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| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
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| Nickname: | Heart of Leyte | ||
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| Subdivision Name3: | 4th District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
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| P1: | 16 (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Sixto B. dela Victoria | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Imelda “Edang” A. Fadul | ||
| Leader Name2: | Richard I. Gomez | ||
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Albuera, officially the Municipality of Albuera (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Albuera; Waray: Bungto han Albuera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Albuera), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,151 people.
The place got its name Albuera which means fresh water lake, named after a town in Galicia, Spain by a Spanish Priest.
In 1903, Albuera was consolidated into Ormoc.[1]
See main article: Death of Rolando Espinosa. On November 4, 2016, 1st-term Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., who was linked to illegal drugs through his son and alleged drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa, was shot dead inside his prison cell at the Baybay City Sub Provincial Jail.[2] Espinosa was replaced by his vice mayor Rosa Meneses while councilor Sixto dela Victoria filled in as vice mayor.[3]
Albuera is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, the population of Albuera, Leyte, was 47,151 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.
Albuera has 4 secondary schools