Quezon, Quezon
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]
Quezon | |
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Municipality of Quezon | |
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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 | |
• 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 | |
• 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 |
• 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 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Inagta Alabat Tagalog |
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, 6 urban and 18 rural.
- 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 | |||||||||||||
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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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
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. PSA. 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. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. 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. NSO.
- "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.
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- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Quezon Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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