Plaridel, officially the Municipality of Plaridel (), is a
municipality
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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 10,129 people.
The municipality was created in 1962 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3493 where its territories carved out from
Atimonan.
History
Under the Republic Act No. 3493, barrios were taken from
Atimonan, Quezon to constitute the Municipality of Plaridel. This barrios include Siain, Ilosong, Concepcion, Duhat and Tanauan. As the Act decreed, Siain became the seat of government.
The Act was based on House Bill No. 822 introduced by Congressman Eladio A. Caliwara who was then representing the Second District of Quezon. It was signed in June 1962 by Philippine president
Diosdado Macapagal enacting it as a law.
The Municipality of Plaridel was inaugurated in October 27, 1962.
Geography
The smallest municipality in the province of Quezon, Plaridel has an area of 33 square kilometers comprising nine barangays - four of which are poblaciones - and its population is around 11,000. It lies between the towns of Atimonan and Gumaca, hugging the coastline of the Province alongside Maharlika Highway. Its inhabitants are occupied primarily with fishing. Those engaged in Agriculture plant mostly coconut and rice. A visitor this town must taste and savor its local version of Suman.
Plaridel is from
Lucena
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and from
Manila
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.
Barangays
Plaridel is politically subdivided into 9
barangay
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s, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
* Central (
Poblacion)
* Concepcion
* Duhat
* Ilaya
* Ilosong
* M. L. Tumagay (
Poblacion)
* Paang Bundok (
Poblacion)
* Paaralan or Pampaaralan (
Poblacion)
* Tanauan
Barangays Duhat, Ilaya, and Ilosong are south of the
Poblacion, and are accessed by a paved road which connects with the National Maharlika Highway at Barangay Pampaaralan (also called Paaralan). This road is also the main access to Barangay Kulawit, part of the Municipality of Atimonan to the west.
Climate
Demographics
Religion
*Roman Catholic
*Iglesia Ni Cristo
*Seventh Day Adventist
*Bible Baptist
Economy
Government
Elected officials
Municipal council (2022-2025):
*Mayor: Jose D. Saavedra
*Vice Mayor: Bernardo V. Tumagay
*Councilors:
** Sixto Alva
** Rommel Caparros
** Victor Tumagay
** Atorni Dee Magbuhos
** Don-Don Anda
** Omack Camba
** Estelita Javier
** Darwin Alvarez
References
External links
Plaridel Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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