Quezon, Palawan
Quezon, named by the late President Manuel L. Quezon and officially named the Municipality of Quezon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a first-class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,283 people.
Quezon | |
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Municipality of Quezon | |
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Quezon Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°14′06″N 117°59′48″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 | 18.78 |
• 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 |
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.
It is home to the Tabon Caves, where the remains of the Tabon Man were discovered.
History
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]
Geography
Barangays
Quezon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Panitian
- Alfonso XIII (Poblacion)
- Aramaywan
- Berong
- Calumpang
- Isugod
- Kalatagbak
- Maasin
- Malatgao
- Pinaglabanan
- Quinlogan
- Sowangan
- Tabon
- Tagusao
Climate
Climate data for Quezon, Palawan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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] |
Demographics
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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.
Economy
References
- 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.
- Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Quezon" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Republic Act No. 617 - an Act to Create the Municipality of Quezon in the Province of Palawan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 15 May 1951. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- "Republic Act No. 1773 - An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Quezon, Province of Palawan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 21 June 1957. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- "Quezon, Palawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.