Dolores, Quezon

Dolores, Quezon
Municipality
Municipality of Dolores
Bayan ng Dolores
Mount San Cristobal, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church, Mount Banahaw, Dolores Municipal Building

Seal
Nickname(s): The Foot of Majestic Mt. Banahaw

Map of Quezon showing the location of Dolores
Dolores, Quezon

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 14°05′39″N 121°19′53″E / 14.09417°N 121.33139°E / 14.09417; 121.33139Coordinates: 14°05′39″N 121°19′53″E / 14.09417°N 121.33139°E / 14.09417; 121.33139
Country Philippines
Region Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
Province Quezon
District 2nd district of Quezon
Barangays 16
Government[1]
 • Mayor Mario M. Milan Jr. (NPC)
Area[2]
 • Total 60.35 km2 (23.30 sq mi)
Population (2015)[3]
 • Total 28,891
 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Doloresin
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 4326
Dialing code +63 (0)42
Income class 4th class
Website www.doloresquezon.gov.ph

Dolores, officially as the Municipality of Dolores is a fourth class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines located at the foot of Mount Banahaw. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 28,891 people.[3]

Barangays

Dolores is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[2]

Demographics

Population census of Dolores
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 18,146—    
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office[3]
Dolores Municipal Hall

Notes

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: QUEZON". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population". 2015 Census of Population and Housing. Philippine Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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