Quezon

Population

Total 1,883,120 (2007)

languages

Tagalog, English

General Information

Is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. The province was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and its capital is Lucena City. Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon province: Quezon City is located in Metro Manila, a region to the west of CALABARZON, while Quezon province is in eastern CALABARZON. Major tourism draw of the province is the famed Mt. Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism. Many cults and religious organizations stay in the mountains and numerous Christians visit the mountain during Holy Week.

Geography

The Sierra Madre runs along the entire length of the province with Mount Banahaw, an active volcano, towering about 7,382 feet above sea level as the most prominent peak of the range. Other mountain peaks within the range from 1,500 to 6,000 feet above sea level, can be found in the Bondoc Peninsula with Polillo Island, Jomalig, and Alabat Island with an altitude of about 1,000 feet.

Economy / Resources

Quezon is the country's leading producer of coconut products such as coconut oil and copra. A large part of the province is covered in coconut plantations. Fishing is also a large part of the province's economy.

Climate

The climate of Quezon is classified as second, third and fourth type. The second type of climate, which is characterized by no dry season with very pronounced maximum rain period, is from November to January. The third type of season is not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. The maximum rain periods are not very pronounced with very short dry season lashing only from one to three months. Southern Quezon belong to this type of climate. The fourth type is characterized by a more or less even distribution of rainfall throughout the year. Regions of the northern and southern portion of the province fall in this type.

Transportation

BY LAND - Buses, jeepneys, taxi cabs ply the major routes in Quezon City daily.