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CLUP OF

MUNICIPALITY OF
QUEZON
PRESENTED BY:
Edullantes
Mendez
Tondo
Venancio
Quezonis a fi rst classmunicipalityin theprovinceof
Bukidnon,Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it
has a population of 104,116 people.
November 18 1965 , the original name of the
municipality per EO No. 199 dated was UPPER
PULANGUI, in which the appointed mayor was the late
MAYOR CRISPIN C. BERNADAS.
June 18 1966, Republic Act No. 4802 "AN ACT CREATING
THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON IN THE PROVINCE OF
BUKIDNON WITH THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE
PRESENT SITE OF KIOKONG" was enacted by the House
of Congress under the sponsorship of the then
Congressman Cesar M. Fortich.
June 21 1969, Repubulic Act 5961 was passed by the
Philippine Congress, amending Republic Act 4802 " AN
ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON IN THE
PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON" with the seat of government
at Salawagan.
June 19 1971, RA 6240 was passed transferring again
the site from Salawagan to Kiokong.
GEOGRAPHY

The municipality of Quezon is located at the


southern portion of the province of Bukidnon.
Quezon with its large chunks of fertile plains,
inland valleys and virgin forest, rolling hills and
mountain ranges, is bounded in the south by the
municipality of Kitaotao; north by the city of
Valencia; west by the municipality of Maramag
and Don Carlos and east by the municipality of
San Fernando.
The municipality of Quezon has a total land area
of 40,941 hectares (101,170 acres) per CAD 895-
D with 31 barangays. It represents 4.94% of the
total land area of the province of Bukidnon.
CLIMATE
The municipalitys climate belongs to the fourth type
which is characterized by a more or less evenly
distributed rainfall throughout the year. Rainy months
are from May to October, with rainfall of not less than
10 inches while dry months are from November to April
with rainfall of 8 inches and below.
The eastern most parts of Quezon have type IV climate
having moderately warm to warm temperatures of 22.5
to 25C. January and April are the coldest and warmest
months, respectively, because of the dominant
presence of hills and mountain ranges inherent in the
area, variations of rainfall distribution are most likely
to occur. While the western portion of the municipality
have the type III climate with moderately warm
temperatures of 20 to 22.5C.
DEMOGRAPHY

In the 2010 census, the municipality of Quezon


had a total population of 94,584 people, up from
74,141 in 1995 mid-decade Census of Population
and 82,567 in the Census of Population for the
year 2000. It showed an average annual growth
rate of 2.27%.
In the 2015 census, the population of Quezon,
Bukidnon, was 104,116 people, with a density of
170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440
inhabitants per square mile.
TOPOGRAPHY
The municipality is particularly described as a
landlocked municipality being situated in an inland
valley. Generally, its terrain is characterized by rolling
hills and mountain ranges, classifi ed from steep to
very steep. The highest point of which is the peak of
Mt. Tangkulan with an elevation of 1,879 feet (572.86
meters) above sea level and a slope of above 50%.
These cover 34,503 hectares.
The concentration of hills and mountain ranges are
situated in the eastern tip of the municipality and
extends sparsely to the north-eastern and southern
parts. Similar terrain characteristics resume at the
southwestern part but limited to the border of the
municipality. The southernmost part is rocky and it
has an average slope of 30% covering an area of
6,004 hectares.
The northern and western parts of Quezon are lowland
areas characterized by level and nearly level areas
SOIL TYPE
There are four(4) types of soil present in the
municipality. Among these, mountain soil covers the
biggest part of 41.29% and is found in the eastern
portion, extending from the north and south boundary
which is suitable for production forest and native
species.
Next in rank in terms of area is La Catellana Clay with
34.40% which is found in the central part of Quezon,
extending from north to south. This soil type is
suitable for plantation forest, perennial tree, vine
crops and cultivated annual crops.
Third in rank is Bacolod Clay with 19.55% which
extends from North to South borders of the
municipality. This soil type is dominantly suitable for
cultivating annual crops and also for other uses such
as plantation forest of exotic type, perennial tree,
vine crops and cultivated crops.
San Miguel Silt Loam is the fourth soil type covering
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Quezon has 31 barangays; the farthest barangay are
Lipa and Sta. Felomina with a distance of 21 to 26
kilometers from Poblacion depending on the route
taken.
Butong Lumintao Pinilayan
Cebole Magsaysay Poblacion
Delapa Mahayag Puntian
Dumalama Manuto Salawagan
C- Handumanan Merangeran San Isidro
Cawayan Mibantang San Jose
Kiburiao Minongan San Roque
Kipaypayon Minsarilac Santa Cruz
Libertad Minsamongan Santa Filomena
Linabo Paitan
Lipa Palacapao

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