San Andres, officially the Municipality of San Andres, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,454 people.

History

President Carlos P. Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 353 on August 20, 1959, wherein six barrios of San Narciso were organized into the municipal district of San Andres. His successor, Diosdado Macapagal, issued EO No. 357 on October 5, 1965, declaring and considering the said political unit a municipality "beginning July 1, 1963". In March 1973, San Andres was close to the epicenter of a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. The town suffered unknown fatalities and damage to almost 1,000 homes.

Geography

San Andres is 237 km from Lucena and 367 km from Manila. Administratively, the town of San Andres is subdivided into seven barangays. Poblacion forms the center, whereas the other six are in the outlying areas which are several kilometres away from the center of the municipality. The municipality also includes the island barangay of Alibijaban in Ragay Gulf.

Barangays

San Andres is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Churches