# Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya

Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Gaddang: Ili na Quezon; Ilocano: Ili ti Quezon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quezon), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,055 people.

## History

On June 18, 1961, the municipality of Quezon was created from Solano by virtue of Republic Act No. 3427.
Based on the order assigned to the Commission on Elections, referred to as Case No. 405, dated 7 March 1963, the people of Quezon participated in the 12 November 1963 plebiscite and elected its Municipal District Mayor and Municipal District Members.
Five years later, in 1968, Quezon became a full-fledged municipality of Nueva Vizcaya. The original barangays that composed the municipality at that time of its creation were Baresbes, Caliat, Buliwao, Darubba, Maddiangat, and Nalubbanan.
On November 12, 1967, the following barangays Maasin, Calaocan, Bonifacio, Aurora and Runruno were founded. In 1979, barangay Dagupan was founded.

## Geography

Quezon is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Bayombong and 334 kilometres (208 mi) from Manila.

### Barangays

Quezon is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Aurora
* Baresbes
* Buliwao
* Bonifacio
* Calaocan
* Caliat
* Dagupan
* Darubba
* Maddiangat
* Nalubbunan
* Runruno
* Maasin

### Climate

Climate data for Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 28 (82) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 24 (75) | 28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 22 (71) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119 (4.7) | 83 (3.3) | 54 (2.1) | 37 (1.5) | 133 (5.2) | 132 (5.2) | 161 (6.3) | 163 (6.4) | 153 (6.0) | 142 (5.6) | 160 (6.3) | 224 (8.8) | 1,561 (61.4) |
| Average rainy days | 18.4 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 21.4 | 218.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Quezon had a population of 24,055. The population density was 130 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Quezon
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2000 43.90
* 2003 32.67
* 2006 18.50
* 2009 16.61
* 2012 21.03
* 2015 13.25
* 2018 14.78
* 2021 10.80
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

Quezon is part of the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.

### Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022) :
| Position | Name |
| Congressman | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
| Mayor | Dolores B. Binwag |
| Vice-Mayor | Virgilio P. Savedra |
| Councilors | Amor A. Dincog |
| Councilors | Romualyn M. Madalipay |
| Councilors | Dodoy C. Rafael |
| Councilors | Reynante C. Jose |
| Councilors | Jimmy D. Rafael Sr. |
| Councilors | Irwin G. Paulino |
| Councilors | Eduardo S. Dasalla |
| Councilors | Evelyn P. Arreola |

## Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.