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Overview of the Region
Albay has a land area of
2,565.8
square kilometers, politically subdivided into 15 municipalities, three
cities and 720
barangays. At present, it has three congressional districts. The province had a population
of 1,090,907 as of May 1, 2000 reflecting an average population density of 425.2
persons per square kilometer. The population of the province grew at the
rate of 1.77 percent from 1995 to 2000. The province’s economy is
basically agricultural with coconut, hemp, rice, vegetables, sugarcane and pineapple as
the major products. Vast grazing lands are also available for pasturing cattle, carabao,
horses, goats and sheep. Its forests are sources of timber, rattan, pili nuts and other
minor forest products. |
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The
progressive City of Legazpi, Bicol Region’s Regional Center is the capital
of Albay. The province has large reservoirs of geothermal steam in Tiwi and
Manito, supplying a substantial amount of electric power to the Luzon Power
Grid. |
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The Province of Albay is situated in the
Southern Luzon land mass between the provinces of Camarines Sur on the north and Sorsogon
on the south. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the northeast by the
Lagonoy Gulf, and on the west and southwest by the Burias Pass. North of the
province’ s mainland are the islands of Rapu-rapu, Batan, Cagraray and San Miguel,
all falling under its jurisdiction.
The
landscape of the province is dominated by the world famous