Macalelon

Macalelon, officially the Municipality of Macalelon, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,312 people.

The Tikoy Festival (rice cake) and the Kubol Festival are well known for this town. Macalelon is 99 km from Lucena and 229 km from Manila.

History
Macalelon began as a barrio in 1696. It became a town between 1787 to 1793.

Barangays
Macalelon is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Amontay
 * Anos
 * Buyao
 * Candangal
 * Calantas
 * Lahing
 * Luctob/Townsite
 * Mabini Ibaba
 * Mabini Ilaya
 * Malabahay
 * Mambog
 * Olongtao Ibaba
 * Olongtao Ilaya
 * Padre Herrera
 * Pajarillo
 * Pinagbayanan
 * Rodriguez (Poblacion)
 * Rizal (Poblacion)
 * Castillo (Poblacion)
 * Pag-Asa (Poblacion)
 * Masipag (Poblacion)
 * Damayan (Poblacion)
 * San Isidro
 * San Jose
 * San Nicolas
 * San Vicente
 * Taguin
 * Tubigan Ibaba
 * Tubigan Ilaya
 * Vista Hermosa

Climate
Macalelon is geographically vulnerale to instances of flooding. According to a 2017 flood mapping survey by the University of the Philippines Diliman and Mapua Institute of Technology on the Macalelon River, it was revealed that about half of the town's land area could experience floods below 0.20 meters within five years. Additionally, 7.91% of the area might experience 0.21 to 0.50 meters of flooding, and 14.9% could experience floods ranging from 0.51 meters to over 5 meters deep.

Economy
From Macalelon's total land area, 75.98 percent of it is dedicated for agricultural use.

Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Coral stone blocks make up this edifice which was erected in 1854. The convent of the church was built in 1870 and in 1875, the Parish of the Immaculate Concepcion was established.

Flanked by two small belfries, it is situated on top of a small hill.

Communication
Major communication companies that provides internet services are available in the municipality: Globe, Smart and Dito; Voice and data by PLDT, CONVERGE is also available in the area.

Education

 * High schools
 * Calantas National High School (CNHS)
 * Macalelon High School (MHS)
 * Mary Immaculate Parochial School (MIPS)
 * Olongtao National High School (ONHS)