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Philippines: Albay Provincial Profile
Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in southeastern Luzon Island. The name Bikol first came to be known as the name of the biggest
and longest river in the region. The river comes from the outflow of lakes and springs from the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte and form
a large stream that exits in the San Miguel Bay, off the shores of Camarines Sur. The people of the region are called Bikolanos and the language is called Bikol.
The citizens of Albay are called Albayanos. Albay is a province composed of 15 towns and 3 cities. The
capital of the province is Legazpi City. It was named after Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the Spanish 3 15 720
conquestador who came to the Philippines in 1565 and started the massive colonization. (Source:
http://albay.gov.ph/about/) CITIES MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS
POPULATION
CATANDUANES Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD
CAMARINES SUR
81.7%
Lagonoy Gulf
TIWI 18.3%
1.31 M 277,127
MALINAO households Urban / Rural
CITY OF TABACO
POLANGUI MALILIPOT 49.4% 50.6 %
BACACAY
LIBON CITY OF SANTO RAPU-RAPU female male
Mt.
LIGAO Mayon DOMINGO (649.6K) 8 % (665.1K)
63.2K > 60 years 47.3K
Albay Gulf
OAS GUINOBATAN DARAGA
LEGAZPI 49%
CAMALIG CITY
MANITO 315.9K 19-59 years 325.9K
PIO DURAN
JOVELLAR
13%
84.6K 13-18 years 91K
23%
146.3K 3-12 years 157.5K
Burias Pass 6%
39.4K < 2 years 43.2K
SORSOGON
Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
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Conditional Cash Transfer
Province capital Programming Beneficiaries
Airport Ticao Pass 78,059 Female 9 273 2,975 6,541 6,686
MASBATE households Male 40 581 3,683 2,433 5,188
Volcano
solo parent
Poverty incidence (%) </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 84 child-headed single-headed poor individuals =>18 years old poor individuals
=>65 years old
w/ disability
households
households
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE SHELTER
Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census
Source: PSA 2015 Census
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
275,601 Roof
Housing units
Faucet
community Tubed; Dug Natural Strong Light Salvaged
system piped well Bottled sources Others
44.5% 26.3% 4.7% 15.2% 7.3% 2.0% Strong 62.1% 7.5% 0.1%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 7.5% 21.9% 0.2%
76.9% 7.1% 11.9% 4.1%
Salvaged 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Water-sealed None Closed pit Open pit
EDUCATION Source: DepEd 2016 NUTRITION Source: FNRI 2013/2015 HEALTH Source: DOH (Personnel 2016/Facilities 2017)

Malnutrition (0-60 months old) Personnel
603
Primary schools

120,293 107,145
Male primary Female primary 37.5% 24.9% 10.5% 289 1,026 411 32
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
Facilities
124 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
50,238 50,923 (households) 11.4% 45.4% 18.6%
Male secondary Female secondary 207 18 20
school students school students Mild Moderate Severe
Barangay health Rural health Hospitals
stations units (government/private)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: January 2018
Sources: PSA, DOH, NAMRIA, FNRI, DepEd, DSWD Feedback: addawe@un.org, aportol@un.org, mendoza1@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info