Albuera, officially the Municipality of Albuera ( ceb, Lungsod sa Albuera; war, Bungto han Albuera; tl, Bayan ng Albuera), is a 3rd class

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in the

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Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has be ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,151 people.

Geography

Barangays

Albuera is politically subdivided into 16

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Albuera, Leyte, was 47,151 people, with a density of .

Economy

History

Mayor shot dead inside prison

On November 4, 2016, 1st-term Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., who was linked to illegal drugs through his son and alleged drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa, was shot dead inside his prison cell at the Baybay City Sub Provincial Jail. Espinosa was replaced by his vice mayor Rosa Meneses while councilor Sixto dela Victoria filled in as vice mayor.http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/07/16/incoming-albuera-vice mayor-denies-drug-links

Education

Albuera has 5 secondary schools * Albuera Private High School * Balugo National High School * Damula-an National High School * Doctor Geronimo B. Zaldivar Memorial School of Fisheries * Seguinon National High School

References

External links

Official website
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