Edullantes, Cristine

Mendez, Lovely Mae

Tondo, Jell Ryan
Venancio, Winaflor Admiren

GENERAL INFORMATION ON MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON

Quezon is a first class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the
2015 census, it has a population of 104,116 people.

ETYMOLOGY
How the Municipality got its Name
KIOKONG (now Quezon) the seat of government of the municipality is a valley nestling
in one of the verdant slopes of Bukidnon. Nature blessed the municipality with wild trees,
wild orchids and paradise of ferns.
Local lore says KI-O-HONG was its original name. In English, it means "mushroom". In
olden times, it was believed that flood engulfed the place and at a distance it looks like a
mushroom. The prehistoric natives known as the Manobos, Talaandigs, Higaonons and
Bukidnon tribes loved to call it KI-O-HONG until the advent of colonization. Since then, the
place kown as KIOKONG. Signifying the landmark of KIOKONG is a lone coconut tree
discernible and aptly perched at the lowland situated at the crossroads of Poblacion. Local
residents call it " BUGTONG LUBI". It was the center of activity during those years. It is
believe however, that because of their customs and traditions, death at the residence of
native datu brought the natives and migrants to the present Poblacion (KIOKONG), Quezon.

Creation of the Municipality

The original name of the municipality per Executive Order No. 199 dated November 18
1965 was UPPER PULANGUI, in which the appointed mayor was the late MAYOR CRISPIN
C. BERNADAS.

In 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".

In 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 in June 19 1971, another Act - RA 6240 was passed transferring
again the site from Salawagan to Kiokong.
 GEOGRAPHY

Political map of Quezon, showing its 31 barangays

The municipality of Quezon is located at the southern portion of the province of

Bukidnon. It is 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the City of Malaybalay, 162 kilometres (101 mi)
from Cagayan de Oro City and 145 kilometres (90 mi) 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 40,941 hectares (101,170
acres) per CAD 895-D with 31 barangays.It represents 4.94% of the total land area of the
province of Bukidnon.

CLIMATE

The municipalitys climate belongs to the fourth type which is characterized by a more or
less evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year. Rainy months are from May to October,
with rainfall of not less than 10 inches while dry months are from November to April with
rainfall of 8 inches and below.

The eastern most parts of Quezon covering the barangays of Lumintao, Kipaypayon,
Dumalama, Maggsaysay, Sta. Felomina, Cawayan, Minongan, Mahayag, San Roque,
Linabo, Lipa, Sta. Cruz, Dlapa, Libertad and Palacapao have type IV climate having
moderately warm to warm temperatures of 22.5 to 25C. January and April are the coldest
and warmest months, respectively, because of the dominant presence of hills and mountain
ranges inherent in the area, variations of rainfall distribution are most likely to occur. While
the western portion of the municipality covering the barangays of Paitan, Butong, San Jose,
Merangeran, Minsarilac, Poblacion, Manuto, San Isidro, Cebole, Pinilayan, Mibantang, C-
Handumanan, Minsamongan, Salawagan, Kiburiao and Puntian have the type III climate
with moderately warm temperatures of 20 to 22.5C.

TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL TYPE

Topography

The municipality is particularly described as a landlocked municipality being situated in

an inland valley. Generally, its terrain is characterized by rolling hills and mountain ranges,
classified from steep to very steep. The highest point of which is the peak of Mt. Tangkulan
with an elevation of 1,879 feet (572.86 meters) above sea level and a slope of above 50%.
These cover 34,503 hectares.
 The concentration of hills and mountain ranges are situated in the eastern tip of the
municipality and extends sparsely to the north-eastern and southern parts. Similar terrain
characteristics resume at the southwestern part but limited to the border of the municipality.
The southernmost part is rocky and it has an average slope of 30% covering an area of
6,004 hectares.

The northern and western parts of Quezon are lowland areas characterized by level and
nearly level areas extending to the heart of the municipality with slope classification of 0-3%
up to 3-8%.

