Lucban
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Lucban, officially the Municipality of Lucban (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
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- Clockwise from top: Town Proper, Lucban Church, Plaza, Municipal Hall, Kamay Ni Hesus Healing Shrine
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- 120x80px
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- Ph seal quezon lucban.png
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- Yanong Rikit! Baling Ganda!
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- Lucban, Paraiso kong Bayan
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- District
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- Founded
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- August 19, 1578
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Second World War and Japanese Occupation
- Sampaloc, Quezon
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Government
- Elected officials
- Culture
- Pahiyas festival
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Higher educational institutions
- Religious landmarks
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Lucban, officially the Municipality of Lucban (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is dubbed as the Summer Capital, Art Capital, Dance Capital, Tourist Capital, and Rice Capital of Quezon province. The town is also known for its annual Pahiyas Festival, which is held every May 15 in honor of San Isidro Labrador. The municipality is locally the 'Baguio' counterpart of the province.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lucban” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.