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Tayabas Bay
Tayabas Bay is a large bay in the southern part of Luzon island in the Philippines. Several islands are located in the bay, largest of which is Marinduque. It has a total surface area of . The bay is bordered on the north and east side by Quezon (formerly known as ''Tayabas'') province. Lucena, the capital city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... of Quezon Province, is located along Tayabas Bay, where several boat and ferry lines serve the sea lanes between Lucena and the different points in the region. Bays of the Philippines Landforms of Quezon Landforms of Marinduque {{Philippines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinduque
Marinduque (; ), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac. Marinduque lies between Tayabas Bay to the north and Sibuyan Sea to the south. It is west of the Bondoc Peninsula of Quezon province; east of Mindoro Island; and north of the island province of Romblon. Some parts of the Verde Island Passage, the center of the center of world's marine biodiversity and a protected marine area, are also within Marinduque's provincial waters. The province of Marinduque was ranked number 1 by the Philippine National Police and Philippine Security Forces as the 2013 Most Peaceful Province of the country due to its low crime rate statistics alternately ranking with the province of Batanes yearly. Furthermore, for almost 200 years, the province is home to one of the oldest religious festivals of the country, the Moriones celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Burgos, Quezon
Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos ( tgl, Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,488 people. It is located on the Bondoc Peninsula just east of Lucena City, the provincial capital, and named after José Burgos. It is bounded on the north by Atimonan, on the west and north-west by Pagbilao, on the east by Agdangan, and on the south by the Tayabas Bay. The town is notable for its unspoiled beaches and the ''Tulay Buhangin'' ( Tagalog for "sand bridge"). All the population are of Tagalog descent. The economy is primarily based on coconut husking and farming. Local tourism is also on the rise. History Padre Burgos was formerly known as ''Laguimanoc'' due to the shape of the coastline which resembles the bill of a chicken or “manok”. Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks swept down on the place to snatch chicks f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bays Of The Philippines
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands with a land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 square miles). Owing to its numerous islands, the country has an irregular coastline that stretches 334,539 kilometers (207,873 miles). It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east, the South China Sea on the north and the west and the Celebes Sea on the south. The islands' rugged coastlines provide several bays and inlets listed below. List * Note: ''Coordinates'' are sortable by latitude. See also * Geography of the Philippines * Outline of the Philippines {{Geography of the Philippines, state=expanded * Bays Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... Pacific Ocean-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities In The Philippines
A city ( fil, lungsod/siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities ( fil, nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of December 17, 2022, there are 148 cities. A city is entitled to at least one representative in the House of Representatives if its population reaches 250,000. Cities are allowed to use a common seal. As corporate entities, cities have the power to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for its general interests, condemn private property for public use (eminent domain), contract and be contracted with, sue and exercise all the powers conferred to it by Congress. Only an Act of Congress can create or amend a city charter, and with this city charter Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country's most populous city. With a population of 64 million , it contains 52.5% of the country's total population and is the fourth most populous island in the world. It is the 15th largest island in the world by land area. ''Luzon'' may also refer to one of the three primary island groups in the country. In this usage, it includes the Luzon mainland, the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, Polillo Islands to the east, and the outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque and Mindoro, among others, to the south. The islands of Masbate, Palawan and Romblon are also included, although these three are sometimes grouped with another of the island groups, the Visayas. Etymology The name ''Luz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisan, Quezon
Unisan, officially the Municipality of Unisan ( tgl, Bayan ng Unisan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,448 people. Etymology The name of Unisan may have been derived from the Spanish verb ''unir'', meaning "unite". At that time inhabitants, which were composed of strangers from different parts of the island, were united and wanted to call the town Unisan, a corruption of the words union and unidos for the sake of euphony. There is another, more plausible version which related that the name was derived from the Latin words ''uni-sancti'', meaning "one saint" or "in honor of a saint", possibly referring to Friar Pedro Bautista, once a missionary to Unisan when this town was still Kalilayan and later canonized saint following his martyrdom while a missionary in Japan. Uni-Sancti was made Unisan for short and to suit the Visayan and Caviteño tongues. History Unisan, originally called Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrijos, Marinduque