Considering the general topography and slope of the municipality, areas with the highest
elevation are prone to severe erosion as found in the eastern half of the municipality and a
minor portion in the western part covering a total area of 8,323 hectares. However, areas
with eroded non-agricultural ranked first in terms of area with 26,084 hectares. Ranked next
is the un-eroded Agricultural area with 15,072 hectares. These areas cover the dominant
part of Paitan, Butong, Merangeran, San Jose, Libertad, Salawagan, Manuto, Mibantang,
Delapa and Pinilayan. The rest of the areas in the municipality are either eroded agricultural
or un-eroded non-agricultural areas covering 11,402 hectares and 10,247 hectares.

Soil Type

There are four(4) types of soil present in the municipality. Among these, mountain soil
covers the biggest part of 41.29% and is found in the eastern portion, extending from the
north and south boundary. Almost half of Sta. Felomina, Cawayan, Lipa, and Palacapao
have this soil type which is suitable for production forest and native species.

Next in rank in terms of area is La Catellana Clay with 34.40% which is found in the
central part of Quezon, extending from north to south. This include the barangays of
Dumalama, Mahayag, Minongan, Delapa, Pinilayan, Sta. Cruz, Puntian and bigger parts of
Lumintao, Kipaypayon, Merangeran, Poblacion, Libertad, Salawagan, Cebole and Kiburiao.
This soil type is suitable for plantation forest, perennial tree, vine crops and cultivated
annual crops.

Third in rank is Bacolod Clay with 19.55% which extends from North to South borders of
the municipality. This covers all of Paitan, Minsamongan, San Isidro, Manuto, Minongan and
C-Handumanan and portions of Butong, San Jose, Poblacion, Manuto, Cebole and Kiburiao.
This soil type is dominantly suitable for cultivating annual crops and also for other uses such
as plantation forest of exotic type, perennial tree, vine crops and cultivated crops.

San Miguel Silt Loam is the fourth soil type covering the least which is 4.76% and is
confined only at the northwest tip of the municipality. This includes the remaining parts of
Butong and San Jose. The northern tip is suitable for irrigated rice and remaining portion for
cultivated annual crops.

DEMOGRAPHY

Population census of Quezon

Year Pop. % p.a.

1990 70,566

1995 74,141 +0.93%

2000 82,567 +2.33%

2007 91,119 +1.37%

 2010 94,584 +1.37%

2015 104,116 +1.84%

In the 2015 census, the population of Quezon, Bukidnon, was 104,116 people, with a
density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

In the 2010 census, the municipality of Quezon had a total population of 94,584 people,
up from 74,141 in 1995 mid-decade Census of Population and 82,567 in the Census of
Population for the year 2000. It showed an average annual growth rate of 2.27%.

ECONOMY

Industries (and/or companies) presently operating in the municipality includes:

BUSCO Sugar Milling Company

BUSCO Refinery
BUSCO Organic Fertilizer Processing
Small Scale Grains Processing
Loom Band Factory
Cattle Raising
Hog Raising
Poultry Raising
TOURISM

The municipality has the following scenic spots that can attract and visited by the local and
international tourist:

The Luan-Luan Spring resort has an abundant flow of water that can be best enjoyed at
any time. Located in the heart of the municipality.
The Blue Water Cave, in the side of the mouth of Pulangi River.
The Overview Park, located in Palacapao, is one of the "must see" spot in the
municipality. With an overlooking view that views all the land area of Quezon and its
neighboring municipalities.
The Kiokong White Rock Wall, the centerpiece of Kiokong Tourism Park, is the site of the
first vertical bivouac adventure in the Philippines. With the assistance of a local outfitter,
guests climb the 550-foot rock wall using Single Rope Technique until they reach a ledge
500 feet off the ground. After spending the night on the ledge, they abseil back to the
ground.
The Kiokong Tourism Park also has a bolted crag for sport climbing.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Quezon has 31 barangays; the farthest barangay are Lipa and Sta. Felomina with a
distance of 21 to 26 kilometers from Poblacion depending on the route taken.
 Butong Lumintao Pinilayan

