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Jaen | |
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Municipality of Jaen | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°20′21″N120°54′25″E / 15.3392°N 120.9069°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Nueva Ecija |
District | 4th district |
Founded | June 18, 1865 |
Named for | Jaén, Spain |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Sylvia C. Austria |
• Vice Mayor | Luisito R. Austria |
• Representative | Emerson D. Pascual |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 56,416 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 85.46 km2 (33.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Highest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 79,189 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 21,000 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 4.14 |
• Revenue | ₱ 231.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 382.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 197.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 72.68 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3109 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
Native languages | Tagalog Ilocano |
Jaen, officially the Municipality of Jaen (Filipino : Bayan ng Jaen) and (Ilocano : Ili ti Jaen) is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,189 people. [3]
During the Spanish Era, the municipality was only a component barrio of Gapan. When San Isidro became a town and was separated from Gapan, the town and San Antonio became one of its component barrios. When San Antonio itself became a town, the area was still its component barrio called San Agustin. By 1865, Jaen was known by its old name "Ibayong Ilog", and because there were many people in the river port in what is now Barangay Langla, the town became a centre for trade.
When the place improved and its population grew to no less than 5,000 people, it became a town through a petition filed by the inhabitants through the initiative of two early leaders, Kabesang Prudencio Esquivel and Kapitan Antonio Embuscado. On June 18, 1865, Jaen itself partitioned from San Antonio, and retained Saint Augustine of Hippo as its patron saint. The Spanish officials signed the papers granting the petition that "Ibayong Ilog" be a town in Factoria (now San Isidro) which was then the capital of Nueva Ecija. The declaration was brought to Governor-General Juan de Lara e Irigoyen in Manila, and afterwards was submitted to the Vice-General of the Philippines in the person of Rev Gregorio Martínez. Father Martínez marked the document as approved but later wrote in his own wish that the name "Ibayong Ilog" be changed to the name of his birthplace of Jaén, Spain.
In coordination with Rev Estanislao B. Moso, Kabesang Prudencio and Kapitan Antonio led the establishment of the first Catholic church (the present-day parish church). Jaen is in Central Luzon, in the southern part of Nueva Ecija. About 100 km from Manila via the old Cagayan Valley Road, the town has other road networks connecting it to Nueva Viscaya, Isabela, Pampanga, Olangapo and Bataan. In the olden days, Pampanga River was once the only and the fastest way of transportation in going to Manila and other places.
On August 24, 1896, its people revolted against the Spaniards and in September of the same year, armed with bolos and spears, ambushed and killed forty Spanish soldiers in Lumanas (now a Sitio of Barangay Santo Tomas South). This successful attack made Lumanas a historical site called "Pinagtambangan", where a marker was erected in memory of the event.
The municipality is situated in the southern part of Nueva Ecija, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Manila. Jaén is bounded by the municipalities of Santa Rosa on the north-east; Zaragoza on the north-west; by San Isidro on the south; San Leonardo on the east and by San Antonio on the west.
The municipality has a land area of 10,254 hectares (25,340 acres) and is divided into 27 barangays, two of which are in the Población proper.
Jaén is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Jaen, Nueva Ecija | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (87) |
Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 66 (2.6) | 99 (3.9) | 127 (5.0) | 113 (4.4) | 99 (3.9) | 84 (3.3) | 35 (1.4) | 14 (0.6) | 661 (26.1) |
Average rainy days | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 146.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
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Most of the north-western section of the municipality is devoted to rice farming, as rice production is the main livelihood of the populace. Twenty barangays of Jaén are fully irrigated, with about 80% of the land (approximately 9,500 hectares) being suited for rice production.
Mango plantations are found in the southern portion of the municipality. Based on the latest survey, 584 hectares are utilized for mango production, including backyard mango farms. Ten percent of the total agricultural area is for planting vegetables.
In the Población and nearby barangays, several establishments have sprouted. These include agricultural supply traders, dry goods stores, hardware stores, groceries, travel agency, fashion style, pawnshop, banks, supermarkets, gasoline stations, printing presses, and eateries. The public market is in the area.
Among the service businesses in the area are pawn shops, restaurants, auto and motorcycle parts and service, car wash, commercial center, lechon manok and liempo stand, pharmacies, computer repair shops, convenience store, bakery, petrol station, grocery, internet café, tailoring and dress shops and rural banks.
Distilled and purified water processors, mobile phone card dealers, cable and landline telephone businesses are also present in the municipality.
Professional services of doctors, accountants, dentists, lawyers, surveyors and engineers are also prevalent in the town. Most of the unemployed and out-of-school youths are given manual labor by private contractors and the local government unit, such as construction workers and street sweepers.
Kapitan dela Cruz was later on succeeded by an elected Municipal President, an office superseded by the title "Mayor of Jaén":
Calabasa, Barangay Chairman: Felimon A. Aguilar
Dampulan (Poblacion), Barangay Chairman: Rolando P. Mangunay
G.E. Antonino, Barangay Chairman: Dennis S. Pascual
Hilera, Barangay Chairman: German I. Francisco
Imbunia, Barangay Chairman: Jacinto M Capinpin
Apolinario Esquivel, Barangay Chairman: Jose A. Mendoza Jr.
Lambakin, Barangay Chairman: Dionisio G. Robles
Langla, Barangay Chairman: Enrique P. San Gabriel
Magsalisi, Barangay Chairman: Mercelita A. Miranda
Malabon-Kaingin, Barangay Chairman: Roberto G. Manliclic
Marawa, Barangay Chairman: Magdalena P. Ison
Niyugan, Barangay Chairman: Pablito S. Pangilinan
Ocampo -Rivera District (Poblacion), Barangay Chairman: Perfecto DC. Efecticio
Pakul, Barangay Chairman: Nemencio P. Gatuz
Pamacpacan, Barangay Chairman: Clifford S. Miranda
Pinanggaan, Barangay Chairman: Julio P. Gonzales
Putlod, Barangay Chairman: Antonina C. Pillarina
San Jose Barangay Chairman: Leopoldo I Santos
San Josef (Navao), Barangay Chairman: Elvin Jay Javaluyas
San Pablo, Barangay Chairman: Emmanuel S. Leabres
San Roque, Barangay Chairman: Elmer DR. Galang
San Vicente, Barangay Chairman: Felix DB. De Luna
Santa Rita, Barangay Chairman: Arsenio C. Santos
Santo Tomas North, Barangay Chairman: Wilson B. Santos
Santo Tomas South, Barangay Chairman: Reynaldo C. Pallarca
Sapang, Barangay Chairman: Eduardo P. Yanga
Ulanin-Pitak, Barangay Chairman:Wally P. Hipolito
Note: No information available in Comelec for the 2013-2016 election results.
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