Quezon

Quezon Tayabas (formerly)
Province
Province of Quezon
Quezon Provincial Capitol building
Flag Seal
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°50′E / 14.17°N 121.83°E / 14.17; 121.83Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°50′E / 14.17°N 121.83°E / 14.17; 121.83
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
Founded	1591 (as Kalilayan) March 2, 1901 (as Tayabas) September 7, 1946 (as Quezon)
Capital	Lucena
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	David C. Suarez (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Samuel B. Nantes (LP)
Area
• Total	8,989.39 km2 (3,470.82 sq mi)
Area rank	7th out of 81
Population (2015 census)
• Total	1,856,582
• Rank	12th out of 81
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
• Density rank	45th out of 81
	Excludes Lucena City
Demonym(s)	Quezonian
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Lucena
• Component cities	1 Tayabas
• Municipalities	39 Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tiaong Unisan
• Barangays	1,209 including independent cities: 1,242
• Districts	1st to 4th districts of Quezon (shared with Lucena City)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (81%) Bicolano (11%) Bisaya (6%) Others (2%)
• Languages	Tagalog Bicol English
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4300–4342
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
ISO 3166 code	PH-QUE
Website	www.quezon.gov.ph

Quezon (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkɛson]) is a province of the Philippines in the Calabarzon region of Luzon island. The province was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and its capital is Lucena City.

Quezon is southeast of Metro Manila and is bordered by the provinces of Aurora to the north, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas to the west and the provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur to the east. Part of Quezon lies on an isthmus connecting the Bicol Peninsula to the main part of Luzon. The province also includes the Polillo Islands in the Philippine Sea.

A major tourism draw to the province is Mount Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism with many cults and religious organizations staying on the mountain. Numerous pilgrims visit the mountain especially during Holy Week.

Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The first European to explore the area was Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces.