Legazpi City Information
FAST FACTS: Legazpi City
Area: 204.20 square kilometers (20,420.40 hectares)
Population:
* 179,481 (2007 Census)
* Growth Rate: 2.63%
* Density: 769/square kilometer
Income Class: 1st Class, Partially urban
Cityhood: June 12, 1959
Number of Barangays: 70 (45 urban, 25 rural)
Location:
* 123°44′ Longitude East, 13°08′ Latitude North
* Situated on the eastern portion of Albay province
* Approximately 556 kilometers south of Manila
Topography: Generally plain on the northeastern side with slope ranging from 5 to about 15 degrees while dominantly rolling to hilly on the southern part. Coastal areas vary from plain (northern portion) to hilly terrain (southern portion)
Climate: Average temperature of 27°C; coldest during the month of December at 25°C and the warmest during the month of June at 28°C
Major Economic activities: The commercial activities of the City of Legazpi are characterized by the presence of establishments engaged in various major economic activities. These include establishments in the primary industries such as agriculture, forestry and fishing, mining and quarrying; secondary activities in manufacturing; and in the tertiary industries such as banking and finance, real estate and related services
Infrastructure and Utilities:
* Legazpi Domestic Airport, trunkline (2280 x 36 meters runway, 75 hectares total area)
* Legazpi Port, national sub-port of entry (329 meters and 12 meters, total area is 4,942 square meters with an open storage space of 1,738 meters)
* Total Road Network: 180.255 kilometers
* Total number of bridges: 18 with an aggregate total length of 404.80 linear meters
