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Quezon City

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.[8] The city, on Luzon island, was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the former president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

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CountryPhilippines
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Provincenone
Districts1st to 6th districts of Quezon City
Barangays142 (see Barangays)
Incorporated (city){{safesubst:#property:P571}}
Highly Urbanized CityDecember 22, 1979
Named forManuel L. Quezon
Government
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 • MayorJoy Belmonte (HNP)
 • Vice MayorGian Sotto (HNP)
 • Representatives
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 • Council
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Elevation
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 • Rank1st
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 • Poverty incidence3.31% (2015)[5]
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Service provider
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Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
1100 to 1138[6]
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Quezon City Media

  • Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines and the visionary behind the creation of Quezon City, is the namesake of the city.

  • The transfer of the University of the Philippines from Manila to Diliman was a precedent for the creation of Quezon City.

  • Quezon Memorial Circle - top shot from City Hall (Diliman, Quezon City)(2018-02-07) (cropped)

  • Territorial changes of Caloocan

  • Bantayog ng mga Bayani Museum Bantayog ng mga Bayani Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Heroes Monument) Park (complex of a momument tribute to martial law hero

  • Elevation map of Quezon City. The drop in elevation along the eastern border of the city follows the length of the West Valley Fault.

  • 2013 Skyline of North EDSA, featuring SM City North EDSA.

  • Tandang Sora National Shrine in Balintawak is dedicated to Melchora Aquino, who was a prominent figure in the Philippine Revolution.

References

  1. ↑ San Diego, Bayani, Jr. (July 21, 2012) (in en). QC, 'City of Stars,' goes indie. https://entertainment.inquirer.net/51055/qc-city-of-stars-goes-indie. Retrieved April 19, 2019. 
  2. ↑ Villamente, Jing (August 5, 2018). "Quezon City to host festival of Filipino films" (in en). The Manila Times. https://www.manilatimes.net/quezon-city-to-host-festival-of-filipino-films/426715/. 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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  5. ↑ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Quezon City ZIP Code", Philippine ZIP Codes Directory
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2019-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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