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    Lucena City, Quezon Province

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    Lucena City is the capital of Quezon Province located around 2 hours from Manila. It has a population of over 246,000 and is the economic and commercial center of southern Luzon. The economy is driven by agriculture such as coconut farming as well as a central business district with numerous malls and markets. Lucena also has a strategic port and transportation infrastructure that connects it to other provinces. It faces challenges from pollution, informal settlements, and traffic but continues to attract migrants through economic opportunities and education/health facilities.

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    Lucena City, Quezon Province

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    Lucena City is the capital of Quezon Province located around 2 hours from Manila. It has a population of over 246,000 and is the economic and commercial center of southern Luzon. The economy is driven by agriculture such as coconut farming as well as a central business district with numerous malls and markets. Lucena also has a strategic port and transportation infrastructure that connects it to other provinces. It faces challenges from pollution, informal settlements, and traffic but continues to attract migrants through economic opportunities and education/health facilities.

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    Lucena City is the capital of Quezon Province located around 2 hours from Manila. It has a population of over 246,000 and is the economic and commercial center of southern Luzon. The economy is driven by agriculture such as coconut farming as well as a central business district with numerous malls and markets. Lucena also has a strategic port and transportation infrastructure that connects it to other provinces. It faces challenges from pollution, informal settlements, and traffic but continues to attract migrants through economic opportunities and education/health facilities.

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    Lucena City, Quezon Province

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    Lucena City is the capital of Quezon Province located around 2 hours from Manila. It has a population of over 246,000 and is the economic and commercial center of southern Luzon. The economy is driven by agriculture such as coconut farming as well as a central business district with numerous malls and markets. Lucena also has a strategic port and transportation infrastructure that connects it to other provinces. It faces challenges from pollution, informal settlements, and traffic but continues to attract migrants through economic opportunities and education/health facilities.

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    Lucena City

    Quezon Province
    Ma.EddelFrancescaDelRosario
    SDS11

    Basics on Lucena City


    Capital City of
    Quezon Province

    Gateway and
    Melting Pot City of
    Southern Luzon
    Highly Urbanized City
    2 hrs from San Pablo
    4-5 hrs from Metro
    Manila

    What will you see?

    Coconut plantations
    Ports and Terminals
    Schools
    Government Offices
    Health facilities
    Commercial and
    Trading Centers
    Pansit Chami

    Economic Characteristics
    Economically developed and highly urbanized
    due to investments on infrastructure
    Road Network Lucena
    Grand Central Terminal
    -Connects NCR to
    Bicol, southern
    Quezon, Lucban,
    Tayabas, Pagbilao,
    Marinduque, etc.

    Economic Characteristics
    Economically developed and highly urbanized
    due to investments on infrastructure
    Port of Lucena
    - Dalahican
    - Important maritime
    transportation center
    PNR Lucena Station
    - served Bicol
    Express and Mayon
    Limited

    Economic Characteristics
    Presence of Central Business District in
    the Town Proper and other commercial
    areas in near barangays
    -Malls: SM City Lucena, Pacific Mall, SM Savemore
    Agora, Metro Lucena, etc.
    - Several 711 stores all over
    -Fast Foods, food hubs, bars
    - Diverse retail and wholesale stores lining the
    streets
    - Meerchandise, supplies, raw materials

    Economic Characteristics
    Agro-industrial based: Cocopalm City of the
    South
    - Prevalence of Coco mills
    - Coconut Plantations
    *Note: Copra has a strong scent you can smell
    while passing through a Coco mill

    Other industries:
    - milled rice, distilled liquor, dried fish, bamboo
    & rattan furniture, meat & fish products, etc.

