Bongabon, Nueva Ecija
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| Municipality of Bongabon | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 3rd District |
| Barangays | 28 |
| Income class | 2nd class; rural |
| Mayor | Amelia A. Gamilla |
| ZIP Code | 3128 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 286.95 km² |
| Population
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73,639 |
| Population Census of Bongabon | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 44,856 |
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| 2000 | 49,255 | 2.03% | |
| 2007 | 73,639 | 5.70% | |
Bongabon is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 73,639 people in 10,184 households in 28,352.90 hectares land area. It is the leading producer of onion in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.
Each barangay in Bongabon has its own fiesta. The town fiesta, celebrated annually on the 1st to 2nd week of April, is known as the Sibuyasan Onion Festival.
[edit] History
The Augustinian missionaries who preached Catholicism in Pampanga extended their outposts into what is now the province of Nueva Ecija by following the Rio Grande dela Pampanga. Thus, Santol (present day Barangay Santor) was established in 1659. In 1760, Bongabon was named as a town and parish under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi.
Bongabon was the first capital of Nueva Ecija.
[edit] Barangays
Bongabon is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. The number following the barangay name in the listing is its population
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[edit] External links
- Pasyalan Nueva Ecija
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
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