Quezon (Bukidnon) 5.74

Quezon is a first class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.HistoryThe original name of the municipality per Executive Order No. 199 dated November 18, 1965, was Upper Pulangui, in which the appointed mayor was Crispin C. Bernadas.On June 18, 1966, Republic Act No. 4802 was enacted by the House of Congress under the sponsorship of the then Congressman Cesar M. Fortich, which act was entitled "An Act Creating The Municipality Of Quezon in The Province of Bukidnon," with the Seat of Government in the present site of Kiokong.On June 21, 1969, Repubulic Act 5961 was passed by the Philippine Congress, amending Republic Act 4802 "An Act Creating the Municipality of Quezon in the Province of Bukidnon" with the seat of government at Salawagan. This act however, was not implemented, for on June 19, 1971, another Act - RA 6240 was passed transferring again the site from Salawagan to Kiokong.GeographyThe municipality of Quezon is located at the southern portion of the province of Bukidnon. It is from the City of Malaybalay, from Cagayan de Oro City and from Davao City.Quezon with its large chunks of fertile plains, inland valleys and virgin forest, rolling hills and mountain ranges, is bounded in the south by the municipality of Kitaotao; north by the city of Valencia; west by the municipality of Maramag and Don Carlos and east by the municipality of San Fernando.The municipality of Quezon has a total land area of per CAD 895-D with 31 barangays.It represents 4.94% of the total land area of the province of Bukidnon.