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Lopez
Talolong | |
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Municipality of Lopez | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°53′02″N 122°15′37″E / 13.884°N 122.2604°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Quezon |
District | 4th district |
Founded | April 30, 1856 |
Named for | Candido López y Diaz |
Barangays | 95 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Lopez[*] | Rachel A. Ubana |
• Vice Mayor | Maria Adeline A. Lee |
• Representative | Keith Micah DL. Tan |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 60,990 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 355.38 km2 (137.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Highest elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 94,657 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
• Households | 23,432 |
Demonym(s) | Lopenze, Lopezeño |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.59 |
• Revenue | ₱ 317.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 862.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 266.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 254.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4316 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lopez, officially the Municipality of Lopez (Tagalog: Bayan ng Lopez), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 94,657 people.[3]
It is located in the southern part of the province, 216 kilometers (134 mi) from Manila, 86 kilometers (53 mi) east from Lucena, and 3 nautical kilometers to Alabat Island.