is a 4th class
Municipality in the
Province of
Isabela ,
Philippines . According to the
2000 census, it has a population of 20,090 people in 3,887 households.
The municipality of Quezon is geographically located at the north western part of Isabela. It is bounded on the north by
Santa Maria , on the east by
Delfin Albano , on the south by
Mallig and on the west by the province of
Kalinga .
It is 410 kilometers away from
Manila and 56 kilometers from the capital town
Ilagan, Isabela .
The landscape of Quezon is relatively flat lands and rolling terrain with an average elevation of 100 meters above mean sea level and with some 200 meters elevation peak on its mountain ranges. Its physiography falls into two basic categories, an alluvail plain and mountain terrain on the foothills and major mountains ranges.
On its soil type, ''San Juan'' clay comprises 60% of the land area while ''bago sandy'' clay loam covers 40% of the total land area.
The land area of Quezon is estimated at about 189.9 km&
2 distributed on the following land uses: built-up area, agricultural land, forest area, and grazing land.
Base on the recorded population count for year 2002, the municipality of Quezon has a total number of 20,726 inhabitants with a ratio of 107 males for every 100 females.
From 1995 onwards to 2002, the population growth gradually fluctuates with an average of 3.0%. The increase in population was attributed to the influx of migrants that seek investments and better opportunity. Most of the people who migrated to the area came from Ilocos Region, Central Luzon and the Cordilera Region.
The average literacy rate in the municipality was recorded at 80% of the total learning age. At present, the town of Quezon has the following different levels of existing learning institutions: pre-school, elementary and secondary school.
Unlike some parts of Isabela, Quezon was part of its creation in 1856 through a Royal Decree issued by the king of Spain. Prior to its creation,
Igorot s and
Kalinga s in the
Cordillera s sparsely populated the town of Quezon.
In
1929 , the late President
Manuel L. Quezon declared the north westernmost part of the province as a resettlement area through LASEDECO, historically known as the Mallig Plains Resettlement Area. Being the pet project of President Quezon, a national road was constructed in the area up to the province of Cagayan. From then on, the influx of settlers from the Central Luzon and the Ilocos Region encouraged more settlers to migrate westward in these Kalinga-dominated plains. The area was called Barrio Narra.
After World War II and with the attainment of peace and order, the influx of new settlers to the area increased. the lone representative of the district, particularly representative Delfin Albano and the provincial official saw the continuous arrival of settlers and their need of basic equipment that caused them to urgently create a new municipality. Under House Bill No. 736 and with the approval of
Republic Act 2418, the barrio of Narra became the municipality of Quezon, in honor of the first Commonwealth President, was officially inaugurated as an independent municipality separating it from its mother town Mallig.
According to the official record of the municipality, there are about 218 business establishments (mostly small and medium enterprises) that are currently operating in the area. The establishments by type are the following: rice mills, hardwares and concrete products.
The municipality of Quezon is predominantly an agricultural area and its major source of income is derived form farming. the distribution of lands comprises the following agricultural activities:
- 84 km&2 - used for production of palay, corn, tobacco and other root crops.
- 76 km&2 - used for grazing of large animals and other livestock..
- 23.05 km&2 - for reforestation
Quezon is politically subdivided into 15
Barangay s.
- Abut
- Alunan (Pob.)
- Arellano (Pob.)
- Aurora
- Barucboc Norte
- Estrada
- Santos (Pob.)
- Lepanto
- Mangga
- Minagbag
- Samonte (Pob.)
- Turod
- Dunmon
- Calangigan (Calamagui)
- San Juan
