Mauban, officially the Municipality of Mauban (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Etymology The town got its name from the local word uban referring to white hair which early settlers believe it as a symbol of wisdom.
History
Established as a municipality in 1583, Mauban developed under the Spanish colonial government structure.
Geography Mauban is southeast of Manila and north of Lucena, the provincial capital.
Barangays Mauban is politically subdivided into 40 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Bagong Bayan (Poblacion) Daungan (Poblacion) Lual (Poblacion) Mabato (Poblacion) Rizaliana (Poblacion) Sadsaran (Poblacion) Abo-abo Alitap Baao Balaybalay Bató Cagbalete I Cagbalete II Cagsiay I Cagsiay II Cagsiay III Concepción Liwayway Lucutan Lual Rural Luya-luya Macasin Polo Remedios I Remedios II Rosario San Gabriel (formerly Tubog) San Isidro San José San Lorenzo San Miguel San Rafael San Roque San Vicente Santa Lucía Santo Ángel Santo Niño Santol Soledad Tapucan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
In 2000, the Quezon Power Project, a 440 megawatt coal power plant was constructed to bring consistent power to the area. It was the first privately built, owned, and operated power generating facility in the Philippines.
Education There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are Mauban North Schools District and Mauban South Schools District.
Mauban also has two private schools, Central Quezon Academy in Barangay Mabato and Mother Perpetua Parochial School in Barangay Lual Poblacion. It also has one college, Pambayang Kolehiyo ng Mauban.
Primary and elementary schools
Alitap Elementary School Bagong Bayan Elementary School Balaybalay Elementary School Cagbalete I Annex Elementary School Cagbalete I Elementary School Cagbalete II (P.H. Dela Costa) Elementary School Cagsiay I Elementary School Cagsiay II Elementary School Cagsiay III Annex Elementary School Cagsiay III Elementary School Concepcion Elementary School Doña Aurora Elementary School Liwayway Elementary School Mabato Elementary School Mauban North Elementary School I Mauban North Elementary School II Mauban South Central Elementary School I Mauban South Central Elementary School II Remedios I Elementary School Remedios I Preschool (Annex) Bulusok Remedios II Elementary School San Lorenzo Elementary School San Miguel- San Rafael Elementary School SWA Elementary School Plaridel Elementary School Polo Elementary School Rosario Elementary School San Jose Elementary School Santa Lucia Elementary School Santo Niño Elementary School
Secondary schools
Cagbalete Island National High School Cagsiay I National High School Cagsiay III National High School Dr. Maria D. Pastrana National High School Liwayway National High School Manuel S. Enverga Memorial School of Arts and Trades Mother Perpetua Parochial School Incorporated
List of cultural properties
Notable personalities
Manuel S. Enverga - Filipino representative for Quezon's 1st congressional district, 1953 - 1969 Mark Enverga - Filipino representative for Quezon's 1st congressional district, 2007 - 2016, and since 2019 Buenaventura Villamayor - Filipino chess player Rene Saguisag - Filipino senator from 1987 to 1992 Horacio de la Costa - Filipino Jesuit priest, historian, first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, and first Filipino Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ateneo de Manila Eli Remolona - Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Jose Mari Gonzales - Actor and former Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines JM Ibarra - actor
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References
External links
Mauban Profile at PhilAtlas.com Municipality of Mauban Website Mauban Tourism Website [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System