Dolores, Quezon

Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,514 people.

It is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw.

History
The town was established in 1834. This was decided by provincial officials of Batangas and Tayabas, with the agreement from the bishop of Nueva Caceres. It was later approved by the Governor-General of the Philippines that a town shall be founded near Sitio Hambujan.

On April 11, 1835, the Governor-General issued a decree establishing the boundary of the town. In May 1835, the local government was inaugurated with Don Francisco Fernando as the first Governadorcillo.

Barangays
Dolores is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Antonino (Ayusan)
 * Bagong Anyo (Poblacion)
 * Bayanihan (Poblacion)
 * Bulakin 1
 * Bulakin 2
 * Bungoy
 * Cabatang
 * Dagatan
 * Kinabuhayan
 * Maligaya (Poblacion)
 * Manggahan
 * Pinagdanlayan
 * Putol
 * San Mateo
 * Santa Lucia
 * Silanganan (Poblacion)

Economy
Dolores' economy is primarily based on agriculture. It has 3858.29 hectares of land area devoted to local crops such as coconut, rambutan, citrus, and other fruit trees, etc.

The business sector of Dolores is dominated by retail of agricultural products.

Tourism

 * Bangkong Kahoy Valley Nature Retreat and Field Study Center
 * Lukong Valley Farms
 * Mount Banahaw Bee Farm
 * National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
 * Del's Garden
 * Amara's Restobar
 * Latag's by Vicente
 * Calinga Happy Place
 * Paeng Falls