Albay

Albay is a province in the Bicol Region in the island of , . It falls between the provinces of and . Its main draw is the active Mayon Volcano, an almost perfect cone-shaped volcano where the province is best known for.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mayon and Legazpi.

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is an active stratovolcano with a nearly perfect cone in the province of Albay in the . It is the centerpiece of the Volcano Natural Park, one of the first national parks of the country.

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is the capital city of Albay and the regional center of Bicol Region. With the nicknames of "Queen City of South Luzon" and "City of Fun and Adventure", it is a city full of adventure and history.

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is a port city in the east coast of Albay, where the ferries to depart and is a young city having only given that status in 2001. Mayon Skyline is the main tourist attraction and it has a traditional industry of blacksmithing.

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is a city in the west coast of Albay in the . It is a young city, having only given that status in 2001, and is largely agricultural in background.

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is a municipality in the northeast quadrant of Albay, at the endpoint of Legazpi-Tiwi coastal road and borders the municipality of Sagñay in 's Partido District.

is a laidback municipality in the northeast quadrant of Albay and sandwiched between the city of and the municipality of located alongside Legazpi-Tiwi Coastal Road. Its shoreline is facing Lagonoy Gulf.

is a municipality in the east coast of Albay. It is sandwiched between the city of and the municipality of . Its shoreline faces Lagonoy Gulf.

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is a landlocked municipality in the province of Albay, placed between the city of and the municipality of accessible via Asian Highway 26.

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is a landlocked municipality in the province of Albay and is flanked by , the capital city and the municipality of . It hosts the Bicol International Airport and is known for the Cagsawa Ruins.

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is a landlocked municipality in Albay alongside Asian Highway 26. It is the nearest to and features a scenic landscapes and countryside.

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is a municipality in the east coast of Albay accessible via Legazpi-Tiwi coastal road and has a shoreline facing both Lagonoy Gulf and Albay Gulf.

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is a coastal municipality in the west coast of Albay placed between the city of and the municipalities of and accessible via Asian Highway 26. Its shoreline faces Burias Pass.

is a remote municipality in the southeast quadrant of Albay with coastline facing Albay Gulf and borders . It is home to a boiling lake and a geothermal power plant at the foot of Pocdol Mountains.

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is a coastal municipality in the northwest quadrant of Albay. Along with neighboring , it borders Rinconada District of . Its coastline faces Burias Pass and is home to Pantao Port, which links to Masbate, Visayas and Mindanao.

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is a municipality of the in the east coast of Albay province, flanked by the provincial capital, and the municipality of accessible via Legazpi-Tiwi coastal road.

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is a landlocked municipality of Albay in the northwest quadrant of the province and serves as the gateway via Asian Highway 26. Along with neighboring , it borders Rinconada District of .

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is a municipality of the in the southwest quadrant of Albay and is adjacent to the city of . Its coastline is facing Burias Pass and has a port going to the island province of .

is a landlocked municipality in the southwest quadrant of Albay in the and borders in the province of .

Albay

Latitude of center
13.2167° or 13° 13′ north
Longitude of center
123.55° or 123° 33′ east
Population
1,380,000
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704517
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1731616
Wiki­data ID
Q13726
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Albay” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Albay”
  • Arabic: “ألباي”
  • Armenian: “Ալբայ”
  • Asturian: “Albay”
  • Balinese: “Albay”
  • Banjar: “Albay”
  • Basque: “Albay”
  • Bengali: “আল্বে”
  • Capiznon: “Albay”
  • Catalan: “Albay”
  • Cebuano: “Albay”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Albay”
  • Central Bikol: “Albay”
  • Central Bikol: “Probinsya kan Albay”
  • Chavacano: “Albay”
  • Chinese: “Albay”
  • Chinese: “阿尔拜省”
  • Danish: “Albay”
  • Dutch: “Albay”
  • Esperanto: “Albajo”
  • Finnish: “Albay”
  • French: “Albay”
  • Georgian: “ალბაი (ფილიპინები)”
  • Georgian: “ალბაის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Albay”
  • German: “Provinz Albay”
  • Gorontalo: “Albay”
  • Greek: “Αλμπέι”
  • Gujarati: “આલ્બે”
  • Hebrew: “פרובינציית אלבאי”
  • Hiligaynon: “Albay”
  • Hindi: “अल्बाय प्रान्त”
  • Hindi: “एल्बे”
  • Iloko: “Albay”
  • Indonesian: “Albai”
  • Indonesian: “Albay”
  • Italian: “provincia di Albay”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Albay”
  • Japanese: “アルバイ”
  • Japanese: “アルバイ州”
  • Javanese: “Albay”
  • Kannada: “ಅಲ್ಬೇ”
  • Kinaray-A: “Albay”
  • Korean: “알바이주”
  • Latin: “Albay”
  • Latvian: “Albaja”
  • Lithuanian: “Albajus”
  • Macedonian: “Албај”
  • Malay: “Albay”
  • Marathi: “अल्बाय”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Albay”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “亞眉省”
  • Minangkabau: “Albay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Albay”
  • Norwegian: “Albay”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Albay”
  • Pampanga: “Albay”
  • Pangasinan: “Albay”
  • Persian: “آلبای”
  • Polish: “Albay”
  • Portuguese: “Albay”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Albay”
  • Russian: “Албай”
  • Sinhala: “අල්බේ”
  • Slovenian: “Albay”
  • Slovenian: “Provinca Albay”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آلبای”
  • Spanish: “Albay”
  • Spanish: “Albáy”
  • Sundanese: “Albay”
  • Swedish: “Albay”
  • Tagalog: “Albay”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Albay”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Albay”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Albay”
  • Tamil: “அலிபாய்”
  • Tamil: “அல்பே”
  • Telugu: “ఆల్బే”
  • Tetum: “Albay”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดอัลไบ”
  • Thai: “อัลไบ”
  • Turkish: “Albay”
  • Ukrainian: “Албай”
  • Urdu: “البائی”
  • Venetian: “Albai”
  • Venetian: “Albài”
  • Vietnamese: “Albay”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Albay”

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