Lucban, Quezon

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Municipality of Lucban

Location
Map of Quezon showing the location of Lucban.
Government
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Quezon
District	1st district of Quezon
Barangays	32
Income Class:	3rd class; partially urban
Founded	1578
Mayor	Moises B. Villaseñor (LP)
Official Website	elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/lucban/
Physical characteristics
Area	154.15 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density	38,834 599.6/km²
Coordinates	14° 4' 12" N, 121° 19' 48" E

The Municipality of Lucban (Filipino: Bayan ng Lucban) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 38,834 people in 8,422 households. This municipality had the mountain named Mt. Banahaw de Lucban.

[edit] Barangays

Lucban is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.

Abang Aliliw Atulinao Ayuti Barangay 2 (Pob.) Barangay 3 (Pob.) Barangay 4 (Pob.) Barangay 5 (Pob.) Barangay 6 (Pob.) Barangay 7 (Pob.) Barangay 8 (Pob.)

Barangay 9 (Pob.) Barangay 10 (Pob.) Igang Kabatete Kakawit Kalangay Kalyaat Kilib Kulapi Mahabang Parang Malupak

Manasa May-It Nagsinamo Nalunao Palola Piis Barangay 1 (Pob.) Samil Tiawe Tinamnan

[edit] Pahiyas Festival

Lucban celebrates the Pahiyas Festival every May 15 in honor of its patron saint, St. Isidore the Farmer. This festival showcases a street of houses which are designed with fruits, vegetable and kiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten raw. The houses are judged and the best one is proclaimed the winner. Every year, tourists roam the municipality to witness the decorations of houses.

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Lucban Web Portal