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Lucena City

Lucena City is a highly urbanized city in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines. Its population was 280,331 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Lucena City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Tayabas CityPagbilaoSariayaBarangay 1: 2,346 people, 17,250 per km², −2.29% a yearBarangay 10: 3,835 people, 12,411 per km², −6.83% a yearBarangay 11: 1,785 people, 7,863 per km², −2.98% a yearBarangay 2: 944 people, 12,324 per km², −5.50% a yearBarangay 3: 741 people, 5,614 per km², −9.99% a yearBarangay 4: 2,997 people, 28,009 per km², 0.71% a yearBarangay 5: 2,749 people, 21,817 per km², 3.57% a yearBarangay 6: 863 people, 8,219 per km², 7.03% a yearBarangay 7: 1,515 people, 13,773 per km², −8.84% a yearBarangay 8: 3,337 people, 24,903 per km², −4.26% a yearBarangay 9: 3,206 people, 13,879 per km², −1.42% a yearBarra: 5,806 people, 6,297 per km², 1.80% a yearBocohan: 7,167 people, 2,198 per km², 2.90% a yearMayao Castillo: 3,821 people, 512 per km², 6.74% a yearCotta: 20,833 people, 11,639 per km², −0.87% a yearGulang-gulang: 26,030 people, 7,374 per km², −2.07% a yearDalahican: 26,985 people, 8,513 per km², 1.51% a yearDomoit: 5,764 people, 1,981 per km², 1.01% a yearIbabang Dupay: 27,847 people, 5,439 per km², −0.23% a yearIbabang Iyam: 29,480 people, 4,571 per km², 1.18% a yearIbabang Talim: 4,155 people, 845 per km², 2.07% a yearIlayang Dupay: 2,857 people, 451 per km², 3.82% a yearIlayang Iyam: 10,975 people, 8,508 per km², −2.45% a yearIlayang Talim: 2,363 people, 594 per km², 0.87% a yearIsabang: 13,909 people, 2,187 per km², −0.18% a yearMayao Crossing: 19,739 people, 5,250 per km², 3.49% a yearMayao Kanluran: 14,344 people, 3,604 per km², 2.46% a yearMayao Parada: 4,045 people, 822 per km², 0.29% a yearMayao Silangan: 9,435 people, 1,649 per km², 0.25% a yearRansohan: 1,874 people, 4,240 per km², 2.35% a yearSalinas: 2,005 people, 546 per km², 1.03% a yearTalao-talao: 5,582 people, 2,819 per km², 1.56% a yearMarket View: 10,997 people, 24,824 per km², −3.09% 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

    280,331

    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

    1st

    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

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    82.18 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: Lucena City's land would fill a square about 9.1 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: 3,411 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 34 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

    70,662

    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

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    92.1%

    About 92 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
0431200000[5]Formerly 045624000
ZIP code
4301[15, 16, 17]

People

Lucena City had 280,331 people in the 2024 census, up 13.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Lucena City had the 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 72 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Ibabang Iyam29,48011 in 100
  2. Ibabang Dupay27,84710 in 100
  3. Dalahican26,98510 in 100
  4. Gulang-gulang26,0309 in 100
  5. Cotta20,8337 in 100
  6. Mayao Crossing19,7397 in 100
  7. Mayao Kanluran14,3445 in 100
  8. Isabang13,9095 in 100
  9. Market View10,9974 in 100
  10. Ilayang Iyam10,9754 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Lucena City
Age structure · 2024 Census[4]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.2%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 522,81511,84910,966
5 - 925,58213,19712,385
10 - 1427,57714,24913,328
15 - 1928,33014,43613,894
20 - 2425,90313,11712,786
25 - 2923,45312,06411,389
30 - 3421,27810,76410,514
35 - 3918,3109,3308,980
40 - 4417,1738,6248,549
45 - 4915,4217,7707,651
50 - 5413,7366,7816,955
55 - 5911,9515,6346,317
60 - 6410,1814,7125,469
65 - 697,4963,3584,138
70 - 745,1481,9793,169
75 - 792,7999381,861
80 - 841,4384071,031
85 and over946198748

