lucena

Location

Bounded on the north and northeast by the
Municipality of Pagbilao, on the south and
southeast by the Tayabas Bay, on the southwest
by the Municipality of Sariaya, and on the
northwest by the municipality of Tayabas,
Lucena City at the Southeastern part of
Quezon Province is approximately 137
kilometers southeast of Manila via the
Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway.


As one of the busiest fishing ports and a major domestic
passenger seaport in Luzon, Lucena has become a
gateway to Southern Tagalog, Metro Manila and other
parts of Mainland Luzon from the Bicol region and the
island provinces of Marinduque, Masbate, Palawan,
and Romblon. The City is linked to its neighboring
towns, cities, and provinces through various transport
networks--roads, railways, sea and air.
Land Area

The land area of Lucena is small--approximately 8,315.73
hectares. This represents 0.95% of the provinces and
15% of the district total land areas. About 97.9% of the
total land area of Lucena belongs to barangays outside
the city proper. The biggest five of which are Mayao
Castillo, Ibabang Iyam, Isabang, Mayao Silangan, and
Ibabang Dupay that makes up almost 40% of the City’s
total land area.
Topography Lucena is situated on a flat terrain with
slightly rolling hills. The greatest part of the land has
a slope of 0 to 3%. Slope of 10 to 20% comprise only a
little portion of the land. Nine rivers and six creeks
serve as natural drainage for the city. The City is
wedged between two big rivers, the Dumacaa River
in the eastern part, which abounds with boulders,
and Iyam River in the west which has an abundant
deposit of gravel and sand. There are few marshes
along the seacoast, because most of them have been
converted into fishponds.