Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon ( tgl, Bayan ng Quezon), is a 1st class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Palawan
Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in ...
,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,283 people.
It is home to the
Tabon Caves
The Tabon Caves, dubbed as the ''Philippines' Cradle of Civilization'', are a group of caves located on Lipuun Point, north of Quezon municipality, in the south western part of the province of Palawan on Palawan Island, in the Philippines. They ...
where the remains of the
Tabon Man
Tabon Man refers to remains discovered in the Tabon Caves in Lipuun Point in Quezon, Palawan in the Philippines. They were discovered by Robert B. Fox, an American anthropologist of the National Museum of the Philippines, on May 28, 1962. The ...
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
Brooke's Point, officially the Municipality of Brooke's Point ( tgl, Bayan ng Brooke's Point), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,994 people.
It is named ...
.
In 1957, the sitios of Aramaywan, Isugod, Tabon, Sawangan, Calumpang, Campong-Ulay, Ransang, Cadawaga, Culasian, Panalingaan, Taburi, Latud and Canipaan were converted into barrios.
Geography
Barangays
Quezon is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...
s.
* Alfonso XIII (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippines, Philippi ...
)
* Aramaywan
* Berong
* Calumpang
* Isugod
* Quinlogan
* Maasin
*
Panitian
Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon ( tgl, 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.
It is home to the Tabon Caves where ...
* Pinaglabanan
* Sowangan
* Tabon
* Kalatagbak
* Malatgao
* Tagusao
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Quezon, Palawan, was 65,283 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
Quezon Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Palawan