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Also known as Province of Quezon, Quezon Province, Tayabas, Kalilayan

Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon () and historically known as Tayabas and Kalilayan, is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Lucena, a highly urbanized city governed separately from the province, serves as the provincial capital and its most populous city. The name of the province came from Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944 and a native of Baler, which was formerly a part of the province. The province was known as Kalilayan upon its creation in 1591, renamed as Tayabas by the 18th century, before settling on its cu

Key facts

Settlement.name
Quezon
Settlement.other_name
Tayabas
Settlement.image_caption
(from top: left to right) Mt. Banahaw de Lucban, St. Ferdinand Cathedral in Lucena, Quezon boundary arch in Tiaong, Malagonlong Bridge
Settlement.image_flag
Provincial Flag of Quezon.svg
Settlement.flag_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_seal
Seal of Quezon Province.svg
Settlement.seal_size
100x80px
Settlement.nicknames
Cocolandia Food Basket of Calabarzon
Settlement.mottoes
Walang Tamad sa Quezon! Pilipinas, Quezon Naman! Healing Quezon
Settlement.anthem
Lalawigan ng Quezon File:Province of Quezon Hymn- Lalawigan ng Quezon by Jose “Pepe” Merto.ogg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in the Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.established_title
Foundation
Settlement.established_date
1591
Settlement.established_title1
Secession from La Laguna
Settlement.established_date1
1754
Settlement.established_title2
Present charter

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Manuel L. Quezon
Official name
Lalawigan ng Quezon
Located in
Calabarzon
Contains
Unisan
Capital
Lucena
Population
1980338
Area
8989.39
Head of government
Angelina Tan
Shares border with
Aurora
Official website
www.quezon.gov.ph
Image
Quezon Provincial Capitol Building.jpg
Households
483703
Dialing code
42
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inception
1591-01-01
Commons category
Quezon (province)
topic's main category
Category:Quezon
postal code
4300–4342
language used
Tagalog
electorate
1496156
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
poverty incidence
16.30
name
Kalilayan
total assets
13203164621.91
fiscal/tax revenue
6188452407.91
total liabilities
4259752779.00
total expenditure
4738151910.35
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