A Glimpse of Legazpi City

Location

1. Regional Administrative Center for Bicol

2. Attributing Features

• Strategic location

• Availability of facilities and services

3. Travel Time From Manila to Legazpi

• By Air: 45 minutes

• By Land : 8 hours

Features

Demography

Particulars Urban Rural Total

Population 95,029 61,981 157,010

Land Area (Has) 18,431.66 1,988.74 20,420.40

Population Density 5 31 8

Household Population 94,711 61,946 156,657

Households 18,756 11,856 30,612

Average Household Size 5.13

Population Growth Rate 2.23%

Barangays 45 25 70

Location 532 kms. South of Manila

Literary Rate 97%

Languages/Dialects Spoken English, Filipino, Bikol, Chinese

Land UseLand Use

Legazpi City

Military Reservation12.07 (0.06%)

Mineral/Quarry274.31 (1.34%) Forest

864.70 (4.23%)

Pasture/Grassland4,969.58 (24.34%)

Airport56.76 (0.28%)

Built-up2,187.00 (10.71%)

National Park857.90 has. (4.20%)

Agriculture11,198.09 has. (54.84%)

Resources Social Sector

Education Protective Services

Economic Sector Agriculture Business/Investment Banking/Financial Institutions Industry Mining Tourism

Physical Sector Environmental Management Water Resources

Infrastructure Sector Utilities and Facilities Power Communication

  Education

Category Total Private Public

Pre-Elementary 16 15 1

Day Care Center 67 1 66

Elementary 51 10 41

Secondary 15 11 4

Tertiary 5 4 1

Special Education 1 0 1

Vocational/Technical 16 16 0

Non-Formal 1 0 1

Total 172 57 115

Protective Services

Regional Training Center of the PNP and the Provincial Command

Provision of trainings for efficient service delivery

Organized Tanods in every barangays Private agencies providing security services

Agriculture

Economically unproductive agricultural lands converted to non-agricultural use - 105 has.

73% of agricultural lands are cultivated (8,124 out of 11,193 has.)

Major crops are coconut, palay, rootcrops and vegetables Livestock production is done mostly on backyard scale Poultry production is categorized as backyard, semi-

commercial and commercial scale Emphasis on the production, conservation and

preservation of marine, aquatic and coastal resources An Agrarian Reform Community Development Project

(ARCDP) is being implemented under the Convergence Policy

Banking/Financial Institutions

Banking and Financing InstitutionsLegazpi City

Financing Companies20 (11.76%)

Government Banks4 (2.35%)

Real Estate Dealers/Subdivision

Developers67 (39.41%)

Rural Banks3 (1.76%)

Commercial Banks9 (4.71%)

Insurance Companies58 (34.12%)Inter-banks

5 (2.94%)

Savings Banks5 (2.94%)

Business/Investment

Existing commercial and financial establishments are mostly located within the Central Business District (CBD)

An expanded commercial area are extending to the Alternative Business District, 500 meters from the CBD (increase of 40 has.)

An expanded commercial area are extending to the Alternative Business District, 500 meters from the CBD (increase of 40 has.)

Allocation of land for industrial use (300 has.)

Business/Investment

An approved Special Economic Zone under Presidential Declaration No. 1249

Creation of Investment Promotion Center to assist investors and facilitate processing of documents

Launching of One-Stop-Shop to facilitate processing of Business Permits and Licenses

Organization of the Investment Board and Tourism Council

Provision of Investment Incentives under SP Ordinance No. 96-016

Mining

7 mining firms operating in quarrying business Total production for 5 years is 64,582 metric

tons 95% perlite 5% bentonite

Total claims of these firms is about 2,268 has.

Industry

Classified into mining and manufacturing 77% are micro-industries 23% are cottage industries

Manufacturing activities include bakeries/bakeshops, abaca crafts, woodcrafts, metal crafts, garment, tile & marble, food, printing press and lumber/minor forest products

Export production industries involved copra cake/expeller/expellets

Environmental Management

Creation of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)

Establishment of Transfer Station and Ecological Waste Management Center

An Ecological Waste Management System Project with three (3) pilot barangays

Procurement of compactors and other equipment to augment the existing units

Average collection efficiency is 88.35% Mitigation of Air and Water Quality

Water Resources

Eastern portion of the city is delineated by a shoreline

The Polique Bay merges with the Albay and the Pacific Ocean; Potential areas for fishing development

13 rivers, 2 are navigable 4 springs, 2 are tapped by the water district as

potable water sources

Tourism

33 accommodation facilities with complete amenities 12 establishments with training and convention facilities

that would accommodate 30-7,000 persons at a time 20 shopping establishments offering souvenir items for

tourists Air transportation serviced by the Philippine Air Lines,

Sea Air and Aboitiz (cargo only) Intercity land transportation serviced by 38 bus

companies with aircon and non-aircon services and a number of rent-a-car services

Intra-city land transportation serviced by jeepneys, taxis and tricycles

Communication

Communication FacilitiesLegazpi City

Cellular3 (3.19%)

Facsimile Stations5 (5.32%)

Telegraph3 (3.19%)

Telephone4 (4.26%)

Print Media22 (23.40%)

Television Stations3 (3.19%)

Cable TV2 (2.13%)

Radio Stations16 (17.02%)

Internet Service Providers2 (2.13%)

Government Mail Stations

6 (6.38%)

Courier Services22 (29.79%)

Infrastructure Facilities and Utilities

Total length of road – 190 kilometers - within the standard of 1 kilometer per 1,000 population

18 bridges with an aggregate length of 405 linear meters

Street lights along major roads Dikes and drainage facilities

Power

Provided by the National Power Corporation and distributed via Luzon Grid to the local electric cooperative

Source of power – Tiwi Geothermal Plant BacMan Geothermal Plant

All 70 barangays are energized