Legazpi, Albay
Legazpi (Filipino: Lungsod ng Legazpi; Bicolano: Ciudad nin Legazpi ) is a Philippine city in Albay province, whose capital it is. Legazpi is based on the population but not on the surface, the largest city in the Bicol Region. Legazpi is an important center of the Bicol Region. The city is located in the geographical center of the peninsula between the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate. Legazpi is also the southern terminus of the Philippine National Railways Main Line South and has a seaport on the Gulf of Albay.
The city is the seat of the diocese Legapzi.
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Education
- 5.3 sporting venues
- 5.4 TV channels
Boroughs
Legazpi City is politically subdivided into 70 barangays.
- Arimbay
- Bagacay
- Bagong Abre
- Banque Rohan
- EM 's Barrio
- Maoyod Pob.
- Tula - tula
- Ilawod West
- Ilawod
- Ilawod East
- Kawit - East Washington Drive
- Rizal Sreet. , Ilawod
- Cabagñan
- EM 's Barrio South
- Cabagñan West
- Binanuahan West
- Binanuahan East
- Imperial Court Subd
- Cabagñan East
- Lapu- lapu
- Dinagaan
- Victory Village South
- Victory Village North
- Sabang
- EM 's Barrio East
- Kapantawan
- Pigcale
- Centro Baybay
- PNR Penaranda St. Iraya
- Oro Site Magallanes St.
- Tinago
- Bitano
- Bonot
- Sagpon Pob.
- Sagmin Pob.
- Bañadero Pob.
- Baño
- Bagumbayan
- Pinaric
- Bariis
- Bigaa
- Bogtong
- Bogna
- Buena Vista
- Buyuan
- Cagbacong
- Cruzada
- Dap - dap
- Dita
- Estanza
- Gogon
- Homapon
- Imalnod
- Mabinit
- Mariawa
- Maslog
- Padang
- Pawa
- Puro
- Rawis
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Roque
- Tamaoyan
- Taysan
- Matanag
- Cabugao
- Rizal Street
- Buraguis
- Lamba
Climate
The climate is tropical humid with an average annual temperature of 27.0 degrees and an average annual rainfall of 3217 mm. It is hot and humid all year without a clear dry season. In addition, the city is located directly in a transit area of typhoons that infest the city several times a year.
History
Legazpi was named after the Spanish conquistador and conqueror of the Philippine Islands Miguel López de Legazpi, whose family comes from the Spanish city of Legazpi in the province of Guipuzcoa.
Legazpi was founded by settlers of the barangays Sawangan in the territory of Gath Ibal ruler of Albay. The population lived at that time in small groups of Nipa - and Rattanhütten in a deep and swampy land. This was Banuang - gurang or Binanuahan called, which translates as "old town " or "a place in which a town was built " means.
Culture and sights
- The Mayon Volcano National Park
Regular events
The Ibalong Festival is one of the famous non- religious festivals in Bicol and has been held since the 1990s in October each year, simultaneously with the Legazpi Port District Fiesta instead. Throughout May, the Magayon Festival is celebrated in Albay Legazpi.
Economy and infrastructure
Legazpi City is the economic center of the Bicol region, in order to enhance the economic development which the city's efforts focus on the development of the Bicol Regional Agro Industrial Center ( BRAIC ) and a special economic zone.
The current largest shopping center in the Bicol region is the Pacific Mall Legazpi in the center of Landco Business Park, which is part of the company Landco Pacific Corporation.
The shopping center LCC Central Mall Legazpi is older and is part of the largest retail companies in the Bicol region, the Liberty Commercial Center (LCC ) based in the neighboring Tabaco City.
The Town Hall and various public offices are located in Albaydistrikt which was the capital of the province of Albay before the merger with Legazpi. There is also bistros that open until late into the night. Some of the shops are open around the clock.
Traffic
The Legazpi Airport has a 2280 meter long airstrip and be able to handle international flights. Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific fly twice daily from Manila to Legazpi. Cebu Pacific flies with aircraft of the type Airbus A319 and A320, Boeing 737 while PAL is used. Air Philippines flies three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).
There are bus services between Legazpi and Manila. Travel time is 11-13 hours, three hours less on the newly constructed Andaya Highway. More than ten bus companies run daily to and from Manila.
In addition, between Manila and Legazpi a railway connection of the Philippine National Railways, which started operations in the late 1990s after a comprehensive rehabilitation of the section between Naga City and Legazpi City again.
Education
Legazpi is the academic center of the Bicol Region. There are several universities in the city: the Catholic educational institution Aquinas University of Legazpi, a sister school of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, the Divine Word College and the State Bicol University ( BU), one of the largest universities in the country, for an innovation center engineering is recognized and renowned for agricultural research and research in the field of fisheries.
Sports facilities
Legazpi has two air-conditioned arenas, the Albay Astrodome and the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation. They served in the past as the venue for the games of the professional basketball league Philippine Basketball Association. In addition there are also sports facilities owned by private schools and universities, notably Aquinas University, Divine Word College of Legazpi and St. Agnes Academy.
TV channels
- Radio Philippines Network: Channel 2
- ABS -CBN: Channel 4
- PBN Bicol: Channel 6
- National Broadcasting Network: Channel 8
- GMA Network: Channel 12
- ACQ -Kingdom Broadcasting Network: Channel 35
Twinning
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