Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon ( tgl, Bayan ng Quezon), is a 1st class

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in the

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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 t ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,283 people. 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 Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan ( tgl, Bayan ng Aborlan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people. It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu ...

and the barrios of Iraan, Candawaga and Canipaan from Brooke's Point. 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 metropolita ...

s. * Alfonso XIII (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up th ...

) * 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
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