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Lucban
Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Lucban /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Lucban, Province of Quezon
ZIP code: 4328

Lucban (Filipino: Bayan ng Lucban) is a landlocked municipality in the province of Quezon in the Philippines. It had a population of 46,698 people as registered in the 2010 Census.

History
Legend has it that the town derived its name from Lucban or Pomelo fruit tree. Three hunters from majayjay, Laguna named Marcos Tigla, Luis Gamba and Lucas Manawa came upon a plain at the northeast foot of Mount Banahaw after they lost their way following the trail of some wild game. Resting under tree, they saw a black crow "uwak" up on a tree, and believing this to be bad omen, they moved to another location and rested once more. While resting under a large shady Pomelo or Lucban tree, the trio were attracted to a couple of kingfishers (salaksak) singing. Fascinated by the lovely rhythmic chirps of the birds, the superticious hunters took the incident as a sign of good fortune and decided to settle in the place and named it "Lucban." The people of Lucban accepted the story as true. Marcos Tigla was the first gobernadorcillo in 1596, Lucas Manawa took over the responsibility for four years. Today Lucban is a thriving community surrounded by its pristine environment and retaining its historic beauty.

Pahiyas Festival
Lucban celebrates the Pahiyas Festival every May 15 in honor of the patron saint of farmers, St. Isidore. This festival showcases a street of houses which are adorned with fruits, vegetables, agricultural products, handicrafts and kiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten grilled or fried. The houses are judged and the best one is proclaimed the winner. Every year, tourists roam the municipality to witness the decoration of houses.

Lucban is administratively subdivided into 32 barangays:

-Abang
-Aliliw
-Atulinao
-Ayuti
-Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
-Barangay 10 (Poblacion)
-Igang
-Kabatete
-Kakawit
-Kalangay
-Kalyaat
-Kilib
-Kulapi
-Mahabang Parang
-Malupak
-Manasa
-May-it
-Nagsinamo
-Nalunao
-Palola
-Piis
-Samil
-Tiawe
-Tinamnan
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucban,_Quezon
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   14°7'4"N   121°33'39"E

Comments

  • this is the howntown of the famous Pahiyas Festival held every 15th of May.
  • Honestly, the Pahiyas Festival is beginning to lose it's charm among locals... It's the smell of big business (profiteering) that's removing the festival's luster... Hope these things change as time goes by... In addition, gone are the days of farmers waking early in the morning (4-5a.m.) to walk to their "linangs" (farms or fields, if you will)... Finally, everyone has his/her own opinion... It could be brutally honest or enticingly sweet... But in any case it should be respected... Everyone has the right to their own opinion...
  • I love lucban because: 1. ang lamig lamig 2. ang babait ng tao(hospitable sobra) 3. sariwa ang hangin 4. masarap at mura ang pagkain kayo mga pre ano ngustuhan nyo sa lukban?
  • pahiyas festival.
  • thank god for giving us a piece of heaven.
  • mabuhay Lucban Quezon.
  • just one word... "beautiful"
  • Hi i really love this province coz laki ako d2 malamis masarap mamuhay
  • I love Lucban,proud to be a lukbanin!!!
  • im proud to be lukbanin
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