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Candelaria

Candelaria is a municipality in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines. Its population was 137,933 in the 2024 census, and it has 25 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Candelaria by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Tayabas CityDoloresNagcarlanSan JuanSariayaTiaongPoblacion: 4,862 people, 8,621 per km², −6.56% a yearBuenavista East: 2,582 people, 469 per km², −1.78% a yearBuenavista West: 3,712 people, 758 per km², −0.36% a yearBukal Norte: 3,059 people, 347 per km², 0.64% a yearBukal Sur: 8,577 people, 2,917 per km², 0.26% a yearKinatihan I: 1,884 people, 311 per km², −2.24% a yearKinatihan II: 1,878 people, 388 per km², −0.57% a yearMalabanban Norte: 12,538 people, 4,661 per km², −1.68% a yearMalabanban Sur: 9,684 people, 2,034 per km², −0.04% a yearMangilag Norte: 3,498 people, 837 per km², 5.27% a yearMangilag Sur: 8,786 people, 3,094 per km², 0.94% a yearMasalukot I: 7,060 people, 3,239 per km², 0.78% a yearMasalukot II: 3,172 people, 889 per km², 1.21% a yearMasalukot III: 1,528 people, 198 per km², 3.00% a yearMasalukot IV: 831 people, 48 per km², 1.31% a yearMasin Norte: 7,602 people, 1,653 per km², 0.05% a yearMasin Sur: 6,213 people, 1,770 per km², 1.40% a yearMayabobo: 2,677 people, 333 per km², 1.02% a yearPahinga Norte: 17,425 people, 5,657 per km², 1.71% a yearPahinga Sur: 3,192 people, 920 per km², −2.33% a yearSan Andres: 5,152 people, 873 per km², −2.89% a yearSan Isidro: 5,835 people, 789 per km², 2.15% a yearSanta Catalina Norte: 7,161 people, 1,639 per km², −0.76% a yearSanta Catalina Sur: 8,242 people, 635 per km², 0.95% a yearMasalukot V: 783 people, 146 per km², 1.07% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

  • PeopleSources

    137,933

    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 24.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon 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 7 of every 100 people in Quezon lived in Candelaria in 2024 (6.97%)

  • Inside itSources

    25

    barangays

  • LandSources

    142.20 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: Candelaria's land would fill a square about 11.9 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: 970 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 10 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

    39,999

    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

    3.4 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    79.1%

    About 79 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
0405608000[4]Formerly 045608000
ZIP code
4323[14, 15, 16]

People

Candelaria had 137,933 people in the 2024 census, up 24.7% 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.

Candelaria had the 3rd most people of the 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon in 2024[1]
  1. 1Lucena City280,331
  2. 2Sariaya172,018
  3. 3Candelaria137,933
  4. 4Tayabas City115,318
  5. 5Tiaong107,666
  6. 6Lopez96,006
  7. 7Pagbilao82,132
All 41 cities and municipalities of Quezon
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 68 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Pahinga Norte17,42513 in 100
  2. Malabanban Norte12,5389 in 100
  3. Malabanban Sur9,6847 in 100
  4. Mangilag Sur8,7866 in 100
  5. Bukal Sur8,5776 in 100
  6. Santa Catalina Sur8,2426 in 100
  7. Masin Norte7,6026 in 100
  8. Santa Catalina Norte7,1615 in 100
  9. Masalukot I7,0605 in 100
  10. Masin Sur6,2135 in 100
See all 25 barangays of Candelaria
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.2%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 413,3706,8526,518
5 - 914,0077,2516,756
10 - 1414,2087,3596,849
15 - 1913,5566,9676,589
20 - 2412,5176,3886,129
25 - 2911,7475,9145,833
30 - 3410,2375,1715,066
35 - 399,3404,7404,600
40 - 448,4244,3084,116
45 - 497,1103,6393,471
50 - 546,1783,0373,141
55 - 595,3762,6762,700
60 - 644,4702,0882,382
65 - 693,0661,3511,715
70 - 741,7456721,073
75 - 791,068343725
80 years and over1,083279804

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
137,933[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
39,999[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.4 on average[1, 2]
Share of Quezon, 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
6.97%[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
79.1% (109,137 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
69,035 men, 68,467 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024137,933[1, 2]0.01% a year39,9993.4
2020as of May 1, 2020137,881[1]3.43% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015117,434[1]1.15% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010110,570[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then105,997[34]1.91% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders92,429[34, 35]2.94% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then80,733[34]2.72% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then69,969[34]2.50% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then54,629[34]2.04% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then49,384[34]2.33% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then44,031[34]3.85% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then29,928[34]———

