Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (), is a

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in the

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of the same name. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,886 people. The municipality was named after

Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (, , , ; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1 ...

, the second

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, first President of the Philippine Commonwealth, and the former governor. It is home to the recently started Yubakan Festival and a few speakers of the critically endangered Inagta Alabat language, one of the most endangered languages in the world as listed by

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History

Prior to the establishment of the municipality of Quezon, its area was inhabited by the Dumagat people, who primarily lived along the coast. In 1672,

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friars led by Tirso de Santa Maria explored the area and established a village, which eventually grew into a place called ''Silangan'', from the Tagalog word meaning

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, signifying the direction where the sun rises. The town faced challenges, including pirate attacks, prompting the establishment of stone fortifications, including those at Gumaca. On January 1, 1914, eleven barrios were excised from Alabat to officially form the new municipality of Quezon, by virtue of Executive Order No. 101 signed by

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in 1913. The municipality was named after

, the then-

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and a native of the province then known as Tayabas. Barrio Silanga (Silangan) was designated as the seat of municipal government.

Geography

Quezon is located at the southeastern tip of Alabat Island, which is accessible to the rest of Quezon through a sea route via Gumaca and eventually the under-construction Roma Point Bridge.

Barangays

Quezon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. Currently, there are 6 barangays which are classified as urban (highlighted in bold). * Apad * Argosino * Barangay I (

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) * Barangay II (

) * Barangay III (

) * Barangay IV (

) * Barangay V (

) * Barangay VI (

) * Cagbalogo * Caridad * Cometa * Del Pilar * Guinhawa * Gumubat * Magsino * Mascariña * Montaña * Sabang * Silangan * Tagkawa * Villa Belen * Villa Francia * Villa Gomez * Villa Mercedes

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Churches

*Santa Cruz Parish (est.1914)

References

External links

Quezon profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Quezon