Quezon, Quezon

Municipality in Quezon, Philippines

This article is about the municipality. For the city, see Quezon City. For the province, see Quezon. For other uses, see Quezon (disambiguation).

Municipality in Calabarzon, Philippines

Quezon

Municipality

Municipality of Quezon

Flag

Seal

Map of Quezon with Quezon highlighted

OpenStreetMap

Quezon

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 14°00′25″N 122°10′56″E﻿ / ﻿14.006819°N 122.182361°E﻿ / 14.006819; 122.182361
Country| Philippines
Region| Calabarzon
Province| Quezon
District|  4th district
Founded| January 1, 1914
Named after| Manuel Luis Quezon
Barangays| 24 (see Barangays)
Government

[1]

• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Juan F. Escolano
• Vice Mayor| Pedrito L. Alibarbar
• Representative| Keith Micah D.L. Tan
• Municipal Council|

Members

*   * Pedrito J. Alibarbar Jr.
* Zaldy B. Bayan
* Maribel A. Lamadrid
* Alberto L. Binocaz Jr.
* Briene L. Flores
* Butch A. Rodriguez
* Matthew Effem S. Oliveros
* Rey G. Felismena

• Electorate| 11,698 voters (2025)
Area

[2]

• Total

| 71.22 km2 (27.50 sq mi)
Elevation

| 17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation

| 151 m (495 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 0 m (0 ft)
Population

(2024 census)[3]

• Total

| 15,869
• Density| 220/km2 (580/sq mi)
• Households

| 4,039
Demonym| Quezonian
Economy

• Income class| 5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

23.48

% (2021)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 119.8 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 253.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 98.83 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 83.63 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

4332

PSGC|

0405637000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)42
Native languages| Inagta Alabat
Tagalog

Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a municipality in the province of the same name. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,886 people.[5]

The municipality was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, first President of the Philippine Commonwealth, and the former governor. It is home to the recently started Yubakan Festival and a few speakers of the critically endangered Inagta Alabat language, one of the most endangered languages in the world as listed by UNESCO.

## History

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Prior to the establishment of the municipality of Quezon, its area was inhabited by the Dumagat people, who primarily lived along the coast. In 1672, Franciscan friars led by Tirso de Santa Maria explored the area and established a village, which eventually grew into a place called Silangan, from the Tagalog word meaning east, signifying the direction where the sun rises. The town faced challenges, including pirate attacks, prompting the establishment of stone fortifications, including those at Gumaca.

On January 1, 1914, eleven barrios were excised from Alabat to officially form the new municipality of Quezon, by virtue of Executive Order No. 101 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison in 1913. The municipality was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the then-Resident Commissioner and a native of the province then known as Tayabas. Barrio Silanga (Silangan) was designated as the seat of municipal government.[6][7]

## Geography

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Quezon is located at the southeastern tip of Alabat Island, which is accessible to the rest of Quezon through a sea route via Gumaca and eventually the under-construction Roma Point Bridge.

### Barangays

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Quezon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 6 barangays which are classified as urban (highlighted in bold).

* Apad
* Argosino
* Barangay I (Poblacion)
* Barangay II (Poblacion)
* Barangay III (Poblacion)
* Barangay IV (Poblacion)
* Barangay V (Poblacion)
* Barangay VI (Poblacion)
* Cagbalogo
* Caridad
* Cometa
* Del Pilar
* Guinhawa
* Gumubat
* Magsino
* Mascariña
* Montaña
* Sabang
* Silangan
* Tagkawa
* Villa Belen
* Villa Francia
* Villa Gomez
* Villa Mercedes

### Climate

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Climate data for Quezon, Quezon

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 26
(79)  | 27
(81)  | 29
(84)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(88)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 28
(82)  | 27
(81)  | 29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 23
(73)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 51
(2.0)  | 35
(1.4)  | 37
(1.5)  | 39
(1.5)  | 91
(3.6)  | 131
(5.2)  | 168
(6.6)  | 132
(5.2)  | 162
(6.4)  | 184
(7.2)  | 166
(6.5)  | 101
(4.0)  | 1,297
(51.1)
Average rainy days  | 13.4  | 10.5  | 11.8  | 12.0  | 19.8  | 24.1  | 26.7  | 25.1  | 25.3  | 23.9  | 21.2  | 17.6  | 231.4
Source: Meteoblue[8]

## Demographics

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Population census of QuezonYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1918 | 2,627| —
1939 | 4,450| +2.54%
1948 | 5,346| +2.06%
1960 | 8,095| +3.52%
1970 | 10,604| +2.73%
1975 | 10,465| −0.26%
1980 | 10,734| +0.51%
1990 | 11,345| +0.56%
1995 | 13,200| +2.88%
2000 | 14,594| +2.18%
2007 | 15,011| +0.39%
2010 | 15,142| +0.32%
2015 | 15,228| +0.11%
2020 | 15,886| +0.89%
2024 | 15,869| −0.03%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of Quezon

2000
60.65

2003
47.93

2006
49.80

2009
29.18

2012
26.40

2015
26.16

2018
16.98

2021
23.48

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

## Churches

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* Santa Cruz Parish (est.1914)

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of Quezon |  (DILG)
2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. ^ "Executive orders and proclamations issued by the governor-general. [1913]".
7. ^ "History of Municipality of Quezon, Province of Quezon". Official Website of the Municipality of Quezon, Quezon. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
8. ^ "Quezon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
9. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

## External links

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* Quezon profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information
* Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

Places adjacent to Quezon, Quezon

| Alabat |
| Calauag Bay / Calauag

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Quezon

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Lamon Bay
Plaridel | Lamon Bay
Gumaca | Calauag
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Province of Quezon

Lucena (capital and largest city)

Municipalities|

* Agdangan
* Alabat
* Atimonan
* Buenavista
* Burdeos
* Calauag
* Candelaria
* Catanauan
* Dolores
* General Luna
* General Nakar
* Guinayangan
* Gumaca
* Infanta
* Jomalig
* Lopez
* Lucban
* Macalelon
* Mauban
* Mulanay
* Padre Burgos
* Pagbilao
* Panukulan
* Patnanungan
* Perez
* Pitogo
* Plaridel
* Polillo
* Quezon
* Real
* Sampaloc
* San Andres
* San Antonio
* San Francisco
* San Narciso
* Sariaya
* Tagkawayan
* Tiaong
* Unisan

Component city|

* Tayabas

Highly urbanized city|

* Lucena (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Quezon by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters of this city are still allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials as part of Quezon’s 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district.)

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