Mulanay | |
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Municipality of Mulanay | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°31′20″N 122°24′15″E / 13.5222°N 122.4042°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Quezon |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | February 4, 1745 |
Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Aristotle L. Aguirre |
• Vice Mayor | Jay E. Castilleja |
• Representative | Reynante U. Arrogancia |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 35,227 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 420.00 km2 (162.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
Highest elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 55,576 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,458 |
Demonym | Mulanayin |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.34 |
• Revenue | ₱ 253.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 535.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 212.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 273.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4312 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
Mulanay, officially the Municipality of Mulanay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mulanay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,576 people.[3]
This place is situated on the Bondoc Peninsula; its geographical coordinates are 13° 31′ 20″ North, 122° 24′ 15″ East, and its original name was Malunay. Mulanay is 149 kilometers (93 mi) from Lucena and 279 kilometers (173 mi) from Manila.
The town proper, with her plain landscape, is a coastal town facing the Tayabas Bay. The municipality is being considered[citation needed] to be listed in the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription due to its architectural marvels, notably its baroque church, its preserved ancestral houses, and the Limestone tombs of Kamhantik, a highly-significant Tagalog archaeological site and dambana, in the Buenavista Protected Landscape.