Almeria (IPA: [ɐlme'ɾiɐ]), officially the Municipality of Almeria (Waray: Bungto han Almeria; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Almeria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Almeria), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,954 people. [3]
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Municipality of Almeria | |
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Coordinates: 11°37′14″N 124°22′46″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Biliran |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Richard C. Jaguros |
• Vice Mayor | Marygie E. Tacoy |
• Representative | Gerardo J. Espina Jr. |
• Councilors | List
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• Electorate | 12,337 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
Highest elevation | 995 m (3,264 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,954 |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,036 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.78% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱85,086,594.16 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱239,434,184.74 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱94,870,138.72 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱65,207,681.33 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Biliran Electric Cooperative (BILECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6544 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Cebuano Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 57.46 square kilometres (22.19 sq mi) [5] constituting 10.72% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran.
Almeria is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.[6]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [7] | |||||
087801001 | Caucab | 10.4% | 1,859 | 1,638 | ▴ | 1.23% |
087801002 | Iyosan | 7.9% | 1,418 | 1,288 | ▴ | 0.93% |
087801003 | Jamorawon | 8.4% | 1,507 | 1,525 | ▾ | −0.11% |
087801004 | Lo‑ok | 6.8% | 1,226 | 1,204 | ▴ | 0.17% |
087801005 | Matango | 5.4% | 964 | 931 | ▴ | 0.34% |
087801006 | Pili | 7.1% | 1,270 | 1,252 | ▴ | 0.14% |
087801007 | Poblacion | 15.5% | 2,783 | 3,059 | ▾ | −0.91% |
087801008 | Pulang Bato | 5.4% | 971 | 949 | ▴ | 0.22% |
087801009 | Salangi | 5.3% | 946 | 829 | ▴ | 1.28% |
087801010 | Sampao | 4.1% | 735 | 726 | ▴ | 0.12% |
087801011 | Tabunan | 4.8% | 860 | 760 | ▴ | 1.20% |
087801012 | Talahid | 7.1% | 1,281 | 1,283 | ▾ | −0.02% |
087801013 | Tamarindo | 6.3% | 1,131 | 1,051 | ▴ | 0.71% |
Total | 17,954 | 16,495 | ▴ | 0.82% |
Climate data for Almeria, Biliran | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.9) |
56 (2.2) |
75 (3.0) |
71 (2.8) |
114 (4.5) |
174 (6.9) |
172 (6.8) |
163 (6.4) |
167 (6.6) |
161 (6.3) |
158 (6.2) |
125 (4.9) |
1,509 (59.5) |
Average rainy days | 15.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 264.8 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 4,340 | — |
1948 | 6,007 | +0.72% |
1960 | 7,553 | +1.93% |
1970 | 7,525 | −0.04% |
1975 | 9,468 | +4.71% |
1980 | 10,409 | +1.91% |
1990 | 12,013 | +1.44% |
1995 | 13,420 | +2.10% |
2000 | 13,854 | +0.68% |
2007 | 14,420 | +0.55% |
2010 | 16,495 | +5.01% |
2015 | 16,951 | +0.52% |
2020 | 17,954 | +1.14% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [7] [10][11] |
In the 2020 census, Almeria had a population of 17,954. [3] The population density was 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).
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