Albuera, Leyte

Albuera
Municipality of Albuera
Nickname: 
Heart of Leyte
Map of Leyte with Albuera highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Albuera
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°55′07″N 124°41′32″E / 10.918631°N 124.692292°E / 10.918631; 124.692292
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District4th District
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorSixto B. dela Victoria
  Vice MayorImelda “Edang” A. Fadul
  RepresentativeRichard I. Gomez
  Councilors
List
  Electorate32,251 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
303.35 km2 (117.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
848 m (2,782 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
47,151
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
  Households
11,992
Economy
  Income class3rd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
29.14
% (2021)
  Revenue299.9 million (2022)
  Assets755.5 million (2022)
  Expenditure219.8 million (2022)
  Liabilities107.7 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityLeyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6542
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)53
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.lgualbuera.com

Albuera, officially the Municipality of Albuera (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Albuera; Waray: Bungto han Albuera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Albuera), is a First Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,151 people.