The City of Tayabas, or Lungsod ng Tayabas, is a partially urban constituent city of the Quezon province found in the south Luzon region of the Philippines. It is situated on the southeastern foothills of Mount Banahaw, surrounded by several municipalities in the Quezon province. To its north lies Lucban, Mauban and Sampaloc, to its southeast are Atimonan and Pagbilao, to its south lays the provincial capital of Lucena City, and Sariaya to its west. The city lies approximately 150 kilometers southeast of Manila and about 10 kilometers from Lucena City. It has a total land area of 301.8 km² which is politically subdivided into 66 barangays. 19 of these are located at the city center, while 47 are classified as rural barangays. The city’s compact urban core comprises only of 82.15 hectares, which is less than 1% of its total land area.
The city’s economy is largely based on agriculture, with coconut as one of its major products.
The manufacturing and processing plants found in the city process coconut-based products, such as soaps, coconut cooking oil, and coconut wine, or lambanog. Other popular food products in Tayabas include cassava cake, espasol and nilupak. Handicrafts, such as weaving of baskets, buri hats, bags, and mats are other industries found in the city. [click to continue…]
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