Quezon City
city of the Philippines in Metro Manila / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quezon City, or Q.C., is the largest city of the Philippines. It is just south of Manila. In 2015, it had a population of 2.936 million people.[7] The city, on Luzon island, was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the former president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
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Quezon City
Lungsod Quezon | |
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Highly urbanized city | |
Nickname: | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°39′00″N 121°02′51″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | National Capital Region (NCR) |
Province | none |
Districts | 1st to 6th districts of Quezon City |
Barangays | 142 (see Barangays) |
Incorporated (city) | 12 October 1939 |
Highly Urbanized City | December 22, 1979 |
Named for | Manuel L. Quezon |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Joy Belmonte (HNP) |
• Vice Mayor | Gian Sotto (HNP) |
• Representatives | List
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• Council | Councilors
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• Electorate | 1,403,895 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 171.71 km2 (66.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 2,960,048 |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 738,724 |
Demonym | Taga-QC |
Economy | |
• Income class | special city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 3.31% (2015)[5] |
• Revenue | ₱24,024,463,055.00 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱451,589,145,280.00 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱23,068,244,019.00 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱29,659,831,026.00 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 1100 to 1138[6] |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
Climate type | Tropical monsoon climate |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | quezoncity |
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