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Province

Quezon

Quezon is a province in the CALABARZON region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 1,980,338 in the 2024 census, and it has 2 cities and 39 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A long old stone bridge of several arches over a shallow, rocky river, mirrored in the still water, under a stormy grey sky.
The Malagonlong Bridge, in Tayabas.Photo: “Puente de Malagonlong (Malagonlong Bridge)” by Allan Fesalbon Castañeda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,980,338

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 13.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 5 provinces of CALABARZON by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 12 of every 100 people in CALABARZON lived in Quezon in 2024 (11.69%)

  • Inside itSources

    41

    cities and municipalities

    1,242 barangays

  • LandSources

    8,710.19 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Quezon's land would fill a square about 93.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 227 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    522,695

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    30.4%

    About 30 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0405600000[4]Formerly 045600000

People

Quezon had 1,980,338 people in the 2024 census, up 13.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Quezon had the fewest people of the 5 provinces of CALABARZON in 2024[1]
  1. 1Cavite4,573,884
  2. 2Laguna3,687,345
  3. 3Rizal3,416,541
  4. 4Batangas2,994,795
  5. 5Quezon1,980,338
All 5 provinces of CALABARZON
Of every 100 people in Quezon in 2024[1]

The PSA counts Quezon without Lucena City, which is a highly urbanized city and is counted on its own, as in every province.[1]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.2%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.8%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5157,29881,70375,595
5 - 9189,96498,11791,847
10 - 14209,845108,575101,270
15 - 19197,403102,16995,234
20 - 24167,54086,40381,137
25 - 29151,97478,02873,946
30 - 34144,67473,89970,775
35 - 39127,15465,24761,907
40 - 44118,56561,11657,449
45 - 49109,35356,25853,095
50 - 5499,88251,06648,816
55 - 5988,22144,39243,829
60 - 6475,91937,76738,152
65 - 6957,83227,30430,528
70 - 7438,95916,78522,174
75 - 7921,6938,04713,646
80 - 8412,2683,8228,446
85 and over8,1131,9026,211

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
1,980,338[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
522,695[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of CALABARZON, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
11.69%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
30.4% (602,804 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
1,002,600 men, 974,057 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,980,338[1, 2]0.37% a year522,6953.8
2020as of May 1, 20201,950,459[1]1.04% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,856,582[1]1.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20101,740,638[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,646,510[40]1.45% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders1,482,955[40, 41]1.87% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then1,359,992[40]2.03% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then1,221,831[40]1.81% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then1,021,397[40]1.81% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then933,566[40]2.49% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then825,859[40]3.85% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then561,335[40]———

