Quezon

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Quezon
Typeprovince
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
Highly urbanized cities1
Cities1
Municipalities39
Barangays [note]1,209
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesPhilippine Sea, Sibuyan Sea
Area (2013) [note]8,743.84 km2 (3,376.02 sq mi)
Population (2020) [note]1,950,459
Density (2020) [note]223 / km2 (578 / sq mi)
[note] Figures exclude highly urbanized cities

Quezon is a province in the Philippines situated in the CALABARZON region occupying the central section of Luzon.

The province has a land area of 8,743.84 square kilometers or 3,376.02 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,950,459. This represented 12.04% of the total population of the CALABARZON region, 3.14% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 1.79% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 223 inhabitants per square kilometer or 578 inhabitants per square mile.

Map

Quezon is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by the Philippine Sea, Lamon Bay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Ragay Gulf, Sibuyan Sea, Tayabas Bay, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan.

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Map of the Philippines with Quezon highlighted in redMap of Quezon showing its component cities and municipalitiesAgdanganAlabatAtimonanBuenavistaBurdeosCalauagCandelariaCatanauanDoloresGeneral LunaGeneral NakarGuinayanganGumacaInfantaJomaligLopezLucbanLucenaMacalelonMaubanMulanayPadre BurgosPagbilaoPanukulanPatnanunganPerezPitogoPlaridelPolilloQuezonRealSampalocSan AndresSan AntonioSan FranciscoSan NarcisoSariayaTagkawayanTayabasTiaongUnisan

Local government units

Quezon has 39 municipalities and 1 city. The total number of barangays in the province is 1,209. The City of Lucena serves as the provincial capital, although it is administratively independent due to its distinction as a highly urbanized city.

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Local government units of Quezon
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Agdanganmunicipality12,76412,851-0.14%31.5440512
Alabatmunicipality15,93615,6300.41%57.6127719
Atimonanmunicipality64,26063,4320.27%239.6626842
Buenavistamunicipality31,16030,0470.77%161.3519337
Burdeosmunicipality24,64426,760-1.72%199.8212313
Calauagmunicipality71,80973,139-0.39%324.7122181
Candelariamunicipality137,881117,4343.44%129.101,06825
Catanauanmunicipality72,75271,0730.49%253.0728746
Doloresmunicipality32,51428,8912.52%62.6051916
General Lunamunicipality24,80426,494-1.38%101.0224627
General Nakarmunicipality34,22529,7053.03%1,343.752519
Guinayanganmunicipality44,04545,155-0.52%214.1220654
Gumacamunicipality71,94273,877-0.56%189.6537959
Infantamunicipality76,18669,0792.08%342.7622236
Jomaligmunicipality7,6677,4170.70%53.931425
Lopezmunicipality94,65795,167-0.11%355.3826695
Lucbanmunicipality53,09151,4750.65%130.4640732
Macalelonmunicipality27,31228,188-0.66%124.0522030
Maubanmunicipality71,08163,8192.29%415.9817140
Mulanaymunicipality55,57653,1230.95%420.0013228
Padre Burgosmunicipality23,48822,4600.95%69.1034022
Pagbilaomunicipality78,70075,0231.01%170.9646027
Panukulanmunicipality16,37613,5464.08%226.617213
Patnanunganmunicipality15,05214,6060.64%139.201086
Perezmunicipality12,76712,1731.01%57.4622214
Pitogomunicipality22,79823,019-0.20%73.3931139
Plaridelmunicipality10,12910,935-1.60%18.195579
Polillomunicipality31,90830,5820.90%253.0012620
Quezonmunicipality15,88615,2280.89%71.2222324
Realmunicipality38,67835,9791.53%337.9211417
Sampalocmunicipality13,62913,907-0.42%104.7813014
San Andresmunicipality37,45435,7800.97%172.932177
San Antoniomunicipality35,89133,4671.48%60.9958820
San Franciscomunicipality62,09761,4730.21%303.9620416
San Narcisomunicipality51,05848,4611.11%263.5819424
Sariayamunicipality161,868148,9801.76%212.1676343
Tagkawayanmunicipality54,00351,8320.87%534.3510145
Tayabascity (CC)112,65899,7792.59%230.9548866
Tiaongmunicipality106,26599,7121.35%168.3863131
Unisanmunicipality25,44826,884-1.15%124.1520536
Quezon Total1,950,4591,856,5821.04%8,743.842231,209

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Quezon for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱2,743,542,008.00.

