Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya

Quezon, officially the Municipality of Quezon (Ili na Quezon; Ili ti Quezon; Bayan ng Quezon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,055 people.

History
On June 18, 1961, the municipality of Quezon was created from Solano by virtue of Republic Act No. 3427.

Based on the order assigned to the Commission on Elections, referred to as Case No. 405, dated 7 March 1963, the people of Quezon participated in the 12 November 1963 plebiscite and elected its Municipal District Mayor and Municipal District Members.

Five years later, in 1968, Quezon became a full-fledged municipality of Nueva Vizcaya. The original barangays that composed the municipality at that time of its creation were Baresbes, Caliat, Buliwao, Darubba, Maddiangat, and Nalubbanan.

On November 12, 1967, the following barangays Maasin, Calaocan, Bonifacio, Aurora and Runruno were founded. In 1979, barangay Dagupan was founded.

Barangays
Quezon is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Aurora
 * Baresbes
 * Buliwao
 * Bonifacio
 * Calaocan
 * Caliat
 * Dagupan
 * Darubba
 * Maddiangat
 * Nalubbunan
 * Runruno
 * Maasin

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Quezon had a population of 24,055. The population density was undefined PD/km2.

Local government
Quezon, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Education
The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.