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Generally, the province's topography is characterized by rolling, steep to very steep terrain with few plains, valleys and swamps. Only narrow strips of land along the coast and river valleys are available for growing crops. | Generally, the province's topography is characterized by rolling, steep to very steep terrain with few plains, valleys and swamps. Only narrow strips of land along the coast and river valleys are available for growing crops. | ||
==Location of Quezon, Philippines== | ==Location of Quezon, Philippines== | ||
*13.9333° N, 121.6167° E - Quezon, Philippines, Coordinates | |||
:Source: www.quezon.gov.ph - verbatim | :Source: www.quezon.gov.ph - verbatim | ||
Quezon Province, the sixth largest province in the Philippines, is located in the CALABARZON Region. It has boundaries extending as far as the province of Aurora in the North and Camarines Norte in the South. | Quezon Province, the sixth largest province in the Philippines, is located in the CALABARZON Region. It has boundaries extending as far as the province of Aurora in the North and Camarines Norte in the South. | ||
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It is bounded on the north by the province of Aurora, on the west by the provinces of Rizal and Laguna, on the southwest by the province of Batangas, and on the southeast by Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. Tiaong, its first town via the Manila South Road is about 89 kilometers from Metro Manila, while Lucena City, the capital of the province, is about 137 kilometers by road and 133 kilometers by railroad. | It is bounded on the north by the province of Aurora, on the west by the provinces of Rizal and Laguna, on the southwest by the province of Batangas, and on the southeast by Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. Tiaong, its first town via the Manila South Road is about 89 kilometers from Metro Manila, while Lucena City, the capital of the province, is about 137 kilometers by road and 133 kilometers by railroad. | ||
The total land area of Quezon is 870,660 hectares or 8,706.60 square kilometers representing the largest in the region (53.63%) and the sixth largest in the Philippines accounting for 2.96% land area share. It has forty (40) municipalities and one (1) highly urbanized city, Lucena, which is also its capital. Quezon has a total of 1,242 barangays that is administratively divided into four (4) congressional districts. It has a population density of 2.16 person per hectare or 216 persons per square kilometer thereof. | The total land area of Quezon is 870,660 hectares or 8,706.60 square kilometers representing the largest in the region (53.63%) and the sixth largest in the Philippines accounting for 2.96% land area share. It has forty (40) municipalities and one (1) highly urbanized city, Lucena, which is also its capital. Quezon has a total of 1,242 barangays that is administratively divided into four (4) congressional districts. It has a population density of 2.16 person per hectare or 216 persons per square kilometer thereof. | ||
==History of Quezon, Philippines== | ==History of Quezon, Philippines== | ||