,0996,762
85 and over6,591Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 14,1621,5575,034

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
1,379,398[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
339,427[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Bicol Region, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
22.75%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
31.3% (431,283 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
695,662 men, 681,970 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,379,398[1, 2]0.08% a year339,4274.1
2020as of May 1, 20201,374,768[1]0.94% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,314,826[1]1.22% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20101,233,432[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,187,185[39]1.17% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders1,090,907[39, 40]1.77% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then1,005,315[39]2.01% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then903,785[39]1.11% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then809,177[39]2.11% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then728,827[39]1.58% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then673,981[39]2.67% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then514,980[39]———

Cities and municipalities

Albay is made up of 15 municipalities and 3 cities, with 720 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Albay by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Camarines SurSorsogonBacacay: 72,298 people, 583 per km², −0.06% a yearCamalig: 73,087 people, 541 per km², 0.35% a yearLegazpi City: 210,616 people, 1,296 per km², 0.12% a yearLigao City: 119,779 people, 500 per km², 0.34% a yearTabaco City: 140,779 people, 1,152 per km², −0.03% a yearDaraga: 138,000 people, 1,161 per km², 0.73% a yearGuinobatan: 84,420 people, 473 per km², −0.38% a yearJovellar: 17,538 people, 220 per km², −0.35% a yearLibon: 72,135 people, 299 per km², −0.95% a yearMalilipot: 41,066 people, 915 per km², 0.12% a yearMalinao: 49,570 people, 422 per km², 1.08% a yearManito: 26,425 people, 247 per km², 0.24% a yearOas: 64,890 people, 243 per km², −0.44% a yearPio Duran: 48,713 people, 341 per km², −0.17% a yearPolangui: 89,344 people, 711 per km², 0.05% a yearRapu-Rapu: 36,281 people, 234 per km², 0.09% a yearSanto Domingo: 37,586 people, 735 per km², −0.11% a yearTiwi: 56,871 people, 552 per km², 0.18% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Albay. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BacacayMunicipality72,2985.24%−0.06% a year124.10 km²
CamaligMunicipality73,0875.3%0.35% a year135.10 km²
Legazpi CityComponent city210,61615.27%0.12% a year162.56 km²
Ligao CityComponent city119,7798.68%0.34% a year239.38 km²
Tabaco CityComponent city140,77910.21%−0.03% a year122.18 km²
DaragaMunicipality138,00010%0.73% a year118.82 km²
GuinobatanMunicipality84,4206.12%−0.38% a year178.35 km²
JovellarMunicipality17,5381.27%−0.35% a year79.74 km²
LibonMunicipality72,1355.23%−0.95% a year241.06 km²
MalilipotMunicipality41,0662.98%0.12% a year44.86 km²
MalinaoMunicipality49,5703.59%1.08% a year117.40 km²
ManitoMunicipality26,4251.92%0.24% a year106.83 km²
OasMunicipality64,8904.7%−0.44% a year266.70 km²
Pio DuranMunicipality48,7133.53%−0.17% a year142.91 km²
PolanguiMunicipality89,3446.48%0.05% a year125.65 km²
Rapu-RapuMunicipality36,2812.63%0.09% a year154.86 km²
Santo DomingoMunicipality37,5862.72%−0.11% a year51.17 km²
TiwiMunicipality56,8714.12%0.18% a year103.07 km²

Land & Environment

Albay covers 2,514.74 km² of land, 549 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,461 m above the sea and it has 479.6 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
2,514.74 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
549 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
13.19381° N, 123.59137° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[35]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
180 m
Highest
2,461 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

479.6 km of coastline[36]

Rivers[36]

  1. Talisay River31.0 km
  2. Cabilogan River29.4 km
  3. Guinale River24.5 km
  4. Pangarian River23.2 km
  5. Bulawan River15.8 km
  6. Joverllar River15.5 km
  7. Naporog River14.3 of 24.4 km
  8. San Francisco River11.0 km

The longest inside it: 26 in all.

