Lucena is a highly urbanized city in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines, geographically part of and the capital of Quezon province though administratively independent from it. Named in 1879, incorporated as a municipality in 1882 and chartered as a city in 1961, it had a 2024 census population of 280,331 across 80.21 square kilometers. Situated on Tayabas Bay about 130 kilometers south of Manila, Lucena serves as a major commercial, healthcare, education and government center for Quezon province and the surrounding area.
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1. GeoNames: Lucena
GeoNames geonameid 1705357 (Lucena), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source 2. Lucena (Wikipedia)
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Country list, South-eastern AsiaQuote, In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Country list, South-eastern Asia
Philippines 608 PHL
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