Plaridel, Quezon

Plaridel, officially the Municipality of 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.

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

Plaridel is 55 km from Lucena and 185 km from Manila.

History
Under the Republic Act No. 3493, barrios were taken from Atimonan, Quezon to constitute the Municipality of Plaridel. This barrios include Siain, Ilosong, Concepcion, Duhat and Tanauan. As the Act decreed, Siain became the seat of government.

The Act was based on House Bill No. 822 introduced by Congressman Eladio A. Caliwara who was then representing the Second District of Quezon. It was signed on June 1962 by Philippine president Diosdado Macapagal enacting it as a law.

The Municipality of Plaridel was inaugurated in October 27, 1962.

Geography
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 in Agriculture plant mostly coconut and rice. A visitor this town must taste and savor its local version of Suman.

Barangays
Plaridel is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


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

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 Barangay Pampaaralan (also called Paaralan). This road is also the main access to Barangay Kulawit, part of the Municipality of Atimonan to the west.

Religion

 * Roman Catholic
 * Iglesia Ni Cristo
 * Seventh Day Adventist
 * Bible Baptist

Elected officials
Municipal council (2022-2025):
 * Mayor: Jose D. Saavedra
 * Vice Mayor: Bernardo V. Tumagay
 * Councilors:
 * Sixto Alva
 * Rommel Caparros
 * Victor Tumagay
 * Atorni Dee Magbuhos
 * Don-Don Anda
 * Omack Camba
 * Estelita Javier
 * Darwin Alvarez