Businesses in Quezon, Palawan

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Quezon, Palawan

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Wholesale of construction supplies	47
Higher education (colleges and universities)	32
Shopping other	32
Shopping	31
Holding companies	29
Wholesale of machinery	28
Hardware store	22
All food and beverage	21
General contractors	17
Grocery stores and supermarkets	14
Household appliances and goods	13
Car repair	13
Pharmacies and drug stores	12
Private security	11
Furniture stores	10
Other transport activities	9
Technical construction services	8
Other construction	8

Quezon, Palawan Facts

Area	838.8 km²
Population	78,233
Male Population	40,580 (51.9%)
Female Population	37,653 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+745.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+88.6%
Median Age	19.8 years (Male: 20.1, Female: 19.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,652 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.24111, 118.03139

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Quezon, Palawan Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,255	26,724	41,490	62,157	78,233	93,400	109,735
Population Density	11 / km²	31.9 / km²	49.5 / km²	74.1 / km²	93.3 / km²	111.3 / km²	130.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Quezon, Palawan Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 88.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Quezon, Palawan	+745.3%	+192.7%	+88.6%
Philippines	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Quezon, Palawan Median Age

Median Age: 19.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Quezon, Palawan	19.8 yrs	19.6 yrs	20.1 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Quezon, Palawan Population Density

Population Density: 93.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Quezon, Palawan	78,233	838.8 km²	93.3 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Quezon, Palawan Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Quezon, Palawan Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,011	$3,260	$3,040	$3,259	$3,581	$3,232	$3,518	$3,652
Total GDP	$66.3M	$90.7M	$108.4M	$142.6M	$182.8M	$195M	$256.1M	$284.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Quezon, Palawan CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Quezon, Palawan	81,925 tn	1.05 tn	97.7 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Quezon, Palawan CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	81,925 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.05 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	97.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (3.8)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Quezon, Palawan

Quezon, Palawan is a first class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 55,142 people. It is home to the Tabon Caves where the remains of the Tabon Man were discovered.

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