Infanta, officially the Municipality of Infanta (, Ilocano: Ili ti Infanta), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,186 people. Infanta is the largest lambanog manufacturer in the province of Quezon. The town is also known for its bayugo (giant mountain snail) dishes. The town is currently undergoing preparations for establishing a bayugo breeding center that would supply bayugo to townsfolk. The move is intended to stop the decline of bayugo in the wild. Also it is the center of economic activity in the northern part of Quezon. The Infanta town fiesta is celebrated every April 25. Infanta is also known as the "Gateway to the Pacific". Geography It has a land area of , representing 1.5% of the area of Quezon. It is located north-east of Manila, and north of Lucena City. It is accessible to Metro Manila through the Marcos Highway. Barangays Infanta is politically subdivided into 36 barangays: 7 urban and 29 rural. Urban Poblacion 1 Poblacion 38 Poblacion 39 Poblacion Bantilan Comon Ingas Dinahican Rural Alitas Langgas Anibong Balobo Bacong Magsaysay Amolongin Pulo Binonoan Gumian Tongohin Pinaglapatan Ilog Catambungan Pilaway Agos Agos Banugao Miswa Lual Batican Boboin Libjo Abiawin Binulasan Maypulot Silangan Cawaynin Antikin Tudturan Climate History Before the Spanish colonization, this place was known as Binangonan by its first peoples, the Dumagats. Binangonan is a Dumagat word pertaining to a sacred place where a bangon ("sacred name") was given by the Sobkal (Bobo a Laki) to an infant. District of Infanta (Translated from: Fray Felix de Huerta's “Estado, Topográfico, Estadistíco, Histórico—Religioso, de la Santa y Apostólica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno, de Religiosos Menores Descalzos de la Regular y Mas Estrecha Observancia De Nuestro Padre San Francisco, en las Islas Filipinas”. Binondo: 1865, by Dominador N. Marcaida Jr. (Accessed September 21, 2015 @http://bdh-rd.bne.es). By decree of the Superior Government granted in the year of 1856, this district was created, with the territory that belonged to the province of the Laguna before; from 14° 30' up to the 15° 10' north latitude, including the island of Polillo and other small islands surrounding this. It is bordered on the North by the district of the Principe, on the East by the sea, on the South by the province of Tayabas, and on the West by that of the lake. It is flat land