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
280,331[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
70,662[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
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
92.1% (258,233 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
139,407 men, 140,130 women[4]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024280,331[1, 2]0.12% a year70,6624.0
2020as of May 1, 2020278,924[1]0.98% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015266,248[1]1.49% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010246,392[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then236,390[37]2.61% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders196,075[37, 38]2.12% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then177,750[37]3.15% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then150,624[37]3.39% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then107,880[37]3.16% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then92,336[37]3.71% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then77,006[37]———

Barangays

Lucena City is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Lucena City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Barangay 12,3460.84%−2.29% a yearabout 0.136 km²Urban
Barangay 103,8351.37%−6.83% a yearabout 0.309 km²Rural
Barangay 111,7850.64%−2.98% a yearabout 0.227 km²Urban
Barangay 29440.34%−5.50% a yearabout 0.0766 km²Urban
Barangay 37410.26%−9.99% a yearabout 0.132 km²Urban
Barangay 42,9971.07%0.71% a yearabout 0.107 km²Urban
Barangay 52,7490.98%3.57% a yearabout 0.126 km²Urban
Barangay 68630.31%7.03% a yearabout 0.105 km²Urban
Barangay 71,5150.54%−8.84% a yearabout 0.11 km²Urban
Barangay 83,3371.19%−4.26% a yearabout 0.134 km²Urban
Barangay 93,2061.14%−1.42% a yearabout 0.231 km²Urban
Barra5,8062.07%1.80% a yearabout 0.922 km²Urban
Bocohan7,1672.56%2.90% a yearabout 3.26 km²Urban
Cotta20,8337.43%−0.87% a yearabout 1.79 km²Urban
Dalahican26,9859.63%1.51% a yearabout 3.17 km²Urban
Domoit5,7642.06%1.01% a yearabout 2.91 km²Urban
Gulang-gulang26,0309.29%−2.07% a yearabout 3.53 km²Urban
Ibabang Dupay27,8479.93%−0.23% a yearabout 5.12 km²Urban
Ibabang Iyam29,48010.52%1.18% a yearabout 6.45 km²Urban
Ibabang Talim4,1551.48%2.07% a yearabout 4.92 km²Rural
Ilayang Dupay2,8571.02%3.82% a yearabout 6.33 km²Urban
Ilayang Iyam10,9753.92%−2.45% a yearabout 1.29 km²Urban
Ilayang Talim2,3630.84%0.87% a yearabout 3.98 km²Rural
Isabang13,9094.96%−0.18% a yearabout 6.36 km²Urban
Market View10,9973.92%−3.09% a yearabout 0.443 km²Urban
Mayao Castillo3,8211.36%6.74% a yearabout 7.46 km²Rural
Mayao Crossing19,7397.04%3.49% a yearabout 3.76 km²Urban
Mayao Kanluran14,3445.12%2.46% a yearabout 3.98 km²Urban
Mayao Parada4,0451.44%0.29% a yearabout 4.92 km²Rural
Mayao Silangan9,4353.37%0.25% a yearabout 5.72 km²Urban
Ransohan1,8740.67%2.35% a yearabout 0.442 km²Rural
Salinas2,0050.72%1.03% a yearabout 3.67 km²Rural
Talao-talao5,5821.99%1.56% a yearabout 1.98 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

Lucena City covers 82.18 km² of land, 3,411 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 99 m above the sea and it has 18.5 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
82.18 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
3,411 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
13.93347° N, 121.60280° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[33]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
29 m
Highest
99 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

18.5 km of coastline[34]

Rivers[34]

  1. Dumoklong River11.6 of 11.9 km
  2. Iyam River8.9 of 9.8 km
  3. Dumacaa River6.9 km
  4. Isabang River6.5 of 9.3 km
  5. Morong River6.4 of 15.3 km
  6. Dumacaa River6.1 of 7.1 km
  7. Gibanga River4.2 of 19.3 km
  8. Alitao River1.3 of 6.1 km

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[35]

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, 9 km away[36]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

Lucena City's economy made ₱67.8 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱244,683 for each person. About 5 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
₱67.8 billion[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱56.6 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
5.5%[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱244,683[22]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
4.8% of people[23]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[5]
About 5 of every 100 people in Lucena City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (4.8%)[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 2.6% and 6.9%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,429 a person for the year.

