Plaridel, Quezon

Plaridel
—  Municipality  —
Map of Quezon showing the location of Plaridel
Plaridel Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°57′4″N 122°1′13″E / 13.95111°N 122.02028°E / 13.95111; 122.02028Coordinates: 13°57′4″N 122°1′13″E / 13.95111°N 122.02028°E / 13.95111; 122.02028
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV)
Province	Quezon
District	4th distrinct of Quezon
Founded
Barangays	9
Government
– Mayor	Wilfredo M. Magbuhos Jr.
Area
– Total	33.05 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	10,069
– Density	304.7/km2 (789.1/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	5th class; partially urban

Plaridel is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 10,069 people^[1].

Geography and Demography

The smallest municipality in the province of Quezon, Plaridel has an area of 33 square kilometers comprising nine barangays - four of which are poblaciones - and its population is around 11, 000. It lies between the towns of Atimonan and Gumaca, hugging the coastline of the Province alongside Maharlika Highway. Its inhabitants are occupied primarily with fishing. Those engaged inAgriculture plant mostly coconut and rice. A visitor this town must taste and savor its local version of Suman.

Government

Municipal Officials

• Mayor: Hon. Wilfredo M. Magbuhos Jr.
• Vice Mayor: Hon. Bernard V. Tumagay
• Councilors:
  • Hon. Robert L. Magbuhos
  • Hon. Sixto A. Alva
  • Hon. Nemesio A. Alvarez
  • Hon. Medel V. Pensona
  • Hon. Romeo A. Jaravata
  • Hon. Razel V. Espos
  • Hon. Carlos L. Campomanes
  • Hon. Sofia A. Capayas

Barangays

Plaridel is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.

• Concepcion
• Duhat
• Ilaya
• Ilosong
• Tanauan
• Central (Pob.)
• Paang Bundok (Pob.)
• Paaralan or Pampaaralan (Pob.)
• M. L. Tumagay (Pob.)

Barangays Duhat, Ilaya, and Ilosong are south of the Poblacion, and are accessed by a paved road which connects with the National Maharlika Highway at Brgy. Pampaaralan (also called Paaralan). This road is also the main access to Brgy. Kulawit, part of the Municipality of Atimonan to the west.

Notes

1. ^ "2007 Census of Population". Philippine National Statistics Office. http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 

External links

• An Act Creating the Municipality of Plaridel in the Province of Quezon
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• http://erintanada.com/quezondistrict.html