Mauban
Municipality in Quezon, Philippines
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Mauban, officially the Municipality of Mauban (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mauban), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 70,135 people.[6]
Mauban | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Mauban | |
   .JPG) (From top, left to right:) Panoramic view of Mauban town center from Rizal Hill Park; Rizal Monument at Rizal Hill Park; Pansacola Ancestral House; Saint Bonaventure Parish Church; public bath built in 1725 | |
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 Map of Quezon with Mauban highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Mauban | |
.svg)  Mauban Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°11′28″N 121°43′51″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | July 15, 1583 |
| Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Erwin Dwight C. Pastrana |
| • Vice Mayor | Alween M. Sardea |
| • Representative | Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 48,534 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 415.98 km2 (160.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[4] | |
• Total | 70,135 |
| • Density | 168.60/km2 (436.68/sq mi) |
| • Households | 17,587 |
| Demonym | Maubanin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.94 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 887.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,320 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 564 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 671.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4330 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Etymology
History
Established as a municipality in 1583, Mauban developed under the Spanish colonial government structure.[7]
Geography
Mauban is 170 kilometres (110 mi) southeast of Manila and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Lucena, the provincial capital.
Barangays
Mauban is politically subdivided into 40 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Bagong Bayan (Poblacion)
- Daungan (Poblacion)
- Lual (Poblacion)
- Mabato (Poblacion)
- Rizaliana (Poblacion)
- Sadsaran (Poblacion)
- Abo-abo
- Alitap
- Baao
- Balaybalay
- Bató
- Cagbalete I
- Cagbalete II
- Cagsiay I
- Cagsiay II
- Cagsiay III
- Concepción
- Liwayway
- Lucutan
- Lual Rural
- Luya-luya
- Macasin
- Polo
- Remedios I
- Remedios II
- Rosario
- San Gabriel (formerly Tubog[8])
- San Isidro
- San José
- San Lorenzo
- San Miguel
- San Rafael
- San Roque
- San Vicente
- Santa Lucía
- Santo Ángel
- Santo Niño
- Santol
- Soledad
- Tapucan
Climate
| Climate data for Mauban, Quezon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83 (3.3) |
55 (2.2) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
90 (3.5) |
123 (4.8) |
145 (5.7) |
125 (4.9) |
135 (5.3) |
166 (6.5) |
163 (6.4) |
152 (6.0) |
1,318 (51.8) |
| Average rainy days | 15.1 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 227.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 12,021 | — |
| 1918 | 12,516 | +0.27% |
| 1939 | 14,832 | +0.81% |
| 1948 | 14,417 | −0.31% |
| 1960 | 18,703 | +2.19% |
| 1970 | 29,822 | +4.77% |
| 1975 | 32,653 | +1.84% |
| 1980 | 37,814 | +2.98% |
| 1990 | 43,740 | +1.47% |
| 1995 | 47,442 | +1.53% |
| 2000 | 50,134 | +1.19% |
| 2007 | 55,866 | +1.50% |
| 2010 | 61,141 | +3.34% |
| 2015 | 63,819 | +0.82% |
| 2020 | 71,081 | +2.29% |
| 2024 | 70,135 | −0.32% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14] | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Mauban
10
20
30
40
50
2000
44.14
44.14
2003
42.20
42.20
2006
29.30
29.30
2009
21.46
21.46
2012
26.51
26.51
2015
18.09
18.09
2018
7.95
7.95
2021
15.94
15.94
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
In 2000, the Quezon Power Project, a 440 megawatt coal power plant was constructed to bring consistent power to the area. It was the first privately built, owned, and operated power generating facility in the Philippines.[23]
Education
There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[24] These are Mauban North Schools District and Mauban South Schools District.
