Macalelon
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Macalelon, officially the Municipality of Macalelon (Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,312 people.Template:PH census
The Tikoy Festival (rice cake) and the Kubol Festival are well known for this town. Macalelon is Template:Convert from Lucena and Template:Convert from Manila.
History
Macalelon began as a barrio in 1696. It became a town between 1787 and 1793.[1]
In 1929, barrio Hingoso was separated from Macalelon to form the new municipality of General Luna.[2]
Geography
Barangays
Macalelon is politically subdivided into 30 barangays, as indicated below. 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
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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 Template:Convert within five years. Additionally, 7.91% of the area might experience Template:Convert of flooding, and 14.9% could experience floods ranging from Template:Convert to over Template:Convert deep.[3]
Demographics
Economy
Template:PH poverty incidence From Macalelon's total land area, 75.98 percent of it is dedicated for agricultural use.[4]
Tourism
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.[5]
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 and Converge ICT is also available in the area.
Education
Schools in Macalelon are under the supervision of DepEd Tayo Macalelon - Quezon Province.
References
External links
- Macalelon Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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