Quezon

This article is about the province. For the person whom it is named after, see Manuel L. Quezon. For other uses, see Quezon (disambiguation).

For the city in Metro Manila, see Quezon City.

Quezon Tayabas
Province
(from top: left to right) Mount Banahaw de Lucban, St. Ferdinand Cathedral in Lucena, Quezon boundary arch in Tiaong, Malagonlong Bridge
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Cocolandia (Kaniyugan / Lupain ng Niyog) Food Basket of Calabarzon (Buslo ng Pagkain ng Calabarzon)
Mottoes:  Walang Tamad sa Quezon! Pilipinas, Quezon Naman! Healing Quezon
Anthem: Lalawigan ng Quezon (Quezon Hymn)
Location in the Philippines
Interactive map of Quezon
Coordinates: 13°56′N 121°37′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Foundation	1591 (as Kalilayan)
Secession from La Laguna	1754 (as Tayabas)
Present charter	March 12, 1901 (as Tayabas)
Named for	Manuel L. Quezon
Capital and largest city	Lucena
Government
• Governor	Angelina D.L. Tan (Stan Q)
• Vice Governor	Anacleto A. Alcala III (Stan Q)
• Legislature	Quezon Provincial Board
Area
• Total	8,989.39 km2 (3,470.82 sq mi)
• Rank	8th out of 82
Highest elevation (Mount Banahaw)	2,170 m (7,120 ft)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	1,980,338
• Rank	13th out of 82
• Density	220.297/km2 (570.567/sq mi)
• Rank	45th out of 82
	(excludes Lucena)
Demonyms	Quezonian (English) Taga-Quezon/Quezonin (Tagalog) Tayabasin (Tagalog-dated) Tayabeño(-a) / Tayabense (Spanish-archaic)
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Lucena
• Component cities	1 Tayabas
• Municipalities	39 Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tiaong Unisan
• Barangays	1,209 including independent cities: 1,242
• Districts	Legislative districts of Quezon (shared with Lucena)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (90%) Bisaya/Cebuano (4.8%) Bicolano (3.6%) Ilokano (0.2%) Others (1.4%)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
ISO 3166 code	PH-QUE
Native Languages	Tagalog (Tayabas dialect) Umiray Dumaget Hatang Kayi Ayta Kadi Manide
Other languages spoken	Bikol English Ilokano others
Website	www.quezon.gov.ph

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Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng 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, serves as the provincial capital and its most popular 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 current name in 1946. To distinguish the province from Quezon City which was created in 1939 seven years before, it is also known as Quezon Province, a variation of the province's official name.

One of the largest provinces in the country, Quezon is situated on the southeastern portion of Luzon, with the majority of its territory lying on an isthmus that connects the Bicol Peninsula to the rest of Luzon. It also includes the Polillo Islands in the eastern part of the province. It is bordered by the provinces of Aurora and Bulacan to the north, Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas to the west, and Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur to the southeast. It also shares maritime borders with Marinduque and Masbate.