Barangays

Candelaria is made up of 25 barangays.
Barangays of Candelaria. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Buenavista East2,5821.87%−1.78% a yearabout 5.50 km²Rural
Buenavista West3,7122.69%−0.36% a yearabout 4.90 km²Rural
Bukal Norte3,0592.22%0.64% a yearabout 8.82 km²Rural
Bukal Sur8,5776.22%0.26% a yearabout 2.94 km²Urban
Kinatihan I1,8841.37%−2.24% a yearabout 6.06 km²Rural
Kinatihan II1,8781.36%−0.57% a yearabout 4.84 km²Rural
Malabanban Norte12,5389.09%−1.68% a yearabout 2.69 km²Urban
Malabanban Sur9,6847.02%−0.04% a yearabout 4.76 km²Urban
Mangilag Norte3,4982.54%5.27% a yearabout 4.18 km²Rural
Mangilag Sur8,7866.37%0.94% a yearabout 2.84 km²Urban
Masalukot I7,0605.12%0.78% a yearabout 2.18 km²Urban
Masalukot II3,1722.3%1.21% a yearabout 3.57 km²Rural
Masalukot III1,5281.11%3.00% a yearabout 7.73 km²Rural
Masalukot IV8310.6%1.31% a yearabout 17.29 km²Rural
Masalukot V7830.57%1.07% a yearabout 5.37 km²Rural
Masin Norte7,6025.51%0.05% a yearabout 4.60 km²Urban
Masin Sur6,2134.5%1.40% a yearabout 3.51 km²Urban
Mayabobo2,6771.94%1.02% a yearabout 8.03 km²Rural
Pahinga Norte17,42512.63%1.71% a yearabout 3.08 km²Urban
Pahinga Sur3,1922.31%−2.33% a yearabout 3.47 km²Rural
Poblacion4,8623.52%−6.56% a yearabout 0.564 km²Urban
San Andres5,1523.74%−2.89% a yearabout 5.90 km²Urban
San Isidro5,8354.23%2.15% a yearabout 7.40 km²Urban
Santa Catalina Norte7,1615.19%−0.76% a yearabout 4.37 km²Urban
Santa Catalina Sur8,2425.98%0.95% a yearabout 12.97 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Candelaria covers 142.20 km² of land, 970 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,149 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
142.20 km²[6]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
970 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.91597° N, 121.41748° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
4 m
Average
200 m
Highest
2,149 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[31]

  1. Quiapo River11.2 km
  2. Maasin River4.0 km
  3. Malaking Tubig River1.8 of 48.4 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Mount Mayaboboheight not mapped

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 III[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Tayabas, the nearest PAGASA station, 23 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,145 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 26.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tayabas, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January165 mm1624.8 °C27.8 °C21.8 °C
February133 mm1225.1 °C28.4 °C21.8 °C
March110 mm926.2 °C29.9 °C22.6 °C
April100 mm727.7 °C31.8 °C23.7 °C
May160 mm1228.3 °C32.5 °C24.2 °C
June215 mm1428.0 °C31.9 °C24.0 °C
July273 mm1727.4 °C31.1 °C23.6 °C
August186 mm1527.4 °C31.2 °C23.5 °C
September272 mm1627.2 °C31.1 °C23.2 °C
October452 mm1926.8 °C30.4 °C23.3 °C
November545 mm2226.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
December534 mm2225.4 °C28.2 °C22.6 °C
The year3,145 mm18126.7 °C30.3 °C23.1 °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 158 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 16 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
15.8% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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 16 of every 100 people in Candelaria lived below the poverty line in 2021 (15.8%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 11.6% and 20.1%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 35schools
  • 8places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Candelaria. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Quezon[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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