Cebole Magsaysay Poblacion (Kiokong)

Delapa Mahayag Puntian

Dumalama Manuto Salawagan

C-Handumanan Merangeran San Isidro

Cawayan Mibantang San Jose

Kiburiao Minongan San Roque

Kipaypayon Minsalirac Santa Cruz

Libertad Minsamongan Santa Filomena

Linabo Paitan

Lipa Palacapao

INFRASTUCTURE/UTILITIES

Transportation

Quezon is a land-locked municipality wherein the only means of transportation is by

land. It is accessible in two (2) routes from Cagayan de Oro City to Davao City. The first one
is taking the route via BUSCO and the second one is taking the route via Maramag. The bus
company plying the route Cagayan de Oro City to Davao City and vice versa is only
Bachelor Express/RTMI.
Medical Facilities

At present, there are seven (7) primary hospitals, namely; Rural Health Unit/ DOH Rep,
Provl Health Station, Maraat Med. Hospital, Pastor Med. Hospital, Busco Med. Clinic, OADI
Dispensary Clinic, Velasco Med. Clinic and two (2) secondary hospitals in the municipality
namely; St. Claire Med. Hospital And St. Ann Med. Hospital. These medical health untis
render general medical services such as paediatrics, dental, minor surgical and prenatal
services.

Private medical institutions have 85 health personnel who can accommodate 48% of the
publics health service demands.

UTILITIES

Water Supply

The waterworks system of the municipality was constructed and operated by the
municipal government through the Municipal Mayor's Office - Economic Enterprise Division.
It serves the barangay of Poblacion, Libertad, Salawagan, Mibantang, Cebole, Manuto,
Pinilayan and Kiburiao with more or less 2,000 individual household connections (Level III).
 While the other barangays with tappable spring were also developed and have provided
them potable water supply.

Power / Electricity

Quezon is part of the service area of First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FIBECO,
INC.) since 1978. Out of the 51 barangays, 49 were energized at present. The rest were
provided by the Local Government Unit with generator sets.

EDUCATION

The Municipality of Quezon is divided into two (2) school districts, the District of Quezon
I which has the district office at Poblacion with twenty-one (21) public schools and ten (10)
private schools occupying a total land area of 82.70 hectares. The District of Quezon I is
serving the populace of the following barangays: Butong, Paitan, Lumintao, Magsaysay,
Kipaypayon, Dumalama, Merangeran, Mahayag, Libertad, Manuto, San Isidro, Minsarilac,
San Jose and Poblacion. Whilethe District of Quezon II whose office is situated at
Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon with twenty-three (23) public schools and two (2) private
schools occupying a total land area of 78.67 hectares serves the populace of Lipa,
Palacapao, Puntian, Kiburiao, C-Handumanan, Minsamongan, Cebole, Pinilayan, Sta Cruz,
Mibantang, Dilapa, Linabo, San Roque, Cawayan, Sta Felomina, Menongan, and
Salawagan. Three of the private schools in Quezon provide tertiary education and technical
education courses. However, there is no existing public school in the municipality theat
provides tertiary and technical educational courses.

SPORTS

Sports, Recreation Facilities Number Area (Sq. M)

Basketball 31 450
Cockpits 2 1,200
Billiard Hall 13 24
Videoke/Karaoke Bars 15 48
Internet Caf 6 56
Tennis Court 1 392
Total 60 1,720

Based on the inventory, all sports and recreational facilities are in good condition.
This condition can be ascribed to the type of location the facilities are established and the
continued maintenance by the LGU of Quezon.

COMMUNICATION MEDIA

There are four (4) existing communication system linking the municipality to the parts of
the country. These are the SOTELCO, PLDT, SMART and DOTC-Telof. Cellular
communications, courier services and internet services is also available. As to Broadcast
Media, there are cable TVs that operate in the municipality namely; BUSCO Cable, Dream,
Cignaland GSAT Cable Network.