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Legazpi City

Legazpi City is a component city in Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 210,616 in the 2024 census, and it has 70 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Legazpi City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CastillaDaragaManitoPilarSanto DomingoBgy. 47 - Arimbay: 4,085 people, 3,782 per km², 0.48% a yearBgy. 64 - Bagacay: 1,869 people, 492 per km², 0.15% a yearBgy. 48 - Bagong Abre: 1,675 people, 1,309 per km², −0.27% a yearBgy. 66 - Banquerohan: 8,918 people, 593 per km², 1.92% a yearBgy. 1 - Em's Barrio: 3,259 people, 7,544 per km², −0.47% a yearBgy. 11 - Maoyod Pob.: 1,505 people, 8,551 per km², 2.60% a yearBgy. 12 - Tula-tula: 1,041 people, 8,603 per km², −17.57% a yearBgy. 13 - Ilawod West Pob.: 365 people, 10,224 per km², −16.08% a yearBgy. 14 - Ilawod Pob.: 719 people, 8,180 per km², −0.98% a yearBgy. 15 - Ilawod East Pob.: 2,386 people, 9,107 per km², 1.98% a yearBgy. 16 - Kawit-East Washington Drive: 5,420 people, 11,061 per km², 0.37% a yearBgy. 17 - Rizal Street., Ilawod: 2,365 people, 7,484 per km², 1.30% a yearBgy. 19 - Cabagñan: 1,611 people, 8,178 per km², 1.37% a yearBgy. 2 - Em's Barrio South: 1,416 people, 3,879 per km², 3.02% a yearBgy. 18 - Cabagñan West: 4,133 people, 8,400 per km², 0.78% a yearBgy. 21 - Binanuahan West: 770 people, 16,667 per km², −0.97% a yearBgy. 22 - Binanuahan East: 1,861 people, 24,200 per km², 0.42% a yearBgy. 23 - Imperial Court Subd.: 1,202 people, 19,232 per km², 8.21% a yearBgy. 20 - Cabagñan East: 707 people, 6,670 per km², 0.80% a yearBgy. 25 - Lapu-lapu: 2,730 people, 44,681 per km², 27.05% a yearBgy. 26 - Dinagaan: 534 people, 11,762 per km², −4.95% a yearBgy. 27 - Victory Village South: 1,451 people, 19,986 per km², 2.98% a yearBgy. 28 - Victory Village North: 1,487 people, 23,984 per km², −11.36% a yearBgy. 29 - Sabang: 1,894 people, 39,052 per km², 0.20% a yearBgy. 3 - Em's Barrio East: 945 people, 10,875 per km², −0.15% a yearBgy. 36 - Kapantawan: 404 people, 3,575 per km², −14.12% a yearBgy. 30 - Pigcale: 1,210 people, 30,326 per km², −9.77% a yearBgy. 31 - Centro-Baybay: 1,088 people, 11,023 per km², −5.62% a yearBgy. 33 - PNR-Peñaranda St.-Iraya: 2,887 people, 18,506 per km², −3.57% a yearBgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St.: 2,140 people, 14,658 per km², −0.92% a yearBgy. 35 - Tinago: 340 people, 12,409 per km², −3.65% a yearBgy. 37 - Bitano: 7,546 people, 12,391 per km², −0.79% a yearBgy. 39 - Bonot: 2,375 people, 4,979 per km², −7.28% a yearBgy. 4 - Sagpon Pob.: 975 people, 8,628 per km², −3.35% a yearBgy. 5 - Sagmin Pob.: 1,037 people, 19,419 per km², −1.45% a yearBgy. 6 - Bañadero Pob.: 1,289 people, 3,419 per km², −4.04% a yearBgy. 7 - Baño: 559 people, 7,895 per km², −0.84% a yearBgy. 8 - Bagumbayan: 2,564 people, 6,949 per km², −1.85% a yearBgy. 9 - Pinaric: 1,414 people, 5,356 per km², −1.10% a yearBgy. 67 - Bariis: 1,739 people, 109 per km², −4.24% a yearBgy. 49 - Bigaa: 7,287 people, 3,555 per km², 0.13% a yearBgy. 41 - Bogtong: 5,389 people, 4,114 per km², 1.42% a yearBgy. 53 - Bonga: 4,308 people, 1,074 per km², 2.85% a yearBgy. 69 - Buenavista: 1,419 people, 107 per km², 1.04% a yearBgy. 51 - Buyuan: 4,200 people, 1,053 per km², −0.80% a yearBgy. 70 - Cagbacong: 3,019 people, 217 per km², 5.59% a yearBgy. 40 - Cruzada: 7,030 people, 4,848 per km², 3.51% a yearBgy. 57 - Dap-dap: 1,746 people, 7,591 per km², −13.17% a yearBgy. 45 - Dita: 2,167 people, 2,555 per km², −0.66% a yearBgy. 55 - Estanza: 4,963 people, 1,065 per km², −1.42% a yearBgy. 38 - Gogon: 6,534 people, 7,188 per km², 1.44% a yearBgy. 62 - Homapon: 5,250 people, 736 per km², −0.31% a yearBgy. 65 - Imalnod: 2,798 people, 487 per km², 5.01% a yearBgy. 54 - Mabinit: 1,699 people, 513 per km², 1.45% a yearBgy. 63 - Mariawa: 2,026 people, 463 per km², 3.00% a yearBgy. 61 - Maslog: 5,320 people, 833 per km², 0.24% a yearBgy. 50 - Padang: 1,949 people, 170 per km², 2.32% a yearBgy. 44 - Pawa: 4,585 people, 1,679 per km², 3.43% a yearBgy. 59 - Puro: 5,215 people, 2,210 per km², −2.86% a yearBgy. 42 - Rawis: 10,330 people, 6,538 per km², 0.03% a yearBgy. 68 - San Francisco: 2,322 people, 361 per km², −3.04% a yearBgy. 46 - San Joaquin: 1,903 people, 2,711 per km², −5.31% a yearBgy. 32 - San Roque: 5,452 people, 21,896 per km², −1.23% a yearBgy. 43 - Tamaoyan: 1,809 people, 1,630 per km², −2.41% a yearBgy. 56 - Taysan: 20,017 people, 2,125 per km², 6.84% a yearBgy. 52 - Matanag: 1,904 people, 911 per km², −2.53% a yearBgy. 10 - Cabugao: 452 people, 13,412 per km², −3.04% a yearBgy. 24 - Rizal Street: 1,826 people, 11,342 per km², −8.92% a yearBgy. 58 - Buragwis: 4,329 people, 5,826 per km², −0.85% a yearBgy. 60 - Lamba: 1,453 people, 624 per km², 0.93% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