Torrijos, officially the Municipality of Torrijos ( tl, Bayan ng Torrijos), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,476 people. History On September 13, 1900, during the Philippine–American War an engagement in Torrijos pitted the forces of Philippine Revolutionary Army Colonel Maximo Abad against the Americans led by Captain Devereux Shields. Abad's men defeated the American force, it was one of the worst defeats suffered by the Americans during the war. This was known as the Battle of Pulang Lupa which took place in Torrijos. A monument now stands on the mountain where the battle took place, known as Pulang Lupa or "Red Mountain" due to the red soil. In 1942, the Japanese occupied the town of Torrijos, Marinduque. In 1945, in the Battle of Marinduque, American and Filipino troops fought in and around the town of Torrijos and Marinduque against the Japanese soldiers during World War II. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sariaya
Sariaya, officially the Municipality of Sariaya ( tgl, Bayan ng Sariaya), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 161,868 people. As the only Mount Banahaw town in both Quezon and Laguna Provinces that has a sea coast, the town is famous for its pristine beach resorts and nature-trekking activities that lead adventurous hikers to the peak of mythical Mount Banahaw. With more than a hundred of List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Sariaya, Quezon, cultural properties and ancestral houses mostly built in Art Deco architecture within the municipality, Sariaya is considered as the Heritage Town of Quezon and the Art Deco Capital of Southern Luzon. This heritage town has been branded by various cultural experts as a 'cultural gem worthy of a UNESCO designation.' The local government of the municipality with the National Commission for Cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz, Marinduque
Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( tl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,692 people. History Republic Act No. 204, approved May 28, 1948, converted the sitios of Angas of the barrio of Tagum, Biga of the barrio of Alobo, Kamandungan of the barrio of Lusok, Kilokilo of the barrio of San Antonio, and Makulapnit of the barrio of Devilla to regular and independent barrios. In 1953, the sitio of Baguidbirin was converted into a barrio. Geography The municipal jurisdiction also includes the islands of Maniwaya, Mongpong, Salomague, and Santa Cruz (also known as Polo Island), as well as several minor islets. Barangays Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 55 barangays. In 1957 the sitio of Kalangkang, barrio of Kasily, was converted into a barangay. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, was 54 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan, Batangas
San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan ( tgl, Bayan ng San Juan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 114,068 people. The town is known for its baroque church and the Pinagbayanan excavation, the most important archaeological site in the municipality. History In the years 1698 until 1836, San Juan was just a barrio of the large town of Rosario located in the eastern part of Batangas. From 1837, the government of San Juan was governed by tinientes or Deputies with term of one to two years. However, when San Juan was recognized as a separate town in 1843, the position of tinientes was replaced by Cabezas de Barangay serving one for each new barrio. It was only in 1848 when the Spanish government officially recognized the independence of San Juan from its mother town of Rosario, and was given the name San Juan de Bocboc. San Juan was headed by a Gobernadorcillo in 1864. The first Gobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, Quezon
San Francisco, officially the Municipality of San Francisco ( tgl, Bayan ng San Francisco), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 62,097 people. San Francisco is formerly called Aurora until 1967. Geography Barangays San Francisco is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. * Butangiad * Casay * Cawayan I * Cawayan II * Huyon-Uyon * Ibabang Tayuman (Busdak) * Ilayang Tayuman * Inabuan * Nasalaan * Pagsangahan * Poblacion * Pugon * Silongin * Don Juan Vercelos (Utod) * Mabunga * Santo Niño Climate Demographics Economy See also *List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines The following is a list of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Luzon *Adan → AdamsPhilippine Census Information [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitogo, Quezon
Pitogo, officially the Municipality of Pitogo ( tgl, Bayan ng Pitogo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,798 people. History The fact that Pitogo is built on a promontory of rolling hills has a great rationale behind. Historical records show that this site was selected by the town's founders in 1766 because its lofty elevation provided them with good look out points for the marauding vintas of Muslim pirates who were then threatening the safety of the natives. In 1754, a band of Christian settlers led by Juan Mauricio founded the town farther inland, a few miles up the Mayubok River, (now Pinagbayanan), to be safe from Moro depredations. But despite this precaution, the Moros came and raided the town. They came along the coastal town of Kalilayan (Tayabas). Two years later, in 1756, Alejo Bautista became the next ruler. Again, the Moros remembering the place, visited Mayubok, burned the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
