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Encyclopedia > Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija

Gabaldon (formerly Sabani and Bitulok) is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 28,324 people in 6,038 households. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The town is tucked by the Sierra Madre Mountains. It lies 171 kilometers northeast of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Tagalogs predominate this town. It is bounded by Bongabon on the north, Laur on the west, General Tinio on the south, and Dingalan by the east. There is only one road passing through this town. The road up to barangay Sawmill is concreted but the remaining two barangay before Dingalan town is not. The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in the Philippines. ... Nickname: Pearl of the Orient, City by the Bay, Distinguished and Ever Loyal City Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government... The Tagalogs are the largest indigenous Filipino ethnic group next to the Visayans. ... Bongabon is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Laur is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... General Tinio is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Dingalan is a municipality in the province of Aurora in the Philippines. ...


It was created by virtue of Republic Act 496 from its mother town of Laur. Through Republic Act 1318, its name was changed from Sabani to Gabaldon. Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ...


Barangays

Gabaldon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

  • Bagong Sikat
  • Bagting
  • Bantug
  • Bitulok (North Pob.)
  • Bugnan
  • Calabasa
  • Camachile
  • Cuyapa
  • Ligaya
  • Macasandal
  • Malinao
  • Pantoc
  • Pinamalisan
  • South Poblacion
  • Sawmill
  • Tagumpay

History

In December 2004, the town was devastated by the tropical storms Violeta, Winnie, and Yoyong, leaving many dead as the three typhoons make its way through Luzon island. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...


External links

  • Pasyalan Nueva Ecija
  • http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/gabaldon/index.php?cat1=2&cat2=3&cat3=0&cat4=0
  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information

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Nueva Ecija - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (214 words)
Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region.
Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, and Aurora.
Nueva Ecija was created as a military comandancia in 1777 by Governor General Clavería, with the capital at Baler (now part of Aurora).
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