Dolores, Quezon
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Dolores | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Dolores | |
    Mt. Masalukot, National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Mount Banahaw, Municipal Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: At the foot of Majestic Mt. Banahaw | |
| Motto: "Unlad Dolores!" | |
 Map of Quezon with Dolores highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Dolores | |
.svg)  Dolores Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°00′57″N 121°24′04″E / 14.0157°N 121.4011°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | April 11, 1835 |
| Annexation to Tiaong | May 17, 1902 |
| Chartered | April 11, 1910 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Orlan A. Calayag |
| • Vice Mayor | Renato B. Alilio Jr. |
| • Representative | David C. Suarez |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,229 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.60 km2 (24.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,167 m (7,110 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 32,645 |
| • Density | 521.5/km2 (1,351/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,642 |
| Demonym | Doloresin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.55 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 171 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 419.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 111.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4326 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dolores), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,645 people.[5]
Dolores is a shortened form of its original name, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, a Spanish title that translates to Our Lady of Sorrows in English.[6]
History
The town was established in 1834 as a pueblo. This was decided by provincial officials of Batangas and Tayabas, with the agreement from the bishop of Nueva Caceres and the archbishop of Manila. It was later approved by the Governor-General of the Philippines that a town shall be founded near Sitio Hambujan.[6]
On April 11, 1835, the Governor-General issued a decree establishing the boundary of the town, then known as Nuestra Senora de los Dolores. In May 1835, the local government was inaugurated with Don Francisco Fernando as the first Governadorcillo. The town's seat of government was then Barrio de Maranli (present-day Poblacion), which remains the case until transferring to Bulakin II in September 1966.[6]
Beginning on May 17, 1902, Dolores was temporarily consolidated with the municipality of Tiaong (Tiaon) by virtue of Act No. 402.[7]
Geography
Dolores is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw.
Barangays
Dolores is politically subdivided into 16 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
| Climate data for Dolores, Quezon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (69) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
35 (1.4) |
27 (1.1) |
27 (1.1) |
82 (3.2) |
124 (4.9) |
163 (6.4) |
144 (5.7) |
145 (5.7) |
141 (5.6) |
100 (3.9) |
102 (4.0) |
1,142 (45) |
| Average rainy days | 12.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 208 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 4,835 | — |
| 1939 | 6,263 | +1.24% |
| 1948 | 5,612 | −1.21% |
| 1960 | 9,143 | +4.15% |
| 1970 | 12,037 | +2.78% |
| 1975 | 13,617 | +2.50% |
| 1980 | 15,352 | +2.43% |
| 1990 | 18,146 | +1.69% |
| 1995 | 20,749 | +2.54% |
| 2000 | 23,649 | +2.84% |
| 2007 | 26,312 | +1.48% |
| 2010 | 27,702 | +1.89% |
| 2015 | 28,891 | +0.80% |
| 2020 | 32,514 | +2.52% |
| 2024 | 32,645 | +0.10% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Dolores
29.93
26.05
16.60
13.33
13.74
9.50
6.34
9.55
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Dolores' economy is primarily based on agriculture. It has 3,858.29 hectares (9,534.0 acres) of land area devoted to local crops such as coconut, rambutan, citrus, and other fruit trees, etc.[6]
The business sector of Dolores is dominated by retail of agricultural products.[6]