Cities and municipalities

Quezon is made up of 39 municipalities, 1 city and Lucena City, with 1,242 barangays in all. Lucena City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Colour byColours the map of Quezon by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AuroraBatangasBulacanCamarines NorteCamarines SurLagunaRizalAgdangan: 13,316 people, 390 per km², 1.02% a yearAlabat: 15,744 people, 273 per km², −0.29% a yearAtimonan: 65,552 people, 251 per km², 0.48% a yearBuenavista: 31,550 people, 185 per km², 0.30% a yearBurdeos: 22,742 people, 119 per km², −1.91% a yearCalauag: 68,999 people, 167 per km², −0.95% a yearCandelaria: 137,933 people, 970 per km², 0.01% a yearCatanauan: 76,250 people, 306 per km², 1.13% a yearLucena City: 280,331 people, 3,411 per km², 0.12% a yearTayabas City: 115,318 people, 492 per km², 0.56% a yearDolores: 32,645 people, 464 per km², 0.10% a yearGeneral Luna: 25,110 people, 249 per km², 0.29% a yearGeneral Nakar: 34,982 people, 22 per km², 0.53% a yearGuinayangan: 45,375 people, 212 per km², 0.72% a yearGumaca: 72,454 people, 364 per km², 0.17% a yearInfanta: 77,676 people, 410 per km², 0.47% a yearJomalig: 7,884 people, 146 per km², 0.67% a yearLopez: 96,006 people, 274 per km², 0.34% a yearLucban: 54,134 people, 423 per km², 0.47% a yearMacalelon: 25,266 people, 264 per km², −1.85% a yearMauban: 70,135 people, 142 per km², −0.32% a yearMulanay: 53,976 people, 198 per km², −0.70% a yearPadre Burgos: 23,392 people, 314 per km², −0.10% a yearPagbilao: 82,132 people, 476 per km², 1.03% a yearPanukulan: 17,118 people, 80 per km², 1.07% a yearPatnanungan: 15,554 people, 190 per km², 0.79% a yearPerez: 13,052 people, 211 per km², 0.53% a yearPitogo: 22,499 people, 282 per km², −0.32% a yearPlaridel: 10,866 people, 597 per km², 1.70% a yearPolillo: 31,737 people, 132 per km², −0.13% a yearQuezon: 15,869 people, 294 per km², −0.03% a yearReal: 39,969 people, 118 per km², 0.79% a yearSampaloc: 13,331 people, 166 per km², −0.53% a yearSan Andres: 38,407 people, 186 per km², 0.60% a yearSan Antonio: 36,451 people, 640 per km², 0.37% a yearSan Francisco: 63,789 people, 232 per km², 0.65% a yearSan Narciso: 53,375 people, 212 per km², 1.07% a yearSariaya: 172,018 people, 887 per km², 1.47% a yearTagkawayan: 54,709 people, 103 per km², 0.31% a yearTiaong: 107,666 people, 941 per km², 0.31% a yearUnisan: 25,357 people, 209 per km², −0.09% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Quezon. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AgdanganMunicipality13,3160.67%1.02% a year34.14 km²
AlabatMunicipality15,7440.8%−0.29% a year57.60 km²
AtimonanMunicipality65,5523.31%0.48% a year260.89 km²
BuenavistaMunicipality31,5501.59%0.30% a year170.33 km²
BurdeosMunicipality22,7421.15%−1.91% a year190.35 km²
CalauagMunicipality68,9993.48%−0.95% a year411.99 km²
CandelariaMunicipality137,9336.97%0.01% a year142.20 km²
CatanauanMunicipality76,2503.85%1.13% a year249.17 km²
Lucena CityHighly urbanized city280,331counted on its own0.12% a year82.18 km²
Tayabas CityComponent city115,3185.82%0.56% a year234.29 km²
DoloresMunicipality32,6451.65%0.10% a year70.43 km²
General LunaMunicipality25,1101.27%0.29% a year100.91 km²
General NakarMunicipality34,9821.77%0.53% a year1,626.13 km²
GuinayanganMunicipality45,3752.29%0.72% a year214.12 km²
GumacaMunicipality72,4543.66%0.17% a year199.03 km²
InfantaMunicipality77,6763.92%0.47% a year189.34 km²
JomaligMunicipality7,8840.4%0.67% a year53.93 km²
LopezMunicipality96,0064.85%0.34% a year350.05 km²
LucbanMunicipality54,1342.73%0.47% a year127.94 km²
MacalelonMunicipality25,2661.28%−1.85% a year95.54 km²
MaubanMunicipality70,1353.54%−0.32% a year494.21 km²
MulanayMunicipality53,9762.73%−0.70% a year272.93 km²
Padre BurgosMunicipality23,3921.18%−0.10% a year74.42 km²
PagbilaoMunicipality82,1324.15%1.03% a year172.57 km²
PanukulanMunicipality17,1180.86%1.07% a year212.90 km²
PatnanunganMunicipality15,5540.79%0.79% a year81.92 km²
PerezMunicipality13,0520.66%0.53% a year61.79 km²
PitogoMunicipality22,4991.14%−0.32% a year79.88 km²
PlaridelMunicipality10,8660.55%1.70% a year18.19 km²
PolilloMunicipality31,7371.6%−0.13% a year240.52 km²
QuezonMunicipality15,8690.8%−0.03% a year54.00 km²
RealMunicipality39,9692.02%0.79% a year337.92 km²
SampalocMunicipality13,3310.67%−0.53% a year80.54 km²
San AndresMunicipality38,4071.94%0.60% a year206.49 km²
San AntonioMunicipality36,4511.84%0.37% a year56.99 km²
San FranciscoMunicipality63,7893.22%0.65% a year274.99 km²
San NarcisoMunicipality53,3752.7%1.07% a year252.29 km²
SariayaMunicipality172,0188.69%1.47% a year194.04 km²
TagkawayanMunicipality54,7092.76%0.31% a year529.69 km²
TiaongMunicipality107,6665.44%0.31% a year114.39 km²
UnisanMunicipality25,3571.28%−0.09% a year121.14 km²

