Quezon

Often called Quezon Province to distinguish it from , Quezon is a province in which is rich in culture and nature. It has a bad reputation as a rainforest backwater along the highway to Bicol, but its festivals, hidden beaches, and historical monuments are things worth visiting.
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, officially the City of , is a highly urbanized city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 280,331 people.

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is a town along the Pacific coast of Quezon province, Philippines. Long isolated from the rest of the province, it has an extensive territory containing less-visited forests, waterfalls, islands, beaches and even heritage structures.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Quezon, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 54,134 people.

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is the former provincial capital of Quezon. The city is home to much Spanish-era architecture, including historic ancestral houses and stone bridges.

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is a town in western Quezon. Along with neighboring Tayabas, it houses many Spanish-era cultural monuments and is nicknamed the "Heritage Capital of Quezon". Its seaside is filled with resorts, continuing from those in in .

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is a town in western Quezon. It is the gateway to the province and is a primarily agricultural town with a few natural and man-made attractions in between.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,454 people.

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is an island off the coast of eastern Quezon. It is composed of three municipalities, and largely rural area surrounded by rainforest.

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is a town in western Quezon. Situated at the foot of the Mount Banahaw range, it is a primarily agricultural town that is also a pilgrimage site for animists and syncretics who believe in Banahaw's spiritual prowess.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Quezon, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 65,552 people.

Quezon

Latitude of center
13.9° or 13° 54′ north
Longitude of center
122° east
Population
1,950,000
Elevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704476
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1692194
Wiki­data ID
Q13872
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Quezon” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Quezon”
  • Arabic: “كزون”
  • Bengali: “কেসোন”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Quezon”
  • Cebuano: “Quezon”
  • Central Bikol: “Quezon”
  • Chavacano: “Quezon”
  • Chinese: “Quezon”
  • Chinese: “奎松省”
  • Dutch: “Quezon”
  • Filipino: “Lalawigan ng Quezon”
  • Finnish: “Quezon”
  • French: “province de Quezon”
  • French: “Quezon”
  • Georgian: “კესონი (პროვინცია)”
  • Georgian: “კესონი”
  • Georgian: “კესონის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Provinz Quezon”
  • German: “Quezon”
  • Greek: “Κουεζόν”
  • Gujarati: “ક્વેઝોન”
  • Hebrew: “קזון”
  • Hindi: “केज़ोन प्रान्त”
  • Hindi: “क्यूज़न”
  • Iloko: “Quezon”
  • Indonesian: “provinsi Quezon”
  • Indonesian: “provinsi Tayabas”
  • Indonesian: “Quezon”
  • Italian: “provincia di Quezon”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Quezon”
  • Japanese: “ケソン”
  • Japanese: “ケソン州”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ವೆಝೋನ್”
  • Korean: “케손주”
  • Latin: “Quezon”
  • Latvian: “Kesona”
  • Lithuanian: “Kezonas”
  • Macedonian: “Кесон”
  • Malay: “Quezon”
  • Marathi: “क्वेझोन”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “計順省”
  • Norwegian: “Quezon”
  • Ossetian: “Кесон (провинци)”
  • Ossetian: “Кесон”
  • Pampanga: “Quezon”
  • Pangasinan: “Quezon”
  • Persian: “کزون”
  • Polish: “Quezon”
  • Portuguese: “Quezon”
  • Russian: “Кесон”
  • Sinhala: “කියුසන්”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کزون”
  • Spanish: “provincia de Calilayan”
  • Spanish: “provincia de Quezon”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Quezon”
  • Spanish: “provincia de Tayabas”
  • Spanish: “Quezón”
  • Spanish: “Tayabas”
  • Swedish: “Quezon”
  • Tagalog: “Kalilayan”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Quezon”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Quezon”
  • Tagalog: “Quezon”
  • Tagalog: “Tayabas”
  • Tamil: “குவிசோன்”
  • Tamil: “யூஸ்ன்”
  • Telugu: “క్వెజాన్”
  • Tetum: “Quezon”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดเกซอน”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดเคโซน”
  • Turkish: “Quezon”
  • Ukrainian: “Кесон”
  • Urdu: “کویزون”
  • Vietnamese: “Quezon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Quezon”
  • “Quezon”

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