Quezon City
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.
Quezon City
Lungsod Quezon | |
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Highly urbanized city | |
  .jpg.webp)  Clockwise from top: Quezon Memorial Circle, Eastwood City, Santo Domingo Church, Smart Araneta Coliseum, University of the Philippines Diliman | |
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 Map of Metro Manila with Quezon City highlighted | |
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.svg.png.webp)  Quezon City 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 |
| • Council | Councilors |
| • 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 |
References
- San Diego, Bayani, Jr. (July 21, 2012). "QC, 'City of Stars,' goes indie". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Villamente, Jing (August 5, 2018). "Quezon City to host festival of Filipino films". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
...a float parade and Grand Fans Day will be held in Quezon City which had been tagged the "City of Stars."
- "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Quezon City ZIP Code", Philippine ZIP Codes Directory
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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Other websites
- Official Quezon City Website Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
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