Lakes[36]

  1. Lake Bato26.0 km²
  2. Danao Lake0.11 km²

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Mayonvolcano2,460 m
  2. Mount Malinao1,548 m
  3. Masaragavolcano1,328 m
  4. Mount Masaraga1,328 m
  5. Mount Rapu Rapu521 m
  6. Mount Vizcaya396 m

The highest: 17 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[37]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Covers about 34 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 16 km away[38]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,593 mm of rain on 195 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Legaspi City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January347 mm1826.1 °C28.9 °C23.3 °C
February251 mm1326.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
March232 mm1427.0 °C30.2 °C23.9 °C
April152 mm1228.2 °C31.7 °C24.8 °C
May198 mm1329.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June216 mm1428.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
July281 mm1828.2 °C31.5 °C24.9 °C
August223 mm1628.3 °C31.5 °C25.0 °C
September280 mm1728.1 °C31.5 °C24.8 °C
October322 mm1827.8 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
November450 mm2027.4 °C30.4 °C24.4 °C
December642 mm2226.7 °C29.4 °C24.0 °C
The year3,593 mm19527.7 °C30.9 °C24.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Albay's economy made ₱201.0 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱140,868 for each person. About 25 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱201.0 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱164.2 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
1.1%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱140,868[24]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
24.7% of people[25]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 25 of every 100 people in Albay lived below the poverty line in 2023 (24.7%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 21.3% and 28.0%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱35,164 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 251government offices
  • 69hospitals and health centres
  • 803schools
  • 154places of worship
  • 17markets
  • 25stations and terminals
  • 29parks
  • 5beaches
  • 21monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Albay” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals25

19 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay

Parks29

23 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay

Beaches5

Monuments and memorials21

15 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Albay. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[19, 20]

Capital
Legazpi City[4]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[21]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

3rd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Noel Ebriega Rosal[26]
    Vice governor
    Farida Salcedo Co[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Noel Ebriega Rosal[27]
    Vice governor
    Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Al Francis Del Castillo Bichara[28]
    Vice governor
    Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Al Francis Del Castillo Bichara[29]
    Vice governor
    Harold Ong Imperial[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Jose Ma. Clemente Sarte Salceda[30]
    Vice governor
    Harold Ong Imperial[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Jose Ma Clemente Sarte Salceda[31]
    Vice governor
    Harold Ong Imperial[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Jose Ma. Clemente Sarte Salceda[32]
    Vice governor
    Brando Mella Sael[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Fernando Vallejo Gonzales[33]
    Vice governor
    Jesus “James” Bragais Calisin[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Al Francis C. Bichara[34]
    Vice governor
    Jesus B. Calisin[34]
Governors and vice governors of Albay, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Noel Ebriega Rosal[26]Farida Salcedo Co[26]
2022–2025Noel Ebriega Rosal[27]Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman[27]
2019–2022Al Francis Del Castillo Bichara[28]Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman[28]
2016–2019Al Francis Del Castillo Bichara[29]Harold Ong Imperial[29]
2013–2016Jose Ma. Clemente Sarte Salceda[30]Harold Ong Imperial[30]
2010–2013Jose Ma Clemente Sarte Salceda[31]Harold Ong Imperial[31]
2007–2010Jose Ma. Clemente Sarte Salceda[32]Brando Mella Sael[32]
2004–2007Fernando Vallejo Gonzales[33]Jesus “James” Bragais Calisin[33]
2001–2004Al Francis C. Bichara[34]Jesus B. Calisin[34]

History & Identity

Albay's fiesta and days

  • Magayon FestivalFestival · Every 1 May · next 1 to 31 May 2027
  • Simeon Ola DayLocal special day · Simeon A. Ola (birth anniversary) · Every 2 September · next Thursday, 2 September 2027
  • Albay DayLocal special day · Every 3 April · next Saturday, 3 April 2027

Everything listed for Albay in Now

Created
The province counts its founding from 3 April 1574, when the place called Baybayon was granted as an encomienda; its civil government was set up under Act No. 122, enacted 26 April 1901[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

Albay is a shortened form of Al Baybay, an old name of the place. The province traces it to Baybayon, granted as an encomienda to Juan Guerra on 3 April 1574, which came to be called Baybay, then Al Baybay, and finally Albay.[9, 10, 12]

Its story

In July 1569 Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, of Legazpi's expedition, and the Augustinian Alonso Jiménez landed in the region's southeast and went inland as far as Camalig, at the foot of Mayon Volcano. The Franciscans, who came in 1578, carried on the work of conversion.[9]

Albay counts its founding from 3 April 1574, when Governor-General Guido de Lavezaris granted Baybayon to Juan Guerra. The day is kept as Albay Day, and the 440th fell in 2014.[9, 10, 13]

