Mauban, officially the Municipality of Mauban ( tgl, Bayan ng Mauban), is a 1st class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Quezon
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,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,081 people.
It lies southeast of
Manila
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and some north of
Lucena City
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Geography
Barangays
Mauban is politically subdivided into 41
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s.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
In 2000, the Quezon Power Project, a 440
megawatt
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coal power plant was constructed to bring consistent power to the area. It was the first privately built, owned, and operated power generating facility in the Philippines.
Education
As of August 2008, the
Department of Education lists 35 public schools in Mauban;
29 are Elementary schools, while the remaining 6 are High Schools. The Elementary schools are divided into two districts: Mauban North and Mauban South.
Mauban North Elementary School District
*Balaybalay Elementary School
*Concepcion Elementary School
*Liwayway Elementary School
*Mabato Elementary School
*Mauban North Elementary School I
*Mauban North Elementary School II
*Remedios I Elementary School
*Remedios I Preschool (Annex) Bulusok
*Remedios II Elementary School
*San Lorenzo Elementary School
*San Miguel- San Rafael Elementary School
*SWA Elementary School
Mauban South Elementary School District
*Alitap Elementary School
*Bagong Bayan Elementary School
*Cagbalete I Annex Elementary School
*Cagbalete I Elementary School
*Cagbalete II (P.H. Dela Costa) Elementary School
*Cagsiay I Elementary School
*Cagsiay II Elementary School
*Cagsiay III Annex Elementary School
*Cagsiay III Elementary School
*Doña Aurora Elementary School
*Mauban South Central Elementary School I
*Mauban South Central Elementary School II
*Plaridel Elementary School
*Polo Elementary School
*Rosario Elementary School
*San Jose Elementary School
*Santa Lucia Elementary School
*Santo Niño Elementary School
High schools
*Cagbalete Island National High School
*Cagsiay I National High School
*Cagsiay III-Cagsiay I National High School Extension
*Dr. Maria D. Pastrana National High School (Mauban Science-Oriented High School)
*Liwayway National High School
*Manuel S. Enverga Memorial School of Arts and Trades (Quezon National School of Arts & Trades)
Mauban also has two private schools, Central Quezon Academy in Barangay Mabato
and Mother Perpetua Parochial School in Barangay Lual Poblacion.
It also has one college, Pambayang Kolehiyo ng Mauban.
List of cultural properties
References
External links
Mauban Profile at PhilAtlas.comMunicipality of Mauban WebsiteMauban Tourism Website
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