[4] Mauban is 170 kilometres (110 mi) southeast of Manila and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Lucena, the provincial capital.

Poverty incidence of Mauban Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In 2000, the Quezon Power Project, a 440 megawatt coal power plant was constructed to bring consistent power to the area.

It was the first privately built, owned, and operated power generating facility in the Philippines.

Mauban also has two private schools, Central Quezon Academy in Barangay Mabato[22] and Mother Perpetua Parochial School in Barangay Lual Poblacion.

[23] It also has one college, Pambayang Kolehiyo ng Mauban.