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

Public places

  • 48government offices
  • 9hospitals and health centres
  • 79schools
  • 29places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 7stations and terminals
  • 2parks
  • 14monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 9]. 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.

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

Government offices41

35 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Lucena City

Hospitals and health centres9

3 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Lucena City

Markets1

Stations and terminals7

Parks2

Monuments and memorials14

8 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Lucena City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Lucena City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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.[13, 14]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Quezon[5]
Capital of
Quezon[5]
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[18, 19]

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
    Mark Don Victor Benitez Alcala[24]
    Vice mayor
    Roderick Alcantara Alcala[24]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Mark Don Victor Benitez Alcala[25]
    Vice mayor
    Roderick Alcantara Alcala[25]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Roderick Alcantara Alcala[26]
    Vice mayor
    Philip Meer Castillo[26]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Roderick Alcantara Alcala[27]
    Vice mayor
    Philip Meer Castillo[27]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Roderick Alcantara Alcala[28]
    Vice mayor
    Philip Meer Castillo[28]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ramon Yazon Talaga Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Roderick Alcantara Alcala[29]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ramon Yason Talaga Jr.[30]
    Vice mayor
    Philip Meer Castillo[30]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ramon Talaga Jr.[31]
    Vice mayor
    Roderick Alcala[31]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Ramon Y. Talaga[32]
    Vice mayor
    Roderick A. Alcala[32]
Mayors and vice mayors of Lucena City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Mark Don Victor Benitez Alcala[24]Roderick Alcantara Alcala[24]
2022–2025Mark Don Victor Benitez Alcala[25]Roderick Alcantara Alcala[25]
2019–2022Roderick Alcantara Alcala[26]Philip Meer Castillo[26]
2016–2019Roderick Alcantara Alcala[27]Philip Meer Castillo[27]
2013–2016Roderick Alcantara Alcala[28]Philip Meer Castillo[28]
2010–2013Ramon Yazon Talaga Jr.[29]Roderick Alcantara Alcala[29]
2007–2010Ramon Yason Talaga Jr.[30]Philip Meer Castillo[30]
2004–2007Ramon Talaga Jr.[31]Roderick Alcala[31]
2001–2004Ramon Y. Talaga[32]Roderick A. Alcala[32]

History & Identity

Official name
City of Lucena[5]
Created
Republic Act No. 3271, approved on 17 June 1961, created the City of Lucena from the territory of the Municipality of Lucena. It took effect upon approval.[10]

How it got its name

A 1952 historical marker says Lucena was once a village of Tayabas, named in turn Buenavista, Oroquieta and Cotta. It was called Lucena on 1 June 1882, after the Spanish birthplace of Fr. Mariano Granja, its first parish priest.[11]

Its story

Lucena began as a village of Tayabas. It went by Buenavista, Oroquieta and Cotta before being named Lucena in 1882.[11]

A civil government was organized in 1901 with Lucena as the provincial capital.[12]

Japanese forces landed at Atimonan in December 1941. American forces entered Lucena on 4 April 1945, which the province counts as its liberation.[12]

Republic Act No. 3271 made Lucena a city in 1961.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1 June 1882

    Lucena took its name on 1 June 1882. Faustino Enriquez is named on the marker as first punong-bayan.[11]

  2. 12 March 1901

    Lucena was made the provincial capital when a civil government was set up.[12]

  3. 4 April 1945

    American forces entered Lucena, marking the formal liberation of the province.[12]

Nearby

Lucena City shares a border with Tayabas City, Pagbilao and Sariaya.

How it compares

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

Lucena City beside Quezon
FigureLucena CityQuezonRank 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 glossary280,331[1, 2]1,980,3381st 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 glossary0.12% a year[1, 2]slower0.37% a year27th 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 glossary3,411[7]more crowded2271st 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 glossary82.18 km²[7]8,710.19 km²29th 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 glossary4.0[1, 2]higher3.8not 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 glossary92.1%[6]higher30.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
98.3 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. Tayabas CityQuezon9.7 km north
  2. SariayaQuezon10.1 km west
  3. PagbilaoQuezon16.4 km northeast
  4. CandelariaQuezon20.1 km west
  5. LucbanQuezon20.3 km north
  6. DoloresQuezon22.8 km west

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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