Dolores, Quezon

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Dolores
Municipality of Dolores
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Mt. Masalukot, National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Mount Banahaw, Municipal Hall
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Nickname: 
At the foot of Majestic Mt. Banahaw
Motto: 
"Unlad Dolores!"
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Map of Quezon with Dolores highlighted
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Dolores
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°00′57″N121°24′04″E / 14.0157°N 121.4011°E / 14.0157; 121.4011
Country Philippines
Region Calabarzon
Province Quezon
District 2nd district
Founded April 11, 1835
Barangays 16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Orlan A. Calayag
   Vice Mayor Renato B. Alilio Jr.
   Representative David C. Suarez
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 20,688 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total62.60 km2 (24.17 sq mi)
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Highest elevation
2,167 m (7,110 ft)
Lowest elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total32,514
  Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
   Households
7,642
Demonym Doloresin
Economy
   Income class 4th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
6.34
% (2018) [4]
   Revenue 143 million (2020)
   Assets 340 million (2020)
   Expenditure 98.74 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4326
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)42
Native languages Tagalog
Website www.doloresquezon.gov.ph

Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores (Tagalog : Bayan ng Dolores), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,514 people. [3]

Contents

It is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw.

Geography

Barangays

Dolores is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Antonino (Ayusan)
  • Bagong Anyo (Poblacion)
  • Bayanihan (Poblacion)
  • Bulakin 1
  • Bulakin 2
  • Bungoy
  • Cabatang
  • Dagatan
  • Kinabuhayan
  • Maligaya (Poblacion)
  • Manggahan
  • Pinagdanlayan
  • Putol
  • San Mateo
  • Santa Lucia
  • Silanganan (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Dolores, Quezon
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)25
(77)
26
(79)
28
(82)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
27
(81)
26
(79)
25
(77)
27
(81)
Average low °C (°F)19
(66)
19
(66)
19
(66)
20
(68)
22
(72)
23
(73)
22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
21
(70)
20
(68)
20
(68)
21
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)52
(2.0)
35
(1.4)
27
(1.1)
27
(1.1)
82
(3.2)
124
(4.9)
163
(6.4)
144
(5.7)
145
(5.7)
141
(5.6)
100
(3.9)
102
(4.0)
1,142
(45)
Average rainy days12.08.18.89.717.922.626.224.524.622.016.714.9208
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Dolores
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 4,835    
1939 6,263+1.24%
1948 5,612−1.21%
1960 9,143+4.15%
1970 12,037+2.78%
1975 13,617+2.50%
1980 15,352+2.43%
1990 18,146+1.69%
1995 20,749+2.54%
2000 23,649+2.84%
2007 26,312+1.48%
2010 27,702+1.89%
2015 28,891+0.80%
2020 32,514+2.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Economy

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Dolores Municipal Hall

Tourism

Notes

  1. Municipality of Dolores | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Dolores: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  9. "Province of Quezon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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  16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. "Bangkong Kahoy Valley Official Website". bangkong kahoy valley. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  18. "Lukong Valley Farms Agriventures Inc., marks 10th LS in Quezon province". Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  19. "CBCP declares church in Quezon town National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-02-27.


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