Quezon, Palawan
Quezon | |
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Tabon Cave | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Country | Philippines |
Founded | May 15, 1951 |
Named for | Manuel L. Quezon |
Barangays | (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joselito O. Ayala |
• Vice Mayor | Edwin F. Caabay |
• Representative | Cyrille F. Abueg-Zaldivar |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | voters (?) |
Highest elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Economy | |
• Poverty incidence | % (?) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | — |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
PSGC | PSGC unknown |
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. [3]
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.[4][5]
In 1957, the sitios of Aramaywan, Isugod, Tabon, Sawangan, Calumpang, Campong-Ulay, Ransang, Cadawaga, Culasian, Panalingaan, Taburi, Latud and Canipaan were converted into barrios.[6]
Geography
Barangays
Quezon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
- Alfonso XIII (Poblacion)
- Aramaywan
- Berong
- Calumpang
- Isugod
- Quinlogan
- Maasin
- Panitian
- Pinaglabanan
- Sowangan
- Tabon
- Kalatagbak
- Malatgao
- 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[7] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] |
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
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- ^ "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 c Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "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). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
External links
- Quezon Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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