  • PeopleSources

    210,616

    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 15.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay 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 15 of every 100 people in Albay lived in Legazpi City in 2024 (15.27%)

  • Inside itSources

    70

    barangays

  • LandSources

    162.56 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: Legazpi City's land would fill a square about 12.7 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: 1,296 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 13 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

    53,907

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    67.6%

    About 68 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
0500506000[4]Formerly 050506000
ZIP code
4500[17, 18, 19]

People

Legazpi City had 210,616 people in the 2024 census, up 15.6% 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.

Legazpi City had the most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay in 2024[1]
  1. 1Legazpi City210,616
  2. 2Tabaco City140,779
  3. 3Daraga138,000
  4. 4Ligao City119,779
  5. 5Polangui89,344
  6. 6Guinobatan84,420
  7. 7Camalig73,087
All 18 cities and municipalities of Albay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 40 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Bgy. 56 - Taysan20,01710 in 100
  2. Bgy. 42 - Rawis10,3305 in 100
  3. Bgy. 66 - Banquerohan8,9184 in 100
  4. Bgy. 37 - Bitano7,5464 in 100
  5. Bgy. 49 - Bigaa7,2873 in 100
  6. Bgy. 40 - Cruzada7,0303 in 100
  7. Bgy. 38 - Gogon6,5343 in 100
  8. Bgy. 32 - San Roque5,4523 in 100
  9. Bgy. 16 - Kawit-East Washington Drive5,4203 in 100
  10. Bgy. 41 - Bogtong5,3893 in 100
See all 70 barangays of Legazpi City
Age structure · 2020 Census[38]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.3%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.2%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 420,46810,7549,714
5 - 920,98210,92310,059
10 - 1421,66911,19910,470
15 - 1921,97311,26710,706
20 - 2419,81410,0889,726
25 - 2917,2888,6828,606
30 - 3414,9567,5477,409
35 - 3913,2926,7606,532
40 - 4412,1826,1326,050
45 - 4910,4945,1395,355
50 - 549,4934,6274,866
55 - 597,8273,7324,095
60 - 646,5612,9473,614
65 - 694,6812,0782,603
70 - 743,2331,2831,950
75 - 791,8706651,205
80 years and over1,7744831,291

