Quezon | |
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| Municipality of Quezon | |
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 Map of Quezon with Quezon highlighted | |
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.svg)  Quezon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°03′N 122°08′E / 14.05°N 122.13°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | January 1, 1914 |
| 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 D.L. 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)[3] | |
| • Total | 15,886 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,039 |
| Demonym | Quezonian |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.48 |
| • 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 | Tagalog |
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.[3]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.