Tiaong
Municipality in Quezon, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Quezon, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tiaong ([ˈtjaʔɔŋ]), officially the Municipality of Tiaong (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tiaong), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 106,265 people.[3]
Tiaong | |
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Municipality of Tiaong | |
Nicknames:
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°57′N 121°19′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Quezon |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | May 12, 1691 |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Vincent Arjay M. Mea |
• Vice Mayor | Roderick A. Umali |
• Representative | David C. Suarez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 64,797 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 168.38 km2 (65.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
Highest elevation | 849 m (2,785 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 106,265 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Households | 26,509 |
Demonym | Tiaongin |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.15 |
• Revenue | ₱ 312.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,265 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 221.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 495.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4325 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | tiaongquezon |
Tiaong is 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Lucena and 95 kilometers (59 mi) from Manila.
According to local legends, Tiaong derived its name from the portmanteau of two words:
On June 21, 1957, barrios Matipunso, Behia, and Bucal were established out of barrios Niing, Callejon, and Buha, respectively.[6][7][8] On October 4, 1957, barrios Buliran, Callejon, Niing, and Pury were excised from Tiaong to form the new municipality of San Antonio.[9]
Tiaong is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Tiaong, Quezon | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
35 (1.4) |
27 (1.1) |
27 (1.1) |
82 (3.2) |
124 (4.9) |
163 (6.4) |
144 (5.7) |
145 (5.7) |
141 (5.6) |
100 (3.9) |
102 (4.0) |
1,142 (45) |
Average rainy days | 12.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 208 |
Source: Meteoblue[10] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 9,527 | — |
1918 | 14,211 | +2.70% |
1939 | 27,179 | +3.14% |
1948 | 26,454 | −0.30% |
1960 | 26,084 | −0.12% |
1970 | 38,725 | +4.03% |
1975 | 43,245 | +2.24% |
1980 | 48,606 | +2.36% |
1990 | 60,662 | +2.24% |
1995 | 67,403 | +1.99% |
2000 | 75,498 | +2.46% |
2007 | 87,707 | +2.09% |
2010 | 91,599 | +1.59% |
2015 | 99,712 | +1.63% |
2020 | 106,265 | +1.26% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14] |
Poverty incidence of Tiaong
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
16.20 2009
13.76 2012
13.91 2015
8.59 2018
6.78 2021
20.15 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] |
Position | Name of official |
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District Representative (2nd Legislative District, Quezon) | Rep. David C. Suarez |
Municipal Mayor | Vincent Arjay M. Mea |
Municipal Vice Mayor | Roderick A. Umali |
Municipal Councilors | Ma. Maja Alexandra E. Landicho |
Romano P. Castillo Jr. | |
Eugene P. Lopez | |
Elton Rex B. Baldeo | |
Rex D. Bautista | |
Jessa L. Preza | |
Jonas Bryson R. Atienza | |
Tomas P. Ilao | |
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