Quezon, Quezon

Quezon
Quezon
Municipality
	Municipality of Quezon
	Flag Seal
	Map of Quezon with Quezon highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Quezon Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 14°03′N 122°08′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	4th district
Founded	January 1, 1914[1]
Named for	Manuel Luis Quezon
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Juan F. Escolano
• Vice Mayor	Pedrito L. Alibarbar
• Representative	Keith Micah DL. Tan
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	11,032 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• 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 (2020 census)[4]
• Total	15,886
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
• Households	4,039
Demonym	Quezonian
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	16.98% (2018)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 87.97 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 169.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 74.14 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 32.1 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4332
PSGC	045637000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Inagta Alabat; Tagalog

Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a 5th class municipality in the province of the same name. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,886 people.[4]

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.

Geography

Barangays

Quezon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. 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

Climate data for Quezon, Quezon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[6]

Demographics

Population census of Quezon
Year	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	+0.84%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Quezon

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12]
[13][14][15][16][17]

References

"Executive orders and proclamations issued by the governor-general. [1913]".
Municipality of Quezon | (DILG)
"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.
Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
"Quezon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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.
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.
"Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
"Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
"2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
"City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
"2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
"Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

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[1] "Executive orders and proclamations issued by the governor-general. [1913]".

[2] Municipality of Quezon | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-3] "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.

[PSA20–04-4] Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[met_norms-6] "Quezon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[PSA15–04-7] Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–04-8] 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.

[NSO07-04-9] 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.

[LWUA-PopulationData-10] "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[11] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[12] "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.

[13] "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

[14] "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.

[15] "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

[16] "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.

[17] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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.)