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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Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
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)
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, 121.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, 121.75
13.75 121.75 Af
4. GeoNames: Lucena - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1705357, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)Quote, cities500 record 1705357, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
13.93139 121.61722 P PPLA2 PH 40 H2 045624000 228758 9 Asia/Manila
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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