Quezon, Quezon
Quezon | |
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| Municipality of Quezon | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Quezon with Quezon highlighted | |
Interactive map of Quezon | |
Quezon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°00′25″N 122°10′56″E / 14.006819°N 122.182361°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | January 1, 1914 |
| Named after | 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 | 11,698 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census) | |
• Total | 15,869 |
| • Density | 222.8/km2 (577.1/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,039 |
| Demonym | Quezonian |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.48 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 119.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 253.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 98.83 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 83.63 million (2022) |
| 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 | Inagta Alabat Tagalog |
Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is the titular municipality in the province of the same name. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,869 people.
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.