This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2014) |
Quezon | |
---|---|
Municipality of Quezon | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°18′43″N 121°36′18″E / 17.3119°N 121.605°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 5th district |
Founded | June 21, 1959[1] |
Named for | Manuel Luis Quezon |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jimmy S. Gamazon Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Daryl G. Gascon |
• Representative | Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III |
• Councilor | Members |
• Electorate | 16,594 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 189.90 km2 (73.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
Highest elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 27,037 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,618 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.38 |
• Revenue | ₱ 192.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 303.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 148 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 30.14 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
• Water | Quezon (Isabela) Water District |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3324 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | quezonisabela |
Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Ibanag: Ili nat Quezon; Ilocano: Ili ti Quezon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,037 people.[4]
Quezon is a border town of Isabela with the province of Kalinga through the Quezon-Tabuk Road. It is bordered in the west by the city of Tabuk.