According to legend, this was the time when St. Paul the Apostle was found under a big Pitogo tree on the promontory of Maaliw Hill. Taking this as a good omen and believing that St. Paul liked the place to be the permanent location of the poblacion, the people named the place after this palm tree known as “Pitogo” and began to settle here. This name later applied to this whole town as the community grew.
Pitogo, Quezon subdivided into 39 barangays.
- Amontay
- Cometa
- Biga
- Bilucao
- Cabulihan
- Cawayanin
- Gangahin
- Ibabang Burgos
- Ibabang Pacatin
- Ibabang Piña
- Ibabang Soliyao
- Ilayang Burgos
- Ilayang Pacatin
- Ilayang Piña
- Ilayang Soliyao
- Nag-Cruz
- Osmeña
- Payte
- Pinagbayanan
- Masaya (Pob.)
- Manggahan (Pob.)
- Dulong Bayan (Pob.)
- Pag-Asa (Pob.)
- Castillo (Pob.)
- Maaliw (Pob.)
- Mayubok (Pob.)
- Pamilihan (Pob.)
- Dalampasigan (Pob.)
- Poctol
- Quezon
- Quinagasan
- Rizalino
- Saguinsinan
- Sampaloc
- San Roque
- Sisirin
- Sumag Este
- Sumag Norte
- Sumag Weste
Places of interest
- Conversion of Saint Paul Parish Church
- Countryside Hotel
- Soliyao Beach Resort
- Puting Buhangin Beach
- Parola / Kastilyo
- Villa Rosa Ancestral House
- Taklob Beach
- Pacatin (Tapat-Ibayo)Beach
- Pitogo Wharf
Educational institutions: Secondary schools:
- Western Tayabas High School
- Amontay National High School
- Cabulihan National High School
- Pitogo Community High School
- Sampaloc National High School
- Amontay Elementary School
- Cabulihan Elementary School
- Cawayanin Elementary School
- Dulong Bayan Elementary School
- Gangahin Elementary School
- Pacatin Elementary School
- Piña Elementary School
- Pitogo Central School Bldg. 1
- Pitogo Central School Bldg. 2
- Poctol Elementary School
- Quinagasan Elementary School
- Rizalino Elementary School
- Sampaloc Elementary School
- Soliyao Elementary School
- Sumag Elementary School