Historical annual regular income data

Annual regular income of Quezon (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
20091,511,702,637.95–
20101,619,396,001.747.12%
20111,793,491,104.2910.75%
20121,752,604,253.48-2.28%
20131,915,958,003.099.32%
20142,151,782,804.5412.31%
20152,699,870,640.5425.47%
20162,743,542,008.001.62%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Quezon is 5 to 9, with 239,284 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 15,940 individuals.

Age distribution

Population of Quezon by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 143,4022.04%
1 to 4184,1618.68%
5 to 9239,28411.27%
10 to 14236,72711.15%
15 to 19218,01010.27%
20 to 24186,9768.81%
25 to 29159,0817.49%
30 to 34143,4936.76%
35 to 39135,9456.40%
40 to 44121,1785.71%
45 to 49113,7405.36%
50 to 5496,8944.56%
55 to 5980,6363.80%
60 to 6461,3542.89%
65 to 6940,7511.92%
70 to 7426,5831.25%
75 to 7918,6750.88%
80 and over15,9400.75%
Total2,122,830100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.41
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.74
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.15
  • Median Age: 23.74

Historical population

The population of Quezon grew from 139,206 in 1903 to 1,950,459 in 2020, an increase of 1,811,253 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 1.04%, or an increase of 93,877 people, from the previous population of 1,856,582 in 2015.

Trends in population growth

Population of Quezon (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationAnnualized Growth Rate
139,206–
193,9292.12%
318,5982.51%
360,8021.28%
561,3353.96%
825,8593.85%
933,5662.49%
1,021,3971.81%
1,221,8311.81%
1,359,9922.03%
1,482,9551.87%
1,646,5101.45%
1,740,6382.04%
1,856,5821.24%
1,950,4591.04%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Quezon for the year 2019 was 1,284,444.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Quezon are:

Primary Roads

  • Daang Maharlika (LZ)
  • MSR Diversion Road
  • Quirino Highway

Secondary Roads

  • Abuyon-Buenavista Road
  • Famy-Real-Infanta-Dinahican Port Road
  • Gumaca-Pitogo-Mulanay-San Narciso Road
  • Junction Lucban-Luisiana Road
  • Lucena Airport Road
  • Lucena Cotta Port Road
  • Lucena-Dalahican Port Road
  • Lucena-Tayabas-Lucban-Sampaloc-Mauban Port Road
  • Lucena-Tayabas-Mauban Port Road
  • Mauban-Tignoan Road
  • MSR Junction Lopez-Hondagua Port Road
  • MSR Junction-Lopez-Buenavista Road
  • MSR Old Route
  • Mulanay-San Francisco Road
  • P. Burgos-Pototanin Junction
  • Quezon-Batangas Road
  • San Francisco-San Andres-San Narciso Road
  • Tayabas-Mainit-Mauban Road

Tertiary Roads

  • Candelaria Bypass Road
  • Catanauan-Buenavista Road
  • Daang Maharlika Junction-Atimonan Poblacion Road
  • Junction MSR-Old Zigzag Road
  • Junction Poblacion Real-Ungos Port Road
  • Lucban-Majayjay Road
  • Lucena-Cadre Road
  • Lutucan-Guisguis Port Road
  • Marikina-Infanta Road
  • MSR Junction Tiaong-Dolores Road
  • MSR Junction-Lopez-Catanauan Road
  • Pitogo Junction-Poblacion Road
  • Quezon-Alabat-Perez Road
  • San Juan-Candelaria Junction-Candelaria-Bolboc Road
  • San Pablo Boundary-Dolores-Pinagdanglayan Road
  • Tagkawayan Poblacion Road
  • Talaba-Summit-Panaon Road
  • Tiaong Bypass Road

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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