Under Spain it was the Province of Ibalon, formally renamed Albay in 1836. Masbate, Ticao and Burias were separated from it in 1846, and Sorsogon became a province of its own on 17 October 1894. José María Peñaranda, governor from 1834 to 1843, did much to develop it.[9, 12]

In September 1898 Spaniards and their families sailed from Legazpi, and Spanish rule in Bicol came to an end.[14]

American forces landed at Legazpi in January 1900, and Act No. 122 set up the civil government on 26 April 1901. General Simeon Ola fought on with over a thousand men until 1903, the last to surrender.[9, 11, 15]

Catanduanes, annexed to Albay in 1901 and a sub-province from 1905, became a separate province in 1945. Japanese forces had occupied Legazpi on 12 December 1941.[9, 16, 17, 18]

Timeline

  1. July 1569

    Luis Enríquez de Guzmán and Alonso Jiménez land and reach Camalig.[9]

  2. 3 April 1574

    Baybayon is granted as an encomienda to Juan Guerra; the province counts its founding from this day.[9, 10]

  3. 1836

    The Province of Ibalon is formally renamed Albay.[12]

  4. 1846

    Masbate, Ticao and Burias are separated from Albay.[12]

  5. 17 October 1894

    Sorsogon is separated from Albay.[12]

  6. 23 September 1898

    The last Spaniards leave Legazpi for Manila.[14]

  7. January 1900

    American forces land at Legazpi.[15]

  8. 26 April 1901

    Act No. 122 extends the Provincial Government Act to Albay.[11]

  9. 16 July 1901

    Act No. 169 annexes Catanduanes to Albay.[16]

  10. 1903

    General Simeon Ola is the last to surrender to the Americans.[9]

  11. 12 December 1941

    Japanese forces occupy Legazpi.[9]

  12. 26 September 1945

    Commonwealth Act No. 687 is approved; on the thirtieth day after, 26 October 1945, Catanduanes is to become a province separate from Albay.[18]Calculated by Scene: the thirtieth day after 26 September 1945 is 26 October 1945 (Commonwealth Act No. 687, approved 26 September 1945, separates Catanduanes from Albay on the thirtieth day after its approval).

Nearby

Albay shares a border with Camarines Sur and Sorsogon.

How it compares

Albay beside Bicol Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Bicol Region.

Albay beside Bicol Region
FigureAlbayBicol RegionRank among the provinces of Bicol Region
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary1,379,398[1, 2]6,064,4262nd of 6
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.08% a year[1, 2]faster−0.07% a year2nd of 6
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary549[7]more crowded3371st of 6
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary2,514.74 km²[7]18,007.22 km²3rd of 6
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.1[1, 2]about the same4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary31.3%[6]higher24.5%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Provincial Government of Albay. About Albay (as archived by the Internet Archive on 1 April 2026). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Provincial Government of Albay. Albay after 440 years: a progressive province—Salceda (as archived by the Internet Archive on 11 November 2014). Published April 4, 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 122: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Albay. Published April 26, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.Provincial Government of Albay. History (as archived by the Internet Archive on 30 September 2018). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 731, s. 2014: Declaring Thursday, 3 April 2014, as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Albay. Published March 7, 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.National Historical Commission of the Philippines (from E. M. Ataviado, The Philippine Revolution in the Bicol Region). Revolutions and Exodus of the Spanish Colonies in Albay, Camarines Sur and Masbate (as archived by the Internet Archive on 11 July 2025). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (Government Printing Office, Washington). A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands. Published 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain (a United States government work, published 1902), read in the Internet Archive's scan and its text. Open the source
  16. 16.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 169: An Act Annexing the Island of Catanduanes to the Province of Albay. Published July 16, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Philippine Commission. Act No. 1331: An Act to Amend Act Numbered One Hundred and Sixty-Nine, Entitled "An Act Annexing the Island of Catanduanes to the Province of Albay," So as to Create the Subprovince of Catanduanes of the Province of Albay. Published April 19, 1905. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Commonwealth Act No. 687: An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Catanduanes from the Province of Albay and Its Establishment as an Independent Province. Published September 26, 1945. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  23. 23.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  24. 24.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  25. 25.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  26. 26.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  31. 31.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  35. 35.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  36. 36.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  37. 37.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  38. 38.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  39. 39.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  40. 40.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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