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Legazpi

Also known as Legazpi City, City of Legazpi, Legazpi, Albay, Legaspi City

city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Albay

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Bicol Region
Province: Albay
District: 2nd district
Cityhood: 1892 (First time) , July 18, 1948 (Second time) , June 12, 1959 (Final date)
Named after: Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Barangays: 70 (see Barangays )
Type: Sangguniang Panlungsod
Mayor: Hisham B. Ismail
Vice mayor: Luis Felipe L. Gutierrez
Representative: Carlos A. Loria
City council: Members Vincent F. Baltazar Lourence M. Beltran Ismael Buban IV Alexander Jao Roberto Rafael N. Lucila Joseph Philip L. Lee Charlton Lajara Maria Paz Salud C. Imperial Alan O. Rañola Renato A. Valladolid

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Legazpi ( Tagalog: [lɛˈɡaspɪ] or the City of Legazpi (Central Bikol: Syudad nin Legazpi; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Legazpi), is a component city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. It occupies 161.6 km on the western shore of Albay Gulf, approximately 560 km by road southeast of Manila, serving as the principal gateway to the Bicol Region. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 210,616 people.

Legazpi is the administrative, economic, and transport hub of the Bicol Region (Region V). Located south of Mayon Volcano, an active stratovolcano known for its nearly symmetrical conical shape that is visible across the city, Legazpi serves as the base for regional volcano monitoring and hazard management operations. The city is served by air, land, and sea transport infrastructure, including Bicol International Airport in neighboring Daraga, the national highway network, Philippine National Railways, and ports along Albay Gulf. It also functions as the region's center for tourism, education, health care, and commerce.