Land & Environment

Quezon covers 8,710.19 km² of land, 227 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,170 m above the sea and it has 1,452.5 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
8,710.19 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
227 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
13.72897° N, 122.34097° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[36]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
183 m
Highest
2,170 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

1,452.5 km of coastline[37]

Rivers[37]

  1. Calauag River51.0 of 51.1 km
  2. Catanauan River40.6 km
  3. Santa Lucia River35.8 km
  4. Pandanan River35.4 of 35.5 km
  5. Limutan River29.8 of 35.8 km
  6. Umiray River29.5 of 51.3 km
  7. Peris River29.1 of 29.3 km
  8. Maapon River28.3 of 37.7 km

The longest inside it: 93 in all.

Peaks[37]

  1. Mount Banahawvolcano2,169 m
  2. Banahao De Lucbanvolcano1,875 m
  3. Mount Labo1,544 m
  4. Mount Caladang1,430 m
  5. Mount Malabito1,334 m
  6. Mount Binuang1,095 m

The highest: 37 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[38]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Covers about 56 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Alabat, the nearest PAGASA station, 55 km away[39]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,363 mm of rain on 175 days a year; 27.0 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Alabat, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January249 mm1825.3 °C28.4 °C22.2 °C
February193 mm1325.5 °C28.8 °C22.2 °C
March147 mm926.4 °C30.0 °C22.8 °C
April84 mm627.7 °C31.8 °C23.6 °C
May128 mm928.3 °C32.8 °C23.9 °C
June175 mm1128.3 °C32.7 °C23.9 °C
July230 mm1527.7 °C31.8 °C23.6 °C
August144 mm1227.8 °C32.0 °C23.6 °C
September267 mm1527.6 °C31.7 °C23.5 °C
October457 mm2127.1 °C30.7 °C23.4 °C
November567 mm2326.6 °C29.9 °C23.4 °C
December722 mm2325.8 °C28.7 °C22.8 °C
The year3,363 mm17527.0 °C30.8 °C23.2 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Quezon's economy made ₱323.7 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱168,118 for each person. About 11 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱323.7 billion[23]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱251.0 billion at 2018 prices. It leaves out Lucena City, which the PSA counts apart.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.8%[24]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱168,118[25]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
11.0% of people[26]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 11 of every 100 people in Quezon lived below the poverty line in 2023 (11.0%)[26]

The PSA's survey puts it between 7.9% and 14.1%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱28,988 a person for the year. As the PSA counts it, without the City of Lucena.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 509government offices
  • 112hospitals and health centres
  • 1,163schools
  • 262places of worship
  • 38markets
  • 51stations and terminals
  • 34parks
  • 17beaches
  • 57monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Quezon” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals51

45 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon

Parks34

28 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon

Beaches17

11 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon

Monuments and memorials57

51 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Quezon. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[20, 21]

Capital
Lucena City[4]

4 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[22]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district13 cities and municipalities

2nd district6 cities and municipalities

3rd district12 cities and municipalities

4th district10 cities and municipalities

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Angelina De Luna Tan[27]
    Vice governor
    Anacleto Almendras Alcala III[27]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Angelina De Luna Tan[28]
    Vice governor
    Anacleto Almendras Alcala III[28]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Danilo Etorma Suarez[29]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Buenaobra Nantes[29]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    David Catarina Suarez[30]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Buenaobra Nantes[30]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    David Catarina Suarez[31]
    Vice governor
    Samuel Buenaobra Nantes[31]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    David Catarina Suarez[32]
    Vice governor
    Vicente Jaraza Alcala[32]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Rafael Puchero Nantes[33]
    Vice governor
    Carlos Lontok Portes[33]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Wilfredo Lopez Enverga[34]
    Vice governor
    David Catarina Suarez[34]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Wilfrido L. Enverga[35]
    Vice governor
    Jovito E. Talabong[35]
Governors and vice governors of Quezon, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Angelina De Luna Tan[27]Anacleto Almendras Alcala III[27]
2022–2025Angelina De Luna Tan[28]Anacleto Almendras Alcala III[28]
2019–2022Danilo Etorma Suarez[29]Samuel Buenaobra Nantes[29]
2016–2019David Catarina Suarez[30]Samuel Buenaobra Nantes[30]
2013–2016David Catarina Suarez[31]Samuel Buenaobra Nantes[31]
2010–2013David Catarina Suarez[32]Vicente Jaraza Alcala[32]
2007–2010Rafael Puchero Nantes[33]Carlos Lontok Portes[33]
2004–2007Wilfredo Lopez Enverga[34]David Catarina Suarez[34]
2001–2004Wilfrido L. Enverga[35]Jovito E. Talabong[35]