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
210,616[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
53,907[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Albay, 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
15.27%[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
67.6% (142,277 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
104,306 men, 104,251 women[38]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024210,616[1, 2]0.12% a year53,9073.9
2020as of May 1, 2020209,533[1]1.35% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015196,639[1]1.46% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010182,201[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then175,843[36]1.57% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders157,010[36, 37]2.23% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then141,657[36]2.98% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then121,116[36]1.96% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then99,766[36]2.45% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then88,378[36]1.00% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then84,090[36]3.26% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then60,593[36]———

Barangays

Legazpi City is made up of 70 barangays.
Barangays of Legazpi City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bgy. 56 - Taysan20,0179.5%6.84% a yearabout 9.42 km²Urban
Bgy. 42 - Rawis10,3304.9%0.03% a yearabout 1.58 km²Urban
Bgy. 66 - Banquerohan8,9184.23%1.92% a yearabout 15.05 km²Urban
Bgy. 37 - Bitano7,5463.58%−0.79% a yearabout 0.609 km²Urban
Bgy. 49 - Bigaa7,2873.46%0.13% a yearabout 2.05 km²Urban
Bgy. 40 - Cruzada7,0303.34%3.51% a yearabout 1.45 km²Urban
Bgy. 38 - Gogon6,5343.1%1.44% a yearabout 0.909 km²Urban
Bgy. 32 - San Roque5,4522.59%−1.23% a yearabout 0.249 km²Urban
Bgy. 16 - Kawit-East Washington Drive5,4202.57%0.37% a yearabout 0.49 km²Urban
Bgy. 41 - Bogtong5,3892.56%1.42% a yearabout 1.31 km²Urban
Bgy. 61 - Maslog5,3202.53%0.24% a yearabout 6.39 km²Urban
Bgy. 62 - Homapon5,2502.49%−0.31% a yearabout 7.13 km²Urban
Bgy. 59 - Puro5,2152.48%−2.86% a yearabout 2.36 km²Urban
Bgy. 55 - Estanza4,9632.36%−1.42% a yearabout 4.66 km²Rural
Bgy. 44 - Pawa4,5852.18%3.43% a yearabout 2.73 km²Rural
Bgy. 58 - Buragwis4,3292.06%−0.85% a yearabout 0.743 km²Rural
Bgy. 53 - Bonga4,3082.05%2.85% a yearabout 4.01 km²Rural
Bgy. 51 - Buyuan4,2001.99%−0.80% a yearabout 3.99 km²Rural
Bgy. 18 - Cabagñan West4,1331.96%0.78% a yearabout 0.492 km²Urban
Bgy. 47 - Arimbay4,0851.94%0.48% a yearabout 1.08 km²Urban
Bgy. 1 - Em's Barrio3,2591.55%−0.47% a yearabout 0.432 km²Urban
Bgy. 70 - Cagbacong3,0191.43%5.59% a yearabout 13.94 km²Rural
Bgy. 33 - PNR-Peñaranda St.-Iraya2,8871.37%−3.57% a yearabout 0.156 km²Urban
Bgy. 65 - Imalnod2,7981.33%5.01% a yearabout 5.75 km²Rural
Bgy. 25 - Lapu-lapu2,7301.3%27.05% a yearabout 0.0611 km²Urban
Bgy. 8 - Bagumbayan2,5641.22%−1.85% a yearabout 0.369 km²Urban
Bgy. 15 - Ilawod East Pob.2,3861.13%1.98% a yearabout 0.262 km²Urban
Bgy. 39 - Bonot2,3751.13%−7.28% a yearabout 0.477 km²Urban
Bgy. 17 - Rizal Street., Ilawod2,3651.12%1.30% a yearabout 0.316 km²Urban
Bgy. 68 - San Francisco2,3221.1%−3.04% a yearabout 6.43 km²Rural
Bgy. 45 - Dita2,1671.03%−0.66% a yearabout 0.848 km²Rural
Bgy. 34 - Oro Site-Magallanes St.2,1401.02%−0.92% a yearabout 0.146 km²Urban
Bgy. 63 - Mariawa2,0260.96%3.00% a yearabout 4.38 km²Rural
Bgy. 50 - Padang1,9490.93%2.32% a yearabout 11.46 km²Rural
Bgy. 52 - Matanag1,9040.9%−2.53% a yearabout 2.09 km²Rural
Bgy. 46 - San Joaquin1,9030.9%−5.31% a yearabout 0.702 km²Rural
Bgy. 29 - Sabang1,8940.9%0.20% a yearabout 0.0485 km²Rural
Bgy. 64 - Bagacay1,8690.89%0.15% a yearabout 3.80 km²Rural
Bgy. 22 - Binanuahan East1,8610.88%0.42% a yearabout 0.0769 km²Rural
Bgy. 24 - Rizal Street1,8260.87%−8.92% a yearabout 0.161 km²Urban
Bgy. 43 - Tamaoyan1,8090.86%−2.41% a yearabout 1.11 km²Rural
Bgy. 57 - Dap-dap1,7460.83%−13.17% a yearabout 0.23 km²Rural
Bgy. 67 - Bariis1,7390.83%−4.24% a yearabout 15.94 km²Rural
Bgy. 54 - Mabinit1,6990.81%1.45% a yearabout 3.31 km²Rural
Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre1,6750.8%−0.27% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
Bgy. 19 - Cabagñan1,6110.76%1.37% a yearabout 0.197 km²Urban
Bgy. 11 - Maoyod Pob.1,5050.71%2.60% a yearabout 0.176 km²Rural
Bgy. 28 - Victory Village North1,4870.71%−11.36% a yearabout 0.062 km²Rural
Bgy. 60 - Lamba1,4530.69%0.93% a yearabout 2.33 km²Rural
Bgy. 27 - Victory Village South1,4510.69%2.98% a yearabout 0.0726 km²Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 70. See all 70 barangays of Legazpi City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Legazpi City covers 162.56 km² of land, 1,296 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,229 m above the sea and it has 37.2 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
162.56 km²[6]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
1,296 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.02618° N, 123.76287° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
127 m
Highest
2,229 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

