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About our City:
 
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City Profile and History
 
 
Brief History
 
The City began as a Brangay called Sawangan (now Legazpi Port) whose inhabitants were mostly fisherman and farmers. From 1587 to 1616, the spiritual administration of the town was under the Franciscan friars of the DOCTRINA OF CAGSAWA (now Daraga). Officially the Royal Decree dated 22 September 1856 gave the name Legazpi to the ancient village of Sawangan, to perpetuate the memory of the Adelantado Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. Don Lorenzo Hac was the first elected Gobernadorcillo. Rev. Camilo Abainza was acting Parish Priest. First the City under the Becerra Law of 1892, it was dissolved into a municipality during the American occupation. A city for the second time for virtue of Republic Act No. 306 dated at July 1948, which included the Municipality of Daraga. On 8 June 1954, it was once more recreated as a municipality. Finally, on 12 June 1959, per Republic Act No. 2234, as amended by Republic Act No. 5525, Legazpi became a city for the third time. Presidential Decree No. 125, issued in 1973, declares the Municipality of Daraga as part of Legazpi City.
 
CITY PROFILE
 
Demography
Total Population (Census 2007) 179,481
Urban Population 108,249 (60.31%)
Rural Population 71,232 (39.69%)
Population Density 9 pax/ha.
Urban Population Density 54 pax/ha.
Rural Population Density 4 pax/ha.
Annual Pop. Grown Rate (2000-2007) 1.86%
Number of Households (2000) 30,612
Average Household Size (2000) 5.12
Total Land Area 20,420.40 has.
Urban Land Area 1,988.74 has. (9.74%)
Rural Land Area 18,431.66 has. (90.26%)
Location 532 kms. South of Manila
Urban Barangays 45
Rural Barangays 25
Literacy Rate (2000) 97%
Languages/Dialects Spoken English, Filipino, Bikol, Chinese
 
Weather
Climate Second Type. No definite dry season with the most rainfall from November to January
Ave. Annual Temperature 270
Ave. Annual Rainfall 230 mm
 
Soil Type
Legazpi Fine Sandy Loam, Legazpi Fine Sandy Loam-stony phase, Bascaran Clay, Annam Clay Loam, Louisiana Clay, Hydrosol, Mountain Soil undifferentiated, Lava Flow, Mayon Gravelly Sandy Loam
 
Natural Resources
Fishing Grounds, Metallic ore Reserves, Non-Metallic Reserves (Pyrite Aggregates, Fertilizer Materials, Coal Reserves, Perlite, Clay, Manganese)
 
Land Uses
Agriculture              10,401.48 has. 50.94%
Pasture/Grassland 4, 656.00 has. 22.80%
Built-up 3,287.19 has. 16.10%
Forest 864.70 has. 4.23%
Special Uses:    
Mineral/Quarry 274.31 has. 1.34%
Military Reservation 12.07 has. 0.06%
Airport 56.75 has. 0.28%
National Park 857.90 has. 4.20%
Sanitary Landfill 10.00 has. 0.05%
 
Industry
Primary Products Rice and Root Crops
Secondary Products Coconut
Exported Products Coconut Oil, Copra Cake, Perlite, Artificial Hair (Wig), Abaca Products
Leading Home Industries Cottage Industry and Noodles Manufacturing
Major Industries Manufacturing and Mining
Occupation (majority) Wage and Salary Workers
Income Classification 2nd Class
 
Banking / Financing Institutions
  Total Private Govt.
Banks 29 25 4
Insurance Companies 74 74 0
Financing 73 73 0
Cooperatives 48 48 0
Pawnshops 24 24 0
Sources: CPDO-Zoning Section & CCDO, 2006
 
Facilities
Accommodation Star-Rated Hotels 11
Inns & Pension Houses 33
Entertainment/Recreation Game Ctrs. & Internet Shops 60
Movie Houses 5
Videoke Bars/Pubs 28
Food Services Restaurants 43
Fast Food Chains 17
Snack Inns/Canteens 113
Source: CPDO-Zoning Section, 2007
 
Health Facilities
  Total Private Govt.
Hospitals 9 8 1
Clinics & Other Health Centers/Stations 78 52 26
Diagnostic Laboratories 12 12 0
Source: CPDO-Zoning Section & CHO, 2007
 
Schools
  Total Private Govt.
Pre-Elementary 116 20 96
Day Care Center 79 1 78
Elementary 55 14 41
Secondary 18 14 4
Tertiary 14 13 1
Special Education 1 0 1
Vocational/Technical School 15 14 1
Non-Formal Education 37 0 37
Source: DepEd-City, SY 2005-2006
 
Utilities
Power Supply Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) Inc. which purchases electric power from the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR)
Water Supply: Urban Residents     Piped Water of the water-works system managed by the Leg. City Water District (LCWD)
Water Supply: Rural Residents Deep Wells – Levels 1 & 11, spring sources, hand pumps
Source: CPDO, 2007
 
