Sampaloc, Quezon

Sampaloc
Municipality of Sampaloc
Sampaloc Municipal Hall
Sampaloc Municipal Hall
Flag of Sampaloc
Official seal of Sampaloc
Etymology: Tamarind
Nickname(s): 
Clean and Greenest Town on Quezon
Motto: 
Ang Galing ng Sampalukin
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Map of Quezon with Sampaloc highlighted
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Sampaloc is located in Philippines
Sampaloc
Sampaloc
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°09′45″N 121°38′16″E / 14.1625°N 121.6378°E / 14.1625; 121.6378
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceQuezon
District 1st district
FoundedFebruary 17, 1892
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorNoel Angelo T. Devanadera
 • Vice MayorTeresita "Bunay" Villeno
 • RepresentativeWilfrido Mark M. Enverga
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,002 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total104.78 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Highest elevation
479 m (1,572 ft)
Lowest elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total13,629
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Households
3,447
DemonymSampalukin
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.64
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 91.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 333.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 92.62 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 254.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4329
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog

Sampaloc, officially the Municipality of Sampaloc (Tagalog: Bayan ng Sampaloc), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,629 people.[3]

The municipality is situated in a valley completely surrounded by high evergreen hills in the heart of the Sierra Madre Mountains between the municipalities of Lucban and Mauban, Quezon.

  1. ^ Municipality of Sampaloc | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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