Lucban, Quezon
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| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 1st district of Quezon |
| Barangays | 32 |
| Income Class: | 3rd class; partially urban |
| Founded | 1578 |
| Mayor | Moises B. Villaseñor (LP) |
| Official Website | elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/lucban/ |
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| Area | 154.15 km² |
| Population | 38,834 599.6/km² |
| Coordinates | 14° 4' 12" N, 121° 19' 48" E |
The Municipality of Lucban (Filipino: Bayan ng Lucban) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 38,834 people in 8,422 households. This municipality had the mountain named Mt. Banahaw de Lucban.
Lucban is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.
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[edit] Pahiyas Festival
Lucban celebrates the Pahiyas Festival every May 15 in honor of its patron saint, St. Isidore the Farmer. This festival showcases a street of houses which are designed with fruits, vegetable and kiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten raw. The houses are judged and the best one is proclaimed the winner. Every year, tourists roam the municipality to witness the decorations of houses.Also Pahiyas Festival is like Agawan Festival in Quezon, the difference is in Pahiyas the decoration is been attached to the house while in Agawan Fesrtival the decoration is been get by people.
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