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Gumaca, officially the Municipality of Gumaca (Tagalog: Bayan ng Gumaca), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it ...
Lamon Bay is a large bay in the southern part of Luzon island in the Philippines. It is a body of water connecting the southern part of Quezon province to the Philippine Sea, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It borders on the coastal towns of Atimonan, Gumaca, Plaridel, Lopez, Calauag, and the islands of Alabat.
Other immigrants from Gumaca came pouring in upon hearing the suitability of this place from human habitation. They named the place "CAMAGONG". Perhaps this name was taken from trees (Diospyros blancoi) which bore edible fruits called Camagong or Mabulo which grow abundantly in Camagong Mountain, the highest mountain in Alabat Island.
The major islands of Quezon are Alabat Island and Polillo Islands. Mount Banahaw , an active volcano , is the highest peak at 2,169 meters (7,116 ft). [ 61 ] It supplies geothermal power to the Mak-Ban Geothermal Power Plant .
The cathedral was first established in 1582 by the Franciscans, who were the first missionaries who brought Christianity to Gumaca, on its present site. It was transferred to Silangan in Alabat island in 1638. It was burned by the Dutch forces in 1665, which subsequently resulted to them transferring back to its original site in Gumaca. The ...
Poverty incidence of Jomalig 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2006 74.90 2009 38.95 2012 57.62 2015 45.50 2018 25.77 2021 12.79 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority See also List of islands of the Philippines References ^ Municipality of Jomalig | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City ...
Poverty incidence of Calauag 10 20 30 40 50 2006 43.40 2009 25.76 2012 28.11 2015 24.45 2018 9.77 2021 21.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Calauag has an agricultural-based economy. Most economic activity happens in Municipal Market and its vicinity. Most agricultural products are coconut -based and followed by rice, corn, fish, crabs and other seafoods. It is currently classified as ...
Quezon's 2nd congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Quezon, formerly Tayabas.It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [3]