History & Identity

Quezon's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Quezon in Now

Created
Created as the Province of Kalilayan in 1591, later called Tayabas; its civil government was set up under Act No. 103, enacted 12 March 1901, and Republic Act No. 14 renamed it Quezon on 7 September 1946[9, 10, 11, 12]

How it got its name

Republic Act No. 14 renamed the Province of Tayabas Quezon on 7 September 1946, in recognition of President Manuel L. Quezon's services to the country; he was born in Baler, then part of the province.[10, 12]

When it was created in 1591 it was called Kalilayan, after its capital town, now Unisan. The province took the name Tayabas when its seat moved to the town of Tayabas.[9, 10]

Its story

Juan de Salcedo crossed it in 1571 on his way from Laguna to Camarines, and in 1572 visited the towns of the Contracosta, Casiguran, Baler and Infanta. In 1578 the Franciscans Juan de Placencia and Diego de Oropesa founded what became the town of Tayabas.[9, 10]

In 1841 Apolinario de la Cruz of Lucban led the revolt of the Cofradía de San José; government forces attacked his camp on 1 November 1841.[9, 13]

On 13 August 1898 General Miguel Malvar took Tayabas for the revolutionary government. The province now keeps 13 August as its own Araw ng Kalayaan, under a provincial ordinance of 2023.[9, 14]

The Philippine Commission organized its provincial government on 12 March 1901, with Lucena as its capital. In 1902 the Commission annexed to it the island of Polillo, the districts of Infanta and Principe, and the Province of Marinduque; Act No. 2880 of 1920 authorized the Governor-General to re-establish Marinduque as an independent province.[11, 15, 16, 17]

Japanese forces landed at Atimonan on 23 December 1941, and on 4 April 1945 American forces entered Lucena. In 1951 Baler, Casiguran, Dipaculao and Maria Aurora became the sub-province of Aurora, separated as a province of its own in 1978.[9, 18, 19]

Timeline

  1. 1591

    The Province of Kalilayan is created.[9, 10]

  2. 1841

    Apolinario de la Cruz leads the revolt of the Cofradía de San José.[9]

  3. 13 August 1898

    General Miguel Malvar takes Tayabas for the revolutionary government.[9]

  4. 12 March 1901

    Act No. 103 extends the Provincial Government Act to Tayabas, with Lucena as its capital.[11]

  5. 12 June 1902

    Act No. 417 annexes Polillo and the districts of Infanta and El Príncipe.[15]

  6. 10 November 1902

    Act No. 499 annexes the Province of Marinduque to Tayabas.[16]

  7. 21 January 1920

    Act No. 2880 provides for Marinduque to be a province again.[17]

  8. 23 December 1941

    Japanese forces land at Atimonan.[9]

  9. 4 April 1945

    American forces enter Lucena.[9]

  10. 7 September 1946

    Republic Act No. 14 renames Tayabas Quezon.[12]

  11. 14 June 1951

    Republic Act No. 648 makes Aurora a sub-province.[18]

  12. 21 November 1978

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 7 separates Aurora as a province.[19]

Nearby

Quezon shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Quezon beside CALABARZON, and where it stands among the provinces of CALABARZON.

Quezon beside CALABARZON
FigureQuezonCALABARZONRank among the provinces of CALABARZON
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary1,980,338[1, 2]16,933,2345th of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.37% a year[1, 2]slower1.07% a year5th of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary227[7]less crowded1,0955th of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary8,710.19 km²[7]15,470.23 km²1st of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]higher3.5not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary30.4%[6]lower73%not ranked

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