Albuera, officially the Municipality of Albuera (; ; ), is a First Class
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
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 been ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,151 people.
Etymology
The place got its name ''Albuera'' which means fresh water lake, named after a town in Galicia, Spain by a Spanish Priest.
History
Consolidation of Albuera into Ormoc
In 1903, Albuera was consolidated into
Ormoc
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.
This is the only town in the history of the Philippines that elected a self-confessed drug lord, Kerwin Espinosa as their mayor and his wife as the vice mayor in 2025 elections.
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]
Geography
Barangays
Albuera is politically subdivided into 16
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Antipolo
* Balugo
* Benolho
* Cambalading
* Damula-an
* Doña Maria (Kangkuirina)
* Mahayag
* Mahayahay
*
Poblacion
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* Salvacion
* San Pedro
* Seguinon
* Sherwood
* Tabgas
* Talisayan
* Tinag-an
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Albuera, Leyte, was 47,151 people, with a density of .
Economy
Education
Albuera has 5 secondary schools
* Balugo National High School
* Damula-an National High School
* Doctor Geronimo B. Zaldivar Memorial School of Fisheries
* Seguinon National High School
* Albuera Private High School
References
External links
Official website
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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