Transportation Facilities
Airport Terminal 1
Seaport Terminal 1
Railway Terminal 1
Integrated Bus Terminal 1
 
Linkages Accessibility
 
Access to Manila and other parts of the Country
Mode of Transport Location of Port/Terminal Approx. Dist./ Travel Time from the City Center to Station Frequency of Trips
Air Legazpi City Airport, Cruzada 3.00 kms/15 mins. Daily
Water Legazpi Base Port, Sabang 1.50 kms/5mins. Daily
Rail Legazpi PNR Terminal, PNR Peñaranda 0.85 km./5 mins. Daily
Land Legazpi Integrated Public Terminal, Bitano 1.00 km./5 mins. Daily
Source: CPDO, 2009
 
Access to Other Parts of Bicol (Land)
Vehicle Type Location of Terminal Origin / Destination
Bus Legazpi Integrated Public Terminal 1st District of Albay, 2nd District of Albay, 3rd District of Albay, & Other Bicol Provinces
Jeepney Legazpi Integrated Public Terminal 1st-3rd Districts of Albay
Vans Legazpi Integrated Public Terminal 1st-3rd District of Albay & Other Bicol Provinces
 
CITY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARK (CLIP)
Location Bogtong, Legazpi City
Land Area 25 hectares (0.25 sq. km.)
Accessibility  
Topography  
Other Features  
Present Locators  
Land Owner/Developer  
Project Status  
 
LEGAZPI CITY SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (LCSEZ)
Location Sitio Caridad, Banquerohan, Legazpi City
Land Area 33.1318 hectares ( 0.331318 sq.km.)
Accessibility 20-25 min. travel from the city poper along a concrete first class national road & 1.5 km. away from the Albay Gulf. Accessible by PUJ, PUB, taxi, tricycle & private cars.
Topography Rolling & moderately sloping ranging from 5-15 degrees
Other Features
  • 47 subdivided lots at 0.50 hectare
  • Light to medium industries preferred
  • Duly converted from agricultural to non- agricultural uses
  • Presidential declaration as Legazpi City Special Economic Zone (LCSEZ) approved on June 9, 1998
Land Owner/Developer City Government of Legazpi
Project Status Looking for developer
 
BICOL REGIONAL AGRI-INDUSTRIAL CENTER (BRAIC)
Location Homapon, Legazpi City
Land Area 57 hectares ( 0.57 sq.km.)
Accessibility 12-15 min. travel from the city proper along a concrete first class national road & 1.5 k.m away from Polique Bay. Accessible by PUJ, PUB, taxi, tricycle & private cars.
Topography Moderately rolling topography with the highest elevation of 80 meters above mean sea level and the lowest is 10 meters above mean sea level.
Other Features BRAIC will cater to light to medium labor intensive industries that shall make use of abundant supply of indigenous local materials, like: Sweet potato processing, coconut by-product processing, perlite processing, marble processing, ceramics, sulfuric acid processing, fish and meat processing, gypsum, plaster of paris processing, silica processing industrial salt processing ice plant and cold storage; pulp, paper & paper board manufacturing & foundry
Land Owner/Developer Homapon Agri-Industrial Estate, Inc.
Project Status Project developer is in its master plan preparation
 
FIRST LEGAZPI INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (FLIE)
Location Homapon, Legazpi City
Land Area 30-300 hectares (0.30-3.0 sq. km)
Accessibility 15-20 min. travel from the city proper. Part of the area is a long a concrete first class national road & 2.5 km. away from the Polique Bay. Accessible by PUJ, PUB,taxi,tricycle & private cars.
Topography Rolling to moderately sloping ranging from 5-10 degrees
Other Features As planned, the project components are:
  1. Tourism- Minoro Island & Polique Bay: aqua sports, cottages resort hotel & restaurant,swimming pool, etc.
  2. Park and social areas
  3. Commercial/General Services
  4. Industrial Area
Land Owner/Developer MMEVS Builders
Tagaytay City
Project Status In the pipeline
 
EMBARCADERO DE LEGAZPI
Location Victory Village, Legazpi City
Land Area 15.477 hectares
Accessibility 2-5 min. travel from the city proper along a concrete first class national road & a 10-minute drive from the city’s airport and bus terminal. Strategically located beside the Legazpi Baseport. Also accessible by PUJ,PUB, taxi, tricycle & private cars.
Topography Reclaimed area along Albay Gulf, at the foot of Kapuntukan Hill.
Other Features
  •  A 24/7 operational well-master planned Information Technology and Modern Trading Hub in a sea front Environment.
  • Registered by PEZA as an Econimic-Tourism Zone with IT Component.
  • Will host locators engaged in commercial, recreational, residential, office, medical, hotel, telecommunication,education and export trading services
Land Owner/Developer Embarcadero Land Ventures, Inc.
Project Status Construction soon to finish
Contact Details Manila Office:
Unit 1109 Tektite West Tower, PSE Centre
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Tel Nos. 0632-6373357
Or visit: www.embarcadero.ph
 
 
 
 
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