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Rizal, Nueva Ecija

Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (Ilocano: Ili ti Rizal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rizal) is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,196 people.[3]

Rizal
Municipality
Municipality of Rizal
Downtown
Downtown
Official seal of Rizal
Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with Rizal highlighted
Map of Nueva Ecija with Rizal highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Rizal is located in Philippines
Rizal
Rizal
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°42′36″N 121°06′17″E / 15.71°N 121.1047°E / 15.71; 121.1047
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District 2nd district
Founded1913
Named forDr. José Rizal
Barangays26 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorHanna Katrina L. Andres
 • Vice MayorBonifacio D. Soliven
 • RepresentativeJoseph Gilbert F. Violago
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate35,690 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
120.55 km2 (46.54 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Highest elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Lowest elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
70,196
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
17,402
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.98
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 212.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 438.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 203.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 148.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3127
PSGC
034923000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog

Rizal is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Cabanatuan, 49 kilometres (30 mi) from Palayan, 151 kilometres (94 mi) from Manila, and 123 kilometres (76 mi) from Bayombong.

History

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Historically, two groups were known to have settled in the area. The main group consisted entirely of the pioneer-settlers who were Ilocanos, while others, who arrived later, were of different tribes with different dialects. They merged and formed a new neighborhood, originally called Bunobon after the bunobon seedlings that thrived in the soil. It became a sitio of Cabucbucan under the jurisdiction of Bongabon municipality.

In 1904, sitio Bunobon became a barrio called Nazareth. Because of the steady arrival of new settlers, a council of elders was formed. Selected as head was Apo Juliano Paraiso, one of the eldest within the group, who headed the request to the government to convert Nazareth into an independent town. Through the help of Governor Manuel Tinio and Assemblyman Isauro Gabaldon, the request of the elders was approved in 1908.

On December 26, 1912, Vice Governor Newton signed the act and simultaneously issued a proclamation creating the town of RIZAL. The town was named after Dr. José Rizal. On January 1, 1913, Don Julian Paraiso took his oath as the first Alcalde of the Municipality. In 1917 and 1918, the Bureau of Land surveyed the Municipality into homestead and residential lots. In 1930, Barangay Paco Roman became barrio thru the leadership of the late Mr. Florentino Castelo, separating it from Barangay Estrella. Sometime in 1940, General Luna became a barrio of which the area was taken from barangay Canaan and in 1954 Villa Paraiso was created into a barrio separating it from Barangay Canaan and was named in honor of late Mayor Gaudencio V. Paraiso.

During World War II, Japanese Imperial forces occupies and entering the town in Rizal in 1942. In 1945, combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth ground troops including the local various recognized guerrillas and Hukbalahap Communist guerrillas liberated the town and defeated Japanese Imperial forces and ended the Second World War. After the war, many families