Macalelon, officially the Municipality of Macalelon (Tagalog: Bayan ng Macalelon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,312 people.[4]
The Tikoy Festival (rice cake) and the Kubol Festival are well known for this town. Macalelon is 99 kilometres (62 mi) from Lucena and 229 kilometres (142 mi) from Manila.
History
Macalelon began as a barrio in 1696. It became a town between 1787 and 1793.[1]
Geography
Barangays
Macalelon is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Macalelon is geographically vulnerale to instances of flooding. According to a 2017 flood mapping survey by the University of the Philippines Diliman and Mapua Institute of Technology on the Macalelon River, it was revealed that about half of the town's land area could experience floods below 0.20 meters within five years. Additionally, 7.91% of the area might experience 0.21 to 0.50 meters of flooding, and 14.9% could experience floods ranging from 0.51 meters to over 5 meters deep.[7]
From Macalelon's total land area, 75.98 percent of it is dedicated for agricultural use.[20]
Tourism
Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Coral stone blocks make up this edifice which was erected in 1854. The convent of the church was built in 1870 and in 1875, the Parish of the Immaculate Concepcion was established.[21]
Flanked by two small belfries, it is situated on top of a small hill.
Communication
Major communication companies that provides internet services are available in the municipality: Globe, Smart and Dito; Voice and data by PLDT, CONVERGE is also available in the area.
Lucena (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Quezon by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters of this city are still allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials as part of Quezon’s 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan district.)