Dolores, Quezon

Dolores
Municipality of Dolores
Mt. Masalukot, National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Mount Banahaw, Municipal Hall
Flag of Dolores
Official seal of Dolores
Nickname: 
At the foot of Majestic Mt. Banahaw
Motto: 
"Unlad Dolores!"
Map of Quezon with Dolores highlighted
Map of Quezon with Dolores highlighted
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Dolores is located in Philippines
Dolores
Dolores
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°00′57″N 121°24′04″E / 14.0157°N 121.4011°E / 14.0157; 121.4011
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceQuezon
District 2nd district
FoundedApril 11, 1835
Annexation to TiaongMay 17, 1902
CharteredApril 11, 1910
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorOrlan A. Calayag
 • Vice MayorRenato B. Alilio Jr.
 • RepresentativeDavid C. Suarez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate20,688 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total62.60 km2 (24.17 sq mi)
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Highest elevation
2,167 m (7,110 ft)
Lowest elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total32,514
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
7,642
DemonymDoloresin
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
9.55
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 143 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 340 million (2020), 99.35 million (2012)
 • Expenditure₱ 98.74 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4326
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.doloresquezon.gov.ph

Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dolores), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,514 people.[3]

It is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw.

  1. ^ Municipality of Dolores | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.