Quezon | |
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Municipality of Quezon | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°14′06″N 117°59′48″E / 9.235°N 117.9967°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | May 15, 1951 |
Named for | Manuel L. Quezon |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joselito O. Ayala |
• Vice Mayor | Edwin F. Caabay |
• Representative | Cyrille F. Abueg-Zaldivar |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 37,699 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 943.19 km2 (364.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Highest elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 65,283 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Households | 16,206 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.20 |
• Revenue | ₱ 360.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,010 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 253.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 373.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 5304 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Palawano Tagalog |
Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,283 people.
Quezon is 146 kilometres (91 mi) from Puerto Princesa. It is home to the Tabon Caves, where the remains of the Tabon Man were discovered.
In the past, the municipality was named Tabon, but now it is a barangay of Quezon that discovered and found the Manunggul Jar. The old municipality (Tabon) was popular and derived from the name of the Tabon bird.
The Municipality of Quezon was created in 1951 from the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XIII from Aborlan and the barrios of Iraan, Candawaga and Canipaan from Brooke's Point. [5] [6]
In 1957, the sitios of Aramaywan, Isugod, Tabon, Sawangan, Calumpang, Campong-Ulay, Ransang, Cadawaga, Culasian, Panalingaan, Taburi, Latud and Canipaan were converted into barrios. [7]
Quezon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Quezon, Palawan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
100 (3.9) |
105 (4.1) |
202 (8.0) |
246 (9.7) |
241 (9.5) |
215 (8.5) |
236 (9.3) |
262 (10.3) |
231 (9.1) |
144 (5.7) |
2,136 (84.1) |
Average rainy days | 15.6 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 21.0 | 284.6 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Quezon, Palawan, was 65,283 people, [3] with a density of 69 inhabitants per square kilometre or 180 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Quezon
10
20
30
40
2006
25.40 2009
34.03 2012
36.00 2015
39.10 2018
18.78 2021
14.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
The National Museum of the Philippines opened of the Tabon Caves Museum at the Tabon Cave Complex and Lipuun Point in Quezon, Palawan on February 1, 2024. The inauguraton was attended by Governor Victorino Dennis Socrates, 2nd District Palawan Representative Jose Alvarez, Quezon Mayor Joselito Ayala, National Museum of the Philippines Director General Jeremy R. Barns, among others. [21]
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Quezon | |
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Municipality of Quezon | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°14′06″N 117°59′48″E / 9.235°N 117.9967°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | May 15, 1951 |
Named for | Manuel L. Quezon |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joselito O. Ayala |
• Vice Mayor | Edwin F. Caabay |
• Representative | Cyrille F. Abueg-Zaldivar |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 37,699 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 943.19 km2 (364.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Highest elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 65,283 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Households | 16,206 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.20 |
• Revenue | ₱ 360.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,010 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 253.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 373.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 5304 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Palawano Tagalog |
Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,283 people.
Quezon is 146 kilometres (91 mi) from Puerto Princesa. It is home to the Tabon Caves, where the remains of the Tabon Man were discovered.
In the past, the municipality was named Tabon, but now it is a barangay of Quezon that discovered and found the Manunggul Jar. The old municipality (Tabon) was popular and derived from the name of the Tabon bird.
The Municipality of Quezon was created in 1951 from the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XIII from Aborlan and the barrios of Iraan, Candawaga and Canipaan from Brooke's Point. [5] [6]
In 1957, the sitios of Aramaywan, Isugod, Tabon, Sawangan, Calumpang, Campong-Ulay, Ransang, Cadawaga, Culasian, Panalingaan, Taburi, Latud and Canipaan were converted into barrios. [7]
Quezon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Quezon, Palawan | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
100 (3.9) |
105 (4.1) |
202 (8.0) |
246 (9.7) |
241 (9.5) |
215 (8.5) |
236 (9.3) |
262 (10.3) |
231 (9.1) |
144 (5.7) |
2,136 (84.1) |
Average rainy days | 15.6 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 21.0 | 284.6 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Quezon, Palawan, was 65,283 people, [3] with a density of 69 inhabitants per square kilometre or 180 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Quezon
10
20
30
40
2006
25.40 2009
34.03 2012
36.00 2015
39.10 2018
18.78 2021
14.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
The National Museum of the Philippines opened of the Tabon Caves Museum at the Tabon Cave Complex and Lipuun Point in Quezon, Palawan on February 1, 2024. The inauguraton was attended by Governor Victorino Dennis Socrates, 2nd District Palawan Representative Jose Alvarez, Quezon Mayor Joselito Ayala, National Museum of the Philippines Director General Jeremy R. Barns, among others. [21]
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