Mauban also has two private schools, Central Quezon Academy in Barangay Mabato[25] and Mother Perpetua Parochial School in Barangay Lual Poblacion.[26] It also has one college, Pambayang Kolehiyo ng Mauban.[27]
Primary and elementary schools
- Alitap Elementary School
- Bagong Bayan Elementary School
- Balaybalay Elementary School
- Cagbalete I Annex Elementary School
- Cagbalete I Elementary School
- Cagbalete II (P.H. Dela Costa) Elementary School
- Cagsiay I Elementary School
- Cagsiay II Elementary School
- Cagsiay III Annex Elementary School
- Cagsiay III Elementary School
- Concepcion Elementary School
- Doña Aurora Elementary School
- Liwayway Elementary School
- Mabato Elementary School
- Mauban North Elementary School I
- Mauban North Elementary School II
- Mauban South Central Elementary School I
- Mauban South Central Elementary School II
- Remedios I Elementary School
- Remedios I Preschool (Annex) Bulusok
- Remedios II Elementary School
- San Lorenzo Elementary School
- San Miguel- San Rafael Elementary School
- SWA Elementary School
- Plaridel Elementary School
- Polo Elementary School
- Rosario Elementary School
- San Jose Elementary School
- Santa Lucia Elementary School
- Santo Niño Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Cagbalete Island National High School
- Cagsiay I National High School
- Cagsiay III National High School
- Dr. Maria D. Pastrana National High School
- Liwayway National High School
- Manuel S. Enverga Memorial School of Arts and Trades
- Mother Perpetua Parochial School Incorporated
List of cultural properties
| Cultural Property wmph identifier[i] |
Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality |
Address | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish-Era Public Bath of Mauban | Built in 1725, the public bath was declared an Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | San Buenaventura Street | 14°11′33″N 121°43′56″E |  | |
| RAS Copra Mill | The first copra mill in the town, owned and operated by the Sardea Family since the 1970s | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′29″N 121°44′00″E |  | ||
| 1925 Rizal Monument | Built on the town promontory called Calvario in 1925. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′21″N 121°43′51″E | | ||
| NCR & Rienton Bus Terminal | Norma Cambal Rienton & Rienton Bus Lines, operating since the 1950s | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′24″N 121°43′55″E |  | ||
| Virgilio Pansacola Ancestral House | Ancestral house of Virgilio Pansacola, built in 1915. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′23″N 121°43′50″E | | ||
| Taino Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Taino Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′23″N 121°43′50″E |  | ||
| Padre Horacio de la Costa Ancestral House | Ancestral house of Horacio de la Costa, S.J., first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Jesuits | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′23″N 121°43′50″E |  | ||
| Talabong-Pansacola Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Talabong-Pansacola Family | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′23″N 121°43′49″E |  | ||
| Almires-Clemente Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Almires-Clemente Family, and residence of Regional Trial Court Judge Ramón Clemente. Completed on 15 December 1915. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′23″N 121°43′49″E |  | ||
| Alquiros-Pastrana Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Alquiros-Pastrana Family | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′24″N 121°43′50″E |  | ||
| Quintana-Pastrana Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Quintana-Pastrana Family | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′24″N 121°43′51″E |  | ||
| Garcia-Pastrana Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the García-Pastrana Family | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′25″N 121°43′51″E |  Upload Photo | ||
| Llamas-Naranjilla Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Llamas-Naranjilla Family | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′21″N 121°43′49″E |  | ||
| Dejumas-Pastrana Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Dejumas-Pastrana family. Formerly the Administration Building of Filipinas College | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′21″N 121°43′49″E |  | ||
| Mauban Old Catholic Cemetery | Former municipal graveyard for Roman Catholics | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′32″N 121°43′43″E |  | ||
| Central Quezon Academy | Rosario Building of Central Quezon Academy, established in 1929. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′29″N 121°43′50″E |  | ||
| Encomienda Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Encomienda Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′29″N 121°43′49″E |  | ||
| Pelejo Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Pelejo Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Rizal corner Clemente streets | 14°11′27″N 121°43′49″E |  | |
| Gloria Pastrana Ancestral House | Ancestral house of Gloria Pastrana | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Rizal Street | 14°11′26″N 121°43′55″E |  | |
