Sampaloc, officially the Municipality of Sampaloc, is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it ha…Sampaloc, officially the Municipality of Sampaloc, is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,629 people. Sampaloc used to be the Barrio Dingin of Lucban, Quezon consisting of three sitios. It was later renamed into Sampaloc because of the presence of a large tamarind tree found in the center of the settlement during the earlier days. The name was also changed in Alfonso Trece for a time to honor the King of Spain. In 1873, Capt. Pedro Cadelina of Lucban recommended to change the barrio into a municipality but due to lack of residents, it was only made into a “visita”. “Teniente Mayores” were appointed to head the ”visita”, the first of whom was from Polilio, followed by Arcadio Veluya, Laureano Nanola, Silverio Abueva and Juan Saludades.
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