Infanta, Quezon
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| Coordinates: 14°44′33″N 121°38′58″E / 14.74250°N 121.64944°ECoordinates: 14°44′33″N 121°38′58″E / 14.74250°N 121.64944°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Quezon | |
| District | 1st district of Quezon | |
| Founded | 1578 | |
| Barangays | 36 | |
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| • Mayor | Rodante De Guzman Potes | |
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| • Total | 342.76 km2 (132.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 69,079 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4336 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 | |
| Income class | 1st class; partially urban | |
| Website | www |
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Infanta (Tagalog: Bayan ng Infanta; Kapampangan: Balen ning Lampun; Pangasinan: Baley na Lampon; Ilocano: Ili ti Lampon; Spanish: Municipalidad de Lampon) is a first class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 69,079 people. It has a land area of 130.1 km², representing 1.5% of the area of Quezon. It is located 144 kilometres (89 mi) north-east of Manila, and 136 kilometres (85 mi) north of Lucena City.
Infanta is the largest lambanog manufacturer in the province of Quezon. Also it is the center of economic activity in the northern part of Quezon. The Infanta town fiesta is celebrated every April 25. Infanta is also known as the "Gateway to the Pacific".
In 1578, more than half a century after Ferdinand Magellan and his men landed in Cebu and thirteen years after Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded the first Spanish settlement also in Cebu, a Spanish priest named Esteban Ortiz arrived in Binangonan de Lampon and planted a wooden cross symbolizing the introduction of Spanish colonial rule at the place. In 1696, Don Diego Mangilaya, a native chieftain developed the settlement into a community and built a wooden chapel at the spot where Nunong Karugtong fell asleep. Since its establishment, the area has been attacked by Moro pirates, and visited by typhoons and cholera epidemics as recent as 2004. In 1803, Captain Pedro de León affiliated Binangonan de Lampon to the province of Nueva Ecija and in 1850, Kapitan Rafael Orozco withdrew Infanta from the province of Nueva Ecija and joined it with the province of Laguna to the west. In 1835, Binangonan de Lampon was renamed "Infanta" by Captain Juan Salvador in honor of the saint "Jesus Infante" (Child Jesus). All the inhabitants of Infanta were given Spanish surnames pursuant to a Royal Decree of 11 November 1848.
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