Perez
Sangirin | |
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Municipality of Perez | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°11′N 121°56′E / 14.18°N 121.93°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Quezon |
District | 4th district |
Founded | October 14, 1929 |
Named for | Felimon Perez |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Morel L. Escalona |
• Vice Mayor | Ryan A. Panol |
• Representative | Keith Micah DL. Tan |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,471 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Highest elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 12,767 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,109 |
Demonym | Perezian |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.48 |
• Revenue | ₱ 80.31 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 238.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 77.25 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 69.76 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 4334 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | https://perezquezon.gov.ph/ |
Perez, officially the Municipality of Perez ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Perez), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,767 people. [3]
It is formerly a barrio named Sangirin, which was part of Mauban and later of Alabat in 1884. It was named as a token of gratitude to Felimon Perez, the former governor of the province who helped make this place an independent municipality in 1929. [5]
The town is home to a few speakers of the critically endangered Inagta Alabat language, one of the most endangered languages in the world as listed by UNESCO.
Perez is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Currently, there are 4 barangays which are classified as urban (highlighted in bold).
Climate data for Perez, 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) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83 (3.3) |
55 (2.2) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
90 (3.5) |
123 (4.8) |
145 (5.7) |
125 (4.9) |
135 (5.3) |
166 (6.5) |
163 (6.4) |
152 (6.0) |
1,318 (51.8) |
Average rainy days | 15.1 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 227.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 2,967 | — |
1948 | 3,507 | +1.88% |
1960 | 4,741 | +2.54% |
1970 | 5,789 | +2.01% |
1975 | 6,464 | +2.24% |
1980 | 7,551 | +3.16% |
1990 | 8,609 | +1.32% |
1995 | 10,264 | +3.35% |
2000 | 10,454 | +0.39% |
2007 | 11,022 | +0.73% |
2010 | 12,039 | +3.26% |
2015 | 12,173 | +0.21% |
2020 | 12,767 | +0.94% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
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