General Nakar | |
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Municipality of General Nakar | |
Nickname: Largest municipality of Luzon Island | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°45′47″N121°38′06″E / 14.76306°N 121.635°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Quezon |
District | 1st district |
Founded | July 21, 1949 |
Named for | Guillermo Peñamante Nakar |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eliseo R. Ruzol |
• Vice Mayor | Rodel A. Avellaneda |
• Representative | Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 24,645 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,343.75 km2 (518.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,528 m (5,013 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 34,225 |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,297 |
Demonym | Nakarin |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 18.59 |
• Revenue | ₱ 342.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 807.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 274.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 106.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quezon 2 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4338 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Umiray Dumaget Sinauna Tagalog |
Website | www |
General Nakar, officially the Municipality of General Nakar (Tagalog : Bayan ng Heneral Nakar, Ilocano: Ili ti Heneral Nakar), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,225 people. [3] It is the largest municipality in the province of Quezon in terms of land area, occupying 1,343.75 kilometers (834.97 mi). It is accessible by land from Metro Manila, passing through Marcos Highway (Marikina-Infanta Highway).
It was named after Major General Guillermo Peñamante Nakar (1905–1942), the martyred leader of the 1st Battalion of the 71st Infantry Division of the USAFFE against the attacking Japanese Forces and a native of barangay Anoling. [5]
In the late 1940s, the locals, headed by forester Julian Avellano Sr., initiated a petition to create the municipality. It came into fruition with the help of Tayabas's 1st district Representative Fortunato Suarez and Quezon Governor Gregorio Santayana. [5]
On July 21, 1949, the barrios of Anoling, Banglos, Batangan, Magsikap, Maligaya, Minahan, Katablingan and Pamplona, then part of the municipality of Infanta, were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as General Nakar, by virtue of Executive Order No. 246 signed by President Elpidio Quirino. [6]
General Nakar is bounded on the north by Dingalan, Aurora, west by Doña Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray (Bulacan) and Rizal province, south by Infanta and Real, and east by the Benham Rise or Plateau and Philippine Sea.
General Nakar is composed of 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for General Nakar, Quezon | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 33 (1.3) | 35 (1.4) | 38 (1.5) | 138 (5.4) | 190 (7.5) | 242 (9.5) | 216 (8.5) | 224 (8.8) | 200 (7.9) | 114 (4.5) | 94 (3.7) | 1,564 (61.6) |
Average rainy days | 12.2 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 22.3 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 223.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 5,494 | — |
1970 | 8,569 | +4.54% |
1975 | 11,751 | +6.54% |
1980 | 12,127 | +0.63% |
1990 | 18,323 | +4.21% |
1995 | 21,121 | +2.70% |
2000 | 23,678 | +2.48% |
2007 | 24,895 | +0.69% |
2010 | 25,973 | +1.55% |
2015 | 29,705 | +2.59% |
2020 | 34,225 | +2.82% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
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