    Agriculture and Agro-industries

    Economic Characteristics
    Tourism from facilities, amenities, some
    resorts
    -

    Quezon Convention Center


    Queen Margarette Hotel, Star Garden
    Gyms and Alcala Sports Complex
    Pasayahan sa Lucena and Chami Festival
    Pahiyas festival at Lucban

    Economic Consequences
    (+)
    Revenue for development
    Fresh food in the market
    (-)
    Crowding of People
    Disorderly business districts*
    Less Perez Park visitors
    Noise and Air Pollution

    Social Characteristics
    Total Population of 246,392 as of May 2010
    Annual PGR of 2.31%
    Attracts migrants from neighboring cities, towns,
    and provinces because of social and economic
    opportunities

    Social Characteristics
    Schools

    Health Services

    Quezon National High School


    Maryhill College
    Sacred Heart College
    Manuel S Enverga University
    Foundation
    St. Anne College of the Pacific
    STI College Lucena
    Calayan Educatiional Foundation
    Elementary schools in all
    barangays
    Many more

    Lucena United Memorial District


    Hospital
    Lucena MMG General Hospital
    Mt. Carmel Diocesan General Hospital
    Lucena United Doctors Hospital
    St. Anne General Hospital
    Quezon Medical Center (Quezon
    Memorial Hospital)
    St. Mary's Hospital
    Quezon MMG Medical Plaza
    Many more

    Various clinics
    Several pharmacies

    Social Characteristics
    Government Offices
    BIR
    SSS
    DTI
    PIA
    GSIS
    PhilHealth
    DFA
    PVAO
    NSO
    PRC
    PhilPost
    Quezon Provincial Offices

    Services
    Water: QMWD
    Electricity: Meralco
    Telecommunication
    Services PLDT, Digitel
    Cable TV - 3
    TV Networks - 20
    Radio Stations - 19
    Newspapers - 8

    Social Consequences
    (-)

    Informal settlers
    Occasional security threats
    Poverty
    Traffic Congestion
    Rotating water schedule (12 hrs per day)

    Social Consequences
    (+)
    Improving literacy
    Improving health facilities
    Clustered Government Offices
    Availability of basic Services
    Good phone signal

    Physical Characteristics
    Dumaca River &
    Iyam River
    Heavily polluted
    city waste dumps
    Barely effective plans
    for rehabilitation in
    the past years
    Currently on the
    Lucena Twin Rivers
    Development
    Program (LTRDP) by
    Mayor Alcala

    Physical Characteristics
    Tayabas Bay
    Drains water from
    Dumacaa and Iyam
    Rivers
    Dalahican Port
    Fishing ground, Lucena
    Fish Port Complex
    (offers lots of big
    fishes)
    Recently being planted
    with mangroves to keep
    sea trash from entering

    Physical Characteristics
    No more Forest Areas
    Agricultural Areas: 57.42% of citys total
    land area. However, a huge portion of old
    coconut plantations were converted to
    residential subdivisions
    Residential areas increased to
    accommodate population, covering 61.56%
    of the total built-up area

    Eco sites

    Botanical Garden
    Orchids Country Farm
    Eco Park
    Perez Park - Historical park in front of
    Provincial Capitol, 2nd largest park next to
    Luneta Park**

    Near Zaballero Subd. Brgy. Gualng-Gulang

    Sacred Heart College


    Quezon Medical Center
    Camp Gen. Guillermo Nakar

    Near Zaballero Subd. Brgy. Gulang-Gulang


    (+)
    Services are one of the first to be restored when
    hit by a calamity
    Accessible to important places
    Infrequent security threats
    Relatively friendly neighbors
    Barely affected by calamities: no floods
    (-)
    Water supply schedules

    References
    Physical Features. lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8
    August 2015.
    Infrastructure. lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8
    August 2015.
    Industry. lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8 August
    2015.
    Commerce. lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8 August
    2015.
    Agriculture. lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8 August
    2015.
    Ecological Profile of Lucena City. Lucena City: City Planning and Development
    Office, 2010
    TMO Lucena Port Management Office of Batangas. Philippine Ports Authority
    Port Management Office of Batangas, 2007. Web. 8 August 2015.
    Lucena Fish Port Complex Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, 11
    December 2013. Web. 8 August 2015.

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