Quezon, Nueva Ecija

Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Pangasinan: Baley na Quezon; Ilocano: Ili ti Quezon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon; Spanish: Municipio de Quezon), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines that was named from the 2nd president of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,845 people.^[5] It borders the towns of Aliaga, Licab, Guimba, and Santo Domingo.^{[citation needed]}

Quezon
Municipality
Municipality of Quezon
Quezon Town Hall
Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with Quezon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Quezon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°33′15″N 120°48′40″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	1st district
Founded	January 17, 1916
Named after	Manuel L. Quezon
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Mariano Cristino N. Joson
• Vice Mayor	Mariano Noriel M. Joson
• Representative	Mikaela Angela B. Suansing
• Municipal Council	Members Corwin M. Panahon Winchino F. Capalungan Fiel Buenaventora S. Joson Celestino D. Hermoso Edgardo P. Quijano Celestino M. Carpio Cesar D. Ramirez Joselito O. dela Vega
• Electorate	23,438 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	68.53 km2 (26.46 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Highest elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Lowest elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	42,621
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Households	10,540
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	14 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 197.8 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 529.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 156.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3113
PSGC	0304922000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Major religions	Roman Catholic[citation needed]
Patron Saint	Holy Family

History

Quezon was part of Aliaga, which was then a town of Pampanga. Over the years, migrant Ilocano settlers moved into the area and formed the core of the town's population.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Quezon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays, as shown below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bertese
• Doña Lucia
• Dulong Bayan
• Ilog Baliwag
• Barangay I (Poblacion)
• Barangay II (Poblacion)
• Pulong Bahay
• San Alejandro
• San Andres I
• San Andres II
• San Manuel
• Santa Clara
• Santa Rita
• Santo Cristo
• Santo Tomas Feria
• San Miguel

Climate

Climate data for Quezon, Nueva Ecija
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18 (64)	18 (64)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	20 (68)	18 (64)	20 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4 (0.2)	6 (0.2)	7 (0.3)	12 (0.5)	61 (2.4)	89 (3.5)	96 (3.8)	99 (3.9)	81 (3.2)	88 (3.5)	37 (1.5)	13 (0.5)	593 (23.5)
Average rainy days	2.5	3.0	4.1	6.3	15.8	19.4	22.5	21.6	20.1	17.5	9.6	4.0	146.4
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Quezon

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1918 6,314 —     1939 8,780 +1.58% 1948 9,452 +0.82% 1960 10,953 +1.24% 1970 15,842 +3.75% 1975 17,178 +1.64% 1980 20,846 +3.95% 1990 25,574 +2.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 29,172 +2.50% 2000 31,720 +1.81% 2007 33,988 +0.96% 2010 36,660 +2.79% 2015 40,592 +1.96% 2020 41,845 +0.64% 2024 42,621 +0.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Quezon

10 20 30 40 50 2000 47.63 2003 32.08 2006 29.20 2009 26.73 2012 24.08 2015 17.96 2018 5.87 2021 14.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]