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The Bondoc Peninsula (commonly known as BonPen) is located in the southeastern part of
Quezon Province Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon ( tl, Lalawigan ng Quezon), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Kalilayan was the first known name of the province. It was later renamed Tayabas. In honor of the ...
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Calabarzon Calabarzon (), formally known as the Southern Tagalog Mainland, is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IV-A. The region comprises five provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal; and one highly urba ...
Region, southern part of
Luzon Island Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, ...
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. The peninsula consists of 13 municipalities:
Agdangan Agdangan, officially the Municipality of Agdangan ( tgl, Bayan ng Agdangan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,764 people. History In the 18th century til ...
, Buenavista,
Catanauan Catanauan, officially the Municipality of Catanauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Catanauan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,752 people. History The existence of Cat ...
, General Luna,
Gumaca Gumaca, officially the Municipality of Gumaca ( tgl, Bayan ng Gumaca), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,942 people. It is located at the mouth of what is ...
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Macalelon Macalelon, officially the Municipality of Macalelon ( tgl, Bayan ng Macalelon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,312 people. The Tikoy Festival (rice cak ...
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Mulanay Mulanay, officially the Municipality of Mulanay ( tgl, Bayan ng Mulanay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,576 people. This place is situated on the ...
, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, San Andres,
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...
, San Narciso and Unisan, all in the 3rd Congressional District of Quezon. Those municipalities are mostly hilly and coastal areas. It has a unique festival named BonPen Festival featuring the beautiful sites of the district's twelve towns and promoting tourism in the area. The culture and arts of the peninsula is distinct compared with other districts in Quezon province. There has been a proposal to establish a Province of Bondoc Peninsula, separating the 3rd congressional district of Quezon and forming it into a distinct province., BonPen Festival 2011


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Peninsulas of the Philippines Landforms of Quezon {{Calabarzon-geo-stub