Quezon, Quezon

Prior to the establishment of the municipality of Quezon, its area was inhabited by the Dumagat people, who primarily lived along the coast. In 1672, Franciscan friars led by Tirso de Santa Maria explored the area and established a village, which eventually grew into a place called Silangan, from the Tagalog word meaning east, signifying the direction where the sun rises. The town faced challenges, including pirate attacks, prompting the establishment of stone fortifications, including those at Gumaca.

On January 1, 1914, eleven barrios were excised from Alabat to officially form the new municipality of Quezon, by virtue of Executive Order No. 101 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison in 1913. The municipality was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the then-Resident Commissioner and a former governor and native of the province then known as Tayabas. Barrio Silanga (Silangan) was designated as the seat of municipal government.^[6][7]

Quezon is located at the southeastern tip of Alabat Island, which is accessible to the rest of Quezon through a sea route via Gumaca and eventually the under-construction Roma Point Bridge.

Quezon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 6 barangays which are classified as urban (highlighted in bold).

Poverty incidence of Quezon

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

• Santa Cruz Parish (est. 1914)
• San Agustin Church
• Members Church of God International Guinhawa, Quezon, Quezon
• Quezon Presbyterian Church
• Quezon Parish Church (Mt. Carmel Parish)
• Holy Cross Parish
• Grace Reformed Baptist Outreach

The Quezon Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.^[22]