General Nakar, Province of Quezon Province, Calabarzon, Philippines

🇵🇭 General Nakar, officially the Municipality of General Nakar (Bayan ng Heneral Nakar), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is the largest municipality in the province of Quezon in terms of land area, occupying 1,343.75 square km (518.82 sq mi). It is accessible by land from Metro Manila, passing through Marcos Highway (Marikina-Infanta Highway).

It was named after Major General Guillermo Peñamante Nakar (1905–1942), the martyred leader of the 1st Battalion of the 71st Infantry Division of the USAFFE against the attacking Japanese Forces and a native of barangay Anoling.

History In the late 1940s, the locals, headed by forester Fortunato Avellano, initiated a petition to create the municipality. It came into fruition with the help of Quezon's 1st district Representative Fortunato Suarez and Quezon Governor Gregorio Santayana.

On July 21, 1949, the barrios of Anoling, Banglos, Batangan, Magsikap, Maligaya, Minahan, Katablingan and Pamplona, then part of the municipality of Infanta, were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as General Nakar, by virtue of Executive Order No. 246 signed by President Elpidio Quirino.

Geography General Nakar is bounded on the north by Dingalan, Aurora, west by Doña Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray (Bulacan) and Rizal Province, south by Real and Infanta, and east by the Benham Rise or Plateau and Philippine Sea.

Barangays General Nakar is composed of 19 barangays. • Anoling • Banglos • Batangan • Catablingan • Canaway • Lumutan • Mahabang Lalim • Maigang • Maligaya • Magsikap • Minahan Norte • Minahan Sur • Pagsangahan • Pamplona • Pisa • Poblacion • Sablang • San Marcelino • Umiray.