| Pomarada Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Pomarada Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Rizal Street | 14°11′26″N 121°43′55″E |  | |
| Bantayan Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Bantayan Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Evangelista corner Gómez streets | 14°11′28″N 121°43′52″E |  | |
| Eleazar-Ysrael Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Eleazar-Ysrael Family, completed in 1928. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Gómez Street | 14°11′28″N 121°43′51″E |  | |
| Pomarada Ancestral House (Jacinto corner Gómez streets) | Ancestral house of the Pomarada Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Jacinto corner Gómez streets | 14°11′29″N 121°43′50″E | .JPG) | |
| Balquiedra Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Balquiedra lan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Gómez corner Jacinto streets | 14°11′29″N 121°43′50″E |  | |
| Inaanuran Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Inaanuran Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Jacinto Street | 14°11′28″N 121°43′49″E |  | |
| Pastores Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Pastores Clan, built in 1915. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Gómez Street | 14°11′28″N 121°43′51″E |  | |
| Balamban Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Balamban Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Aguinaldo corner Plaridel streets | 14°11′27″N 121°43′47″E |  | |
| Fortunado Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Fortunado Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Aguinaldo Street | 14°11′27″N 121°43′47″E |  | |
| Domingo Moreno Ancestral House | Ancestral house of Domingo Moreno | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | R. Pansacola corner Aguinaldo streets | 14°11′26″N 121°43′46″E |  | |
| Camposagrado Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Camposagrado Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | R. Pansacola corner Bonifacio streets | 14°11′27″N 121°43′46″E |  | |
| Del Banco Ancestral House | Del Banco Ancestral House, dated 23 Nov 1911 on its cement steps. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | San Buenaventura Street | 14°11′26″N 121°43′54″E |  | |
| Ysrael Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Ysrael Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | San Buenaventura Street | 14°11′26″N 121°43′54″E |  | |
| Sardea Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Sardea Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | San Buenaventura Street | 14°11′26″N 121°43′54″E |  | |
| Calvario Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Calvario Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Jocson corner Evangelista streets | 14°11′32″N 121°43′53″E |  | |
| Felipe Escudero, Sr. Ancestral House | Ancestral house of Felipe Escudero, Sr. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Jocson corner General Flores streets | 14°11′32″N 121°43′52″E |  | |
| Villamayor Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Villamayor Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Aguinaldo Street | 14°11′32″N 121°43′50″E |  | |
| Pasamba Ancestral House | Ancestral house of the Pasamba Clan | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | Bonifacio corner Clemente streets | 14°11′31″N 121°43′48″E |  | |
| Times Theatre of Mauban | Owned by José Rozaldo, operating since the 1950s | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′25″N 121°43′57″E |  | ||
| Mauban Sea Wall | Built in 1935, this structure was declared a Significant Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines. | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′22″N 121°43′59″E |  | ||
| Times Kitchenette and Lodging House | Times Kitchenette and Lodging House, owned by Anita Remolona-Rozaldo | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′25″N 121°43′57″E |  | ||
| Saint Bonaventure Parish Church of Mauban | Parish church of Mauban, dedicated to Saint Bonaventure | Quezon | Mauban, Quezon | 14°11′25″N 121°43′51″E | |
Notable personalities
- Manuel S. Enverga - Filipino representative for Quezon's 1st congressional district, 1953 - 1969
- Mark Enverga - Filipino representative for Quezon's 1st congressional district, 2007 - 2016, and since 2019
- Buenaventura Villamayor - Filipino chess player
- Rene Saguisag - Filipino senator from 1987 to 1992
- Horacio de la Costa - Filipino Jesuit priest, historian, first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, and first Filipino Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ateneo de Manila
- Eli Remolona - Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- Jose Mari Gonzales - Actor and former Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- JM Ibarra - actor
Notes
- wmph is an internal identifier used by Wikimedia Philippines to identify the monument. This is not an official identifier, and only shown temporarily in the templates until the government creates an updated complete list.
