Pio Duran

Pio Duran, officially the Municipality of Pio Duran (Banwaan kan Pio Duran; Bayan ng Pio Duran), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,070 people.

Access to the town is via Ligao. It is considered one of the major route going to Masbate.

It was named after the Filipino Pan-Asianist, Lawyer and Legislator, Pio Saceda Duran (1900–1961).

Geography
Pio Duran is located at °N, °W.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 133.70 km2 constituting NaN% of the 2,575.77 km2 total area of Albay. Pio Duran is 66 km from Legazpi City and 539 km from Manila.

Barangays
Pio Duran is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Pio Duran had a population of 49,070. The population density was undefined PD/km2.

Notable personalities

 * Jona Viray