Plaridel, Quezon
', officially the ' (), is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people. The municipality was created in 1962 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3493 where its territories carved out from Atimonan. Geography. The smallest municipality in the province of Quezon, Plaridel has an area of 33 square kilometers comprising nine barangays - four of which are poblaciones - and its population is around 11,000. It lies between the towns of Atimonan and Gumaca, hugging the coastline of the Province alongside Maharlika Highway. Its inhabitants are occupied primarily with fishing. Those engaged in Agriculture plant  mostly coconut and rice. A visitor this town must taste and savor its local version of Suman. Barangays. Plaridel is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Barangays Duhat, Ilaya, and Ilosong are south of the Poblacion, and are accessed by a paved road which connects with the National Maharlika Highway at Barangay Pampaaralan (also called Paaralan). This road is also the main access to Barangay Kulawit, part of the Municipality of Atimonan to the west. Government. Elected officials. Municipal council (2019-2022):