Dolores, Quezon

Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Etymology

Dolores is a shortened form of its original name, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, a Spanish title that translates to Our Lady of Sorrows in English.

Geography

Dolores is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw.

Barangays

Dolores is politically subdivided into 16 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Antonino (Ayusan)
Bagong Anyo (Poblacion)
Bayanihan (Poblacion)
Bulakin I
Bulakin II
Bungoy
Cabatang
Dagatan
Kinabuhayan
Maligaya (Poblacion)
Manggahan
Pinagdanlayan
Putol
San Mateo
Santa Lucia
Silanganan (Poblacion)

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Dolores' economy is primarily based on agriculture. It has of land area devoted to local crops such as coconut, rambutan, citrus, and other fruit trees, etc.

The business sector of Dolores is dominated by retail of agricultural products.

Lukong Valley Farms
National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
Paeng Falls

Education

The Dolores Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

Antonino Elementary School
Bulakin Elementary School
Bungoy Elementary School
CCD School Foundation
Dolores Central School
Dolores Central School (Annex)
Dolores Christian School
Don Eulogio Capino Elementary School
Don Eulogio Capino Elementary School (Putol Annex)
Don Severo Felismino Elementary School
Gesu Bambino Parochial School
Kinabuhayan Elementary School
Our Lady of Sorrows Academy
Pedro Bombane Elementary School
Pinagdanlayan Elementary School
Rosendo Algenio Elementary School