Quezon City
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Coordinates: 14°39′00″N 121°02′51″E / 14.65°N 121.0475°E / 14.65; 121.0475 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 • Type Sangguniang Panlungsod • Mayor Joy Belmonte (HNP ) • Vice Mayor Gian Sotto (HNP ) • Representatives • Council
1st District • Alex Bernard R. Cruz-Herrera • Lena Marie "Mayen" P. Juico • Dorothy "Doray" A. Delarmente • Tany Joe "TJ" L. Calalay • Nicole Ella "Nikki" V. Crisologo • Victor "Jun" V. Ferrer Jr. 2nd District • Winston "Winnie" T. Castelo • Voltaire Godofredo "Bong" L. Liban III • Eden Delilah "Candy" Medina-Atienza • Ramon "Toto" P. Medalla • Fernando Miguel "Mikey" F. Belmonte • Estrella "Star" C. Valmocina 3rd District • Franz S. Pumaren • Kate Abigael "Kate" G. Coseteng • Matias John T. Defensor • Wencerom Benedict "Wency" C. Lagumbay • Jorge L. Banal • Oryza Shelley "Peachy" V. De Leon 4th District • Maria Imelda "Imee" A. Rillo • Ma. Aurora "Marra" C. Suntay • Irene R. Belmonte • Restituto "Resty" B. Malañgen • Ivy Xenia "Ivy" L. Lagman • Hero Clarence "Hero" M. Bautista 5th District • Jose "Joe" A. Visaya • Karl Edgar "Karl" C. Castelo • Patrick Michael "PM" D. Vargas • Shaira "Shay" L. Liban • Ramon Vicente "Ram" V. Medalla • Allan Butch T. Francisco 6th District • Ma. Victoria "Marivic" C. Pilar • Melencio "Bobby" T. Castelo Jr. • Rogelio "Roger" P. Juan • Diorella Marie "Lala" G. Sotto • Donato "Donny" C. Matias • Eric Z. Medina ABC President Ricardo Corpuz
• Electorate 1,403,895 voters (2022 ) • Total 171.71 km2 (66.30 sq mi) Elevation
67 m (220 ft) • Total 2,960,048 • Rank 1st • Density 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) • Households
738,724 Demonym Taga-QC • 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) • Electricity Manila Electric Company (MERALCO ) Time zone UTC+8 (PST )ZIP code PSGC IDD : area code +63 (0)2 Climate type Tropical monsoon climate Native languages Tagalog Website quezoncity .gov .ph
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 .
↑ 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 }}
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↑ 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."
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↑ "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
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