Ligao

Ligao City

• Introduction

  Ligao City was designated as an official city on March 4, 2001. It is located in the Third District of Albay, the Philippines, 502km from the capital city of Manila. Ligao joins CITYNET to improve networking and linking with other local authorites to provide knowledge, and also pave the way for the strengthening Ligao's local government capabilities and capacities.

• City Data (2010)

  Population (persons)	101,179
  Area (km2)	308.9km(sq)
  Number of Households	17,031(as of 2000)
  GDP per Capita (US$)
  Climate
  Major Languages
  Major Industries

• Urban Issues and Projects

  Priority Concerns

  Climate change (solid waste management, water and sanitation, governance, efficient implementation procedures), MDGs (employment generation, education, micro-finance, decentralising authorities), Infrastructure (integrated urban planning, heritage conservation), Disaster Management, and Disaster Risk Reduction

  Main Projects and Contributions

  Technical Cooperation with Other Cities

  Ligao Woman’s Club (LWC), City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC), Barangay Agriculture and Food Council (BAFC), Social Action Center, Legazpi City (SAC-LEGAZPI), Bicol Consortium for Development Initiatives (BCDI), AECID, MANOS-UNIDAS, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Simon of Cyrene Children’s Rehabilitation and Development Foundation (SCCRDF), UNDP/UN-HABITAT, Bicol University College of Forestry (BUCAF), NEDA, PCCARD, Consuelo Foundation, Intervida, UCLG, League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), COPE Foundation, Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), Ayala Foundation, World Bank (WB), KALAHI-CIDSS, Gawad Kalinga (GK)

  Cooperation Offered

  Contributions to CITYNET include MDG initiatives, local best practices, and knowledge transfer.

  Cooperation Requested

  The types of projects and activities Ligao would like CITYNET to organise include flood control, housing, renewable energy, and coustal resource management.