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| Full name | Quezon Province | | Official name | Province of Quezón | | Native name | Lalawigan ng Quezón | | Settlement type | Province | | Country | Philippines | | Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | | Founded | 1591(As Kalilayan), March 2, 1901 (as Tayabas) | | Capital | Kalilayan / Unisan (1591-1779), Tayabas City (1779-1910), Lucena City (Present) | | Type | Province of the Philippines | | Governor | David C. Suarez (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) | | Vice Governor | Vicente J. Alcala (Independent) | | Total Area | 3445.4 sq mi (8926.01 km2) | | Area rank | 8th out of 80 | | Total Population | 1646510 (12th out of 80) (2007) | | Density (pop.) | auto/km2 (41st out of 80) (0/sq mi) | | Divisions | | Independent cities | 1 | | Component cities | 1 | | Municipalities | 39 | | Barangays | 1,209
including independent cities: 1,242 | | Districts | 1st to 4th districts of Quezon (shared with Lucena City) | | Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | | ZIP Code | 4300-4342 | | Spoken languages | Tagalog (Tayabas Dialect), Spanish, English language |
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| | Conflict | Battle of Tayabas | | Date | 1944 - 1945 | | Location | Tayabas (now. Aurora and Quezon) | | Result | Allied Victory | | Philippines Philippine Commonwealth
* Philippines Philippine Commonwealth Army
* Philippines Philippine Constabulary
* Philippines Local Various Recognized Guerrilla Unit
United States United States
* United States United States Army
* United States United States Navy | | Japan Empire of Japan
* Imperial Japanese Army | 470,000 Filipino troops, 14,000 Tayabas guerrillas
28,000 American troops | | 159,000 Japanese troops | 19,700 killed
28,450 wounded | 25,000 killed
67,000 wounded
12,000 captured |
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Quezon (-tlkeˈzon) is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. The province was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and its capital is Lucena City. Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon province: Quezon City is located in Metro Manila, a region to the west of CALABARZON, while Quezon province is in eastern CALABARZON.
Quezon is located southeast of Metro Manila and it is surrounded by the provinces of Aurora to the north, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas to the west and the Camarines provinces to the east. Quezon lies on an isthmus separating the Bicol Peninsula from the main part of Luzon. The province also covers the Polillo Islands in the Philippine Sea.
A major tourism draw of the province is the famed Mt. Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism. Many cults and religious organizations stay in the mountains and numerous Christians visit the mountain during Holy Week.
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