    Mayor
    George Dalawampu Suayan[20]
    Vice mayor
    Ireneo Carandang Boongaling[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    George Dalawampu Suayan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Macario Diaz Boongaling[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Macario Diaz Boongaling[22]
    Vice mayor
    George Dalawampu Suayan[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Macario Diaz Boongaling[23]
    Vice mayor
    George Dalawampu Suayan[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ferdinand Reyes Maliwanag[24]
    Vice mayor
    Anatalia De Ramos Atienza[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ferdinand Reyes Maliwanag[25]
    Vice mayor
    Anatalia De Ramos Atienza[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ferdinand Reyes Maliwanag[26]
    Vice mayor
    Anatalia De Ramos Atienza[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    David Emralino[27]
    Vice mayor
    Ferdinand Maliwanag[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    David Dv. Emralino[28]
    Vice mayor
    Ferdinand R. Maliwanag[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Candelaria, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026George Dalawampu Suayan[20]Ireneo Carandang Boongaling[20]
2022–2025George Dalawampu Suayan[21]Macario Diaz Boongaling[21]
2019–2022Macario Diaz Boongaling[22]George Dalawampu Suayan[22]
2016–2019Macario Diaz Boongaling[23]George Dalawampu Suayan[23]
2013–2016Ferdinand Reyes Maliwanag[24]Anatalia De Ramos Atienza[24]
2010–2013Ferdinand Reyes Maliwanag[25]Anatalia De Ramos Atienza[25]
2007–2010Ferdinand Reyes Maliwanag[26]Anatalia De Ramos Atienza[26]
2004–2007David Emralino[27]Ferdinand Maliwanag[27]
2001–2004David Dv. Emralino[28]Ferdinand R. Maliwanag[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Candelaria before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Candelaria before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998–2001Isidro L. de Gala[29]Mayor
1978–1986Pedro M. Cedeño[29]Mayor
1968–1978Cipriano Maliwanag[29]Mayor
1960–1967Venancio N. Dia[29]Mayor
1951–1960Eligio A. Manalo[29]Mayor
1947–1951Eligio A. Manalo[29]Mayor
1945–1947Felix B. Ona[29]Mayor
1939–1941Pastor G. Javier[29]Mayor
1937–1939Felix Ona[29]Mayor
1931–1934Dr. Generoso Nadres[29]Mayor
1929–1931Dr. Emilio de Gala[29]Mayor
1926–1928David Reyrozo[29]Mayor
1922–1925Mansueto Javier[29]Mayor
1920–1922Francisco Fernandez[29]Mayor
1919–1920Hermenigildo Nadres[29]Mayor
1917–1918Generoso de Gala[29]Mayor
1912–1917Juan Javier[29]Mayor
1908–1912Hermenigildo Nadres[29]Mayor

History & Identity

Candelaria's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Candelaria in Now

Created
Act No. 1721, enacted on 20 September 1907, separated the barrio of Candelaria from Sariaya and made it a new municipality of Tayabas province.[9]

Its story

Before 1885 the western barangays of Candelaria, such as Taguan, Kinatihan and Masin, belonged to Tiaong, and the eastern ones, such as Malabanban, Mangilag and Santa Catalina, belonged to Sariaya.[11]

The town website says the Governor General, Domingo Moriones y Murillo, granted the founding families' request for their own government, and that the town was declared an independent pueblo on 26 December 1878.[11]

After about seven years under Sariaya, Candelaria became a fourth class municipality again in 1908.[11]

Candelaria was freed from the Japanese Imperial Army on 6 June 1946.[11]

Timeline

  1. 26 December 1878

    Candelaria was declared an independent pueblo under the Spanish government.[11]

  2. 5 August 1879

    The King of Spain approved Candelaria as an independent town.[11]

  3. 20 September 1907

    Act No. 1721 constituted Candelaria a new municipality, separate from Sariaya.[9]

  4. 1908

    Candelaria again stood on its own as a fourth class municipality.[11]

  5. 6 June 1946

    Candelaria was liberated from the Japanese Imperial Army.[11]

Nearby

Candelaria shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Candelaria beside Quezon, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Quezon.

Candelaria beside Quezon
FigureCandelariaQuezonRank among the cities and municipalities of Quezon
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 glossary137,933[1, 2]1,980,3383rd of 41
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 glossary0.01% a year[1, 2]slower0.37% a year29th of 41
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 glossary970[6]more crowded2272nd of 41
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 glossary142.20 km²[6]8,710.19 km²23rd of 41
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 glossary3.4[1, 2]lower3.8not 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 glossary79.1%[5]higher30.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Lucena City, the capital of Quezon
20.1 km east
Manila
87.9 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. TiaongQuezon8.3 km northwest
  2. SariayaQuezon10.1 km east
  3. DoloresQuezon10.2 km north
  4. San AntonioQuezon12.0 km west
  5. San JuanBatangas14.4 km south
  6. San Pablo CityLaguna16.9 km northwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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