37.2 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Bagacay5.3 of 5.4 km
  2. Sagumayon River4.0 of 4.6 km
  3. Yawa River3.1 of 7.5 km
  4. Makabalo River2.6 km
  5. Pawa-Burabod River2.6 of 2.7 km
  6. Kumadkad River2.1 of 19.7 km
  7. Makabalo River2.0 km
  8. Tibu River1.7 of 1.8 km

The longest inside it: 9 in all.

Peaks[33]

  1. Ligñon Hillvolcano156 m
  2. Kapuntukan Hillheight not mapped
  3. Mount Bariwheight not mapped

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[34]

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

Covers about 80 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, 14 km away[35]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

About 18 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
17.6% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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 18 of every 100 people in Legazpi City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (17.6%)[22]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 15.9% and 19.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 109government offices
  • 13hospitals and health centres
  • 85schools
  • 22places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 4stations and terminals
  • 15parks
  • 9monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

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

Government offices92

86 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 70 barangays of Legazpi City

Hospitals and health centres13

7 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 70 barangays of Legazpi City

Markets2

Stations and terminals4

Parks15

9 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 70 barangays of Legazpi City

Monuments and memorials9

3 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 70 barangays of Legazpi City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Legazpi City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[15, 16]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Capital of
Albay[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Albay[20, 21]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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

