Perez, officially the Municipality of Perez ( tgl, Bayan ng Perez), is a 5th class

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in the

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Quezon Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon ( tl, Lalawigan ng Quezon), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines, region on Luzon. Kalilayan was the first known name of th ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,767 people. It is formerly a barrio named Sangirin, which was part of

Mauban Mauban, officially the Municipality of Mauban ( tgl, Bayan ng Mauban), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,081 people. It lies southeast of Manila and some ...

and later of Alabat in 1884. It was named as a token of gratitude to Felimon Perez, the former governor of the province who helped make this place an independent municipality in 1929. The town is home to a few speakers of the critically endangered

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, one of the most endangered languages in the world as listed by

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Geography

Barangays

Perez is politically subdivided into 14

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s, 4 of which are urban and the rest are rural barangays. * Maabot * Mainit Norte * Mainit Sur * Pambuhan * Pinagtubigan Este * Pinagtubigan Weste * Pagkakaisa Pob. (Barangay 1) * Mapagmahal Pob. (Barangay 2) * Bagong Pag-Asa Pob. (Barangay 3) * Bagong Silang Pob. (Barangay 4) * Rizal * Sangirin * Villamanzano Norte * Villamanzano Sur

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Elected officials

Municipal council (2019-2022: *Mayor: Pepito C. Reyes *Vice-Mayor: Ryan A. Panol *Councilors: **Gilbert N. Tarrega **John Dominic A. Corales **Roberto R. Buerano **Richard R. Mascarina **Santiago T. Evangelista **Victor C. Alpay **Aubrey B. Manlogon **Czarina C. Caringal

References

External links

Perez Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Quezon {{Calabarzon-geo-stub