Plaridel
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| Municipality of Plaridel | |
 Holy Rosary Parish | |
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 Map of Quezon with Plaridel highlighted | |
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.svg)  Plaridel Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°57′04″N 122°01′13″E / 13.9511°N 122.0203°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | June 16, 1962 |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jose D. Saavedra |
| • Vice Mayor | Bernardo V. Tumagay |
| • Representative | Keith Micah DL. Tan |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 8,768 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.05 km2 (13.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 10,129 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,552 |
| Demonym(s) | Siainin, Plaridelin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.81 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 71.23 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 141.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 56.59 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 19.45 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4306 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Plaridel, officially the Municipality of Plaridel (Tagalog: Bayan ng Plaridel), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,129 people.[3]
The municipality was created in 1962 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3493 where its territories carved out from Atimonan.[5]
Plaridel is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Lucena and 185 kilometres (115 mi) from Manila.
- ^ Municipality of Plaridel | (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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 3493 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Plaridel in the Province of Quezon". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 16 June 1962. Retrieved 2 March 2016.