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Gapan, officially the City of Gapan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Gapan, Ilocano: Siudad ti Gapan, Kapampangan: Ciudad/Lakanbalen ning Gapan), is a 4th class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,968 people.
Then on August 25, 2001 the Municipality of Gapan was converted into a component city of Nueva Ecija by virtue of Republic Act No. 9022. Population/ Language/ Area . Gapan City has a total population of 101,488. These people are comprised of different natives who came from the different neighboring towns in Nueva Ecija.
Aug 24, 2019 · History. Gapan was formerly called Ibon which was founded in 1732. However, records show that Spanish missionaries Fathers Contres Tendilla, Caballo and Salazar arrived in 1595 and established a Pueblo which later became part of Pampanga. Gapan was the scene of heavy fighting during World War II.
Historical data recorded that Gapan was founded in 1595 making it the oldest town in Nueva Ecija and one of the oldest in the Philippines. It was likewise a big Pueblo embracing an area as far as Cabanatuan City in the north, which was its barrio with the name Cabanatuan before it separated in 1777: the Sierra Madre in the East, San Miguel, Bulacan in the South and Candaba, Pampanga in the West.
Poverty incidence of Nueva Ecija 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 26.51 2009 29.88 2012 25.20 2015 20.70 2018 8.55 2021 10.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Nueva Ecija is the biggest rice producer in Central Luzon and in the Philippines, thus, often referred to as the Rice Bowl of the Philippines. Rice fields in Guimba Nueva Ecija is considered the main rice growing province of the Philippines ...
Gapan: Nueva Ecija’s “Heritage City”. (Part 2 of a series on Gapan City) by Randy R.I. Espinoza. Gapan's Old Casa Municipal (Municipal House), the pink building to the right. Unknown to many, Gapan City, established in 1595, is the oldest town in Nueva Ecija and one of the oldest in the Philippines. Cabanatuan City may be the provinces ...
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Jul 23, 2015 · Gapan is a fourth class city and one of the five component cities of the province of Nueva Ecija. Endearingly called “The Footwear Capital of the North”, Gapan is also an important part of the “Rice Granary of the Philippines”. Slipper making is one of the most important industries in Gapan, made apparent by a pair of giant slippers on ...
