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 Bondoc Peninsula seen from space with Marinduque presented on the left and Bicol on the right. | |
 Location in the Philippines |
The Bondoc Peninsula (commonly known as BonPen) is a narrow peninsula located in the southeastern part of Quezon Province in Calabarzon Region, southern part of Luzon, Philippines. The peninsula consists of 12 municipalities: Agdangan, Buenavista, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso and Unisan, all in the 3rd Congressional District of Quezon and 325 total barangays.[1] The peninsula is known for featuring beautiful beaches and historic churches and for holding the Buenavista Protected Landscape archaeological site at the peak of the tallest peak of Mount Maclayao. The peninsula remained largely agricultural with copra as its produce.[2]
Those municipalities are mostly hilly and coastal areas. It has a unique festival named BonPen Festival featuring the beautiful sites of the district's twelve towns and promoting tourism in the area. The culture and arts of the peninsula is distinct compared with other districts in Quezon province. There has been a proposal to establish a province of Bondoc Peninsula, separating the 3rd congressional district of Quezon and forming it into a distinct province.[3]
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- ^ "Province of Quezon - Cities and Municipalities". Quezon.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ Carranza, Danilo (2011). "Agrarian Reform in Conflict Areas: The Bondoc Peninsula Experience". Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies. 26: 407–413.
- ^ ".:: Bon Pen Festival 2011 | Choose Philippines | Festivals Articles ::". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-08-13., BonPen Festival 2011