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Candelaria is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 92,429 people in 18,814 households. The town is 112 kilometres south of Manila and approximately 23 kilometres from Lucena City. It is traversed by the Maharlika Highway and the Philippine National Railways. It is bordered by Mount Banahaw to the north, San Juan, Batangas to the south, Tiaong to the west, and Sariaya to the east. The municipality has a total area of 145.2 km².
Candelaria is the second-largest industrial center of the province, after Lucena City. Among the municipalities in Quezon province, Candelaria has the most desiccated coconut factories and oil refineries, both of which employ thousands of people.
Barangays
Candelaria is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.
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History
Candelaria began as a series of barangays that were part of neighbouring municipalities. In 1885, the Governor General of the Philippines granted a permit allowing the establishment of an independent government which would manage the barangays. Its boundaries were created through the signing of a treaty by the leaders of Tiaong, Sariaya, and the founding families of Candelaria.
In 1902, Candelaria sought the help of Sariayaya at a period when general hostilities against the Americans was on the downswing. In 1908, it became an independent fourth-class municipality.
During the American regime, the town grew, as homes and public buildings were constructed, and industry and commerce came to fruition. When the Japanese invaded during the Second World War, Candelaria's growth regressed and town became impoverished.
On June 6, 1946, Candelaria was liberated from the hold of the Japanese Imperial Army.