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A giant sampaloc (Tamarindus indica or tamarind tree) once grew in the garden of a selfish, stingy old woman. One day, an old man begged for some tamarind fruit as a cure for his ailing grandson. Instead of helping him, the old woman set her ferocious dogs upon him to drive him away. The old man was badly hurt.
Sampaloc used to be the Barrio Dingin of Lucban, Quezon consisting of three sitios. It was later renamed into Sampaloc because of the presence of a large tamarind tree found in the center of the settlement during the earlier days. The name was also changed in Alfonso Trece for a time to honor the King of Spain.
Lucban, officially the Municipality of Lucban (Tagalog: Bayan ng Lukban), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,091 people. [4] Lucban is dubbed as the Summer Capital, Art Capital, Dance Capital, Tourist Capital, and Rice Capital of Quezon province.
The lakes are maars or low-profile volcanic craters located in the San Pablo Volcanic Field.They are among the 200 small monogenetic volcanoes found along the Macolod Corridor, a rift zone between Mount Makiling and Mount Banahaw, which is part of the larger Southwestern Luzon Volcanic Field. [2]
Poverty incidence of Lingayen 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 24.00 2009 18.32 2012 9.40 2015 10.61 2018 8.58 2021 15.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture, livestock and fishing are the major industries of the town. Major crops include rice, corn, tomato, mongo, watermelon, and vegetables. Livestock rising are predominant in the southern barangays where vast, long stretch of pasture ...
Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, [4] [5] is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [3]
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa and naturalized in Asia. [6] The genus Tamarindus is monotypic , meaning that it contains only this species.
Sierra Madre (Philippines) (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Landforms of Quezon" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.