General Nakar
General Nakar | |
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| Municipality of General Nakar | |
Municipal Hall | |
Map of Quezon with General Nakar highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′47″N 121°38′06″E / 14.76306°N 121.635°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | July 21, 1949 |
| Named after | Guillermo Nakar |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eliseo R. Ruzol |
| • Vice Mayor | Rodel A. Avellaneda |
| • Representative | Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 26,151 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,343.75 km2 (518.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,528 m (5,013 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 34,225 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,297 |
| Demonym | Nakarin |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 484.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 971.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 380.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 101.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 2 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4338 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | |
| Website | www |
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General Nakar, officially the Municipality of General Nakar (Tagalog: Bayan ng Heneral Nakar, Ilocano: Ili ti Heneral Nakar), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,225 people.
It was named after Major General Guillermo Peñamante Nakar (1905–1942), the martyred leader of the 1st Battalion of the 71st Infantry Division of the USAFFE against the attacking Japanese Forces and a native of barangay Anoling.