Macalelon, officially the Municipality of Macalelon (), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Quezon
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,312 people.
The Tikoy Festival (rice cake) and the Kubol Festival are well known for this town. Macalelon is from
Lucena and from
Manila
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.
History
Macalelon began as a barrio in 1696. It became a town between 1787 and 1793.
In 1929, barrio Hingoso was separated from Macalelon to form the new municipality of
General Luna.
Geography
Barangays
Macalelon is politically subdivided into 30
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
* Amontay
* Anos
* Buyao
* Candangal
* Calantas
* Lahing
* Luctob/Townsite
* Mabini Ibaba
* Mabini Ilaya
* Malabahay
* Mambog
* Olongtao Ibaba
* Olongtao Ilaya
* Padre Herrera
* Pajarillo
* Pinagbayanan
* Rodriguez (
Poblacion)
* Rizal (
Poblacion)
* Castillo (
Poblacion)
* Pag-Asa (
Poblacion)
* Masipag (
Poblacion)
* Damayan (
Poblacion)
* San Isidro
* San Jose
* San Nicolas
* San Vicente
* Taguin
* Tubigan Ibaba
* Tubigan Ilaya
* Vista Hermosa
Climate
Macalelon is geographically vulnerale to instances of flooding. According to a 2017 flood mapping survey by the
University of the Philippines Diliman and
Mapua Institute of Technology on the Macalelon River, it was revealed that about half of the town's land area could experience floods below within five years. Additionally, 7.91% of the area might experience of flooding, and 14.9% could experience floods ranging from to over deep.
Demographics
Economy
From Macalelon's total land area, 75.98 percent of it is dedicated for agricultural use.
Tourism
Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Coral stone blocks make up this edifice which was erected in 1854. The convent of the church was built in 1870 and in 1875, the Parish of the Immaculate Concepcion was established.
Flanked by two small belfries, it is situated on top of a small hill.
Communication
Major communication companies that provides internet services are available in the municipality:
Globe
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,
Smart and
Dito. Voice and data by
PLDT and
Converge ICT is also available in the area.
Education
Schools in Macalelon are under the supervision of
DepEd Tayo Macalelon - Quezon Province.
References
External links
Macalelon Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Quezon
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