    Mayor
    Hisham Barrientos Ismail[23]
    Vice mayor
    Luis Felipe Lorejo Gutierrez[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Carmen Geraldine Barrameda Rosal[24]
    Vice mayor
    Oscar Robert Hidalgo Cristobal[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Noel Ebriega Rosal[25]
    Vice mayor
    Oscar Robert Hidalgo Cristobal[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Noel Ebriega Rosal[26]
    Vice mayor
    Oscar Robert Hidalgo Cristobal[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Noel Ebriega Rosal[27]
    Vice mayor
    Vittorio Crisol Roces[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Carmen Geraldine Barrameda Rosal[28]
    Vice mayor
    Vittorio Crisol Roces[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Noel Ebriega Rosal[29]
    Vice mayor
    Ismael Millares Buban[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Noel Rosal[30]
    Vice mayor
    Jesus Enrico Moises Salazar[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Noel E. Rosal[31]
    Vice mayor
    Jesus Enrico Moises B. Salazar[31]
Mayors and vice mayors of Legazpi City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Hisham Barrientos Ismail[23]Luis Felipe Lorejo Gutierrez[23]
2022–2025Carmen Geraldine Barrameda Rosal[24]Oscar Robert Hidalgo Cristobal[24]
2019–2022Noel Ebriega Rosal[25]Oscar Robert Hidalgo Cristobal[25]
2016–2019Noel Ebriega Rosal[26]Oscar Robert Hidalgo Cristobal[26]
2013–2016Noel Ebriega Rosal[27]Vittorio Crisol Roces[27]
2010–2013Carmen Geraldine Barrameda Rosal[28]Vittorio Crisol Roces[28]
2007–2010Noel Ebriega Rosal[29]Ismael Millares Buban[29]
2004–2007Noel Rosal[30]Jesus Enrico Moises Salazar[30]
2001–2004Noel E. Rosal[31]Jesus Enrico Moises B. Salazar[31]

History & Identity

Official name
City of Legazpi[4]

How it got its name

The city's page says the old village of Sawangan was named Legazpi by a Royal Decree of 22 September 1856, to honour the Adelantado Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.[10]

Its story

The settlement began as a fishing and farming barangay called Sawangan, now the Legazpi Port area.[10]

From 1587 to 1616 Franciscan friars of the doctrina of Cagsawa, now Daraga, looked after it spiritually.[10]

In 1907 an Act of the Philippine Commission joined the municipalities of Albay, Daraga and Legaspi into one municipality, called Albay, with its seat at the old Albay town.[11]

According to the city's own history page, Legazpi was initially made a city by the Becerra Law of 1892 and was later turned into a municipality during American rule.[10]

Republic Act No. 306 of 1948 created a City of Legaspi that included Daraga; the city's page says it became a municipality again on 8 June 1954.[10, 12]

The 1959 charter, Republic Act No. 2234, made it a city again, and in 1973 Presidential Decree No. 125 added Daraga to its territory.[13, 14]

Timeline

  1. 22 September 1856

    Royal Decree gives the name Legazpi to the village of Sawangan.[10]

  2. 1 October 1907

    Act No. 1731 merges Albay, Daraga and Legaspi into one municipality, effective 6 November 1907.[11]

  3. 18 June 1948

    Republic Act No. 306 is approved, creating the City of Legaspi with Daraga.[12]

  4. 12 June 1959

    Republic Act No. 2234, the Charter of the City of Legazpi, is approved.[13]

  5. 5 February 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 125 merges the Municipality of Daraga into the City of Legazpi.[14]

Nearby

Legazpi City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Legazpi City beside Albay, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Albay.

Legazpi City beside Albay
FigureLegazpi CityAlbayRank among the cities and municipalities of Albay
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 glossary210,616[1, 2]1,379,3981st of 18
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 glossary0.12% a year[1, 2]faster0.08% a year7th of 18
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 glossary1,296[6]more crowded5491st of 18
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 glossary162.56 km²[6]2,514.74 km²5th of 18
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 glossary3.9[1, 2]lower4.1not 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 glossary67.6%[5]higher31.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
346.2 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. PilarSorsogon8.1 km southwest
  2. CastillaSorsogon9.9 km southeast
  3. ManitoAlbay14.2 km northeast
  4. DaragaAlbay16.4 km northwest
  5. CamaligAlbay17.2 km northwest
  6. JovellarAlbay18.0 km west

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