Quezon Province, the sixth largest province in the Philippines, is located in the CALABARZON Region . It has boundaries extending as far as the province of Aurora in the North and Camarines Norte in the South. It is bounded on the north by the province of Aurora, on the west by the provinces of Rizal and Laguna, on the southwest by the province of Batangas, and on the southeast by Camarines Norte
and Camarines Sur. Tiaong, its first town via the Manila South Road is about 89 kilometers from Metro Manila, while Lucena City, the capital of the province, is about 137 kilometers by road and 133 kilometers by railroad. About 46% of the province has slopes greater than 18%. The northern portion is very mountainous and rugged while Central Quezon is flat to gently undulating except for Mt. Banahaw Protected Landscape, Mt. Cristobal and the Quezon Protected Landscape (formerly Quezon National Park). The Sierra Madre runs along the entire length of province that includes Mt. Banahaw, an active volcano with a height of 7,382 feet, as the most prominent peak. Other mountain peaks include Bondoc Peninsula area, Polillo Island, Jomalig Island and Alabat Island. Generally, the province's topography is characterized by rolling, steep to very steep terrain with few plains, valleys and swamps. Only narrow strips of land along the coast and river valleys are available for growing crops. The province has three (3) types of climatic conditions. Type I (southern portion of the mountain ranges) is characterized by no dry season with very pronounced rain period from November to January. Type II (Southern Quezon) on the other hand, features relatively dry weather from November to April while Type III (Northern Quezon and southern portion of the province) has more or less even distribution of rainfall throughout the year. South Quezon or practically the whole of Bondoc Peninsula and Lamon Bay Areas are the driest portions of the province. Rainfall dramatically decreases in the north from 555 millimeter per year to as low as 200 millimeter per year in the south during the first four (4) months of the year. This rainfall pattern is associated with the topography of the province. Total alienable and disposable land consists of about 54.49% of its total land area while the remaining 45.51% are forestland. Classified forest land includes timberland (35.10%), forest reserve (8.32%) and national park and civil reservation (1.32%). Unclassified forest is 1.74% of the total provincial forestland.
