Plaridel, Quezon

Plaridel
Siain
Municipality of Plaridel
Holy Rosary Parish
Holy Rosary Parish
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Plaridel is located in Philippines
Plaridel
Plaridel
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°57′04″N 122°01′13″E / 13.9511°N 122.0203°E / 13.9511; 122.0203
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceQuezon
District 4th district
FoundedJune 16, 1962
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJose D. Saavedra
 • Vice MayorBernardo V. Tumagay
 • RepresentativeKeith Micah DL. Tan
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate8,768 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
35.05 km2 (13.53 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
10,129
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Households
2,552
Demonym(s)Siainin, Plaridelin
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.81
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 71.23 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 141.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 56.59 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 19.45 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityQuezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4306
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog

Plaridel, officially the Municipality of Plaridel (Tagalog: Bayan ng Plaridel), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,129 people.[3]

The municipality was created in 1962 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3493 where its territories carved out from Atimonan.[5]

Plaridel is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Lucena and 185 kilometres (115 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Plaridel | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Republic Act No. 3493 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Plaridel in the Province of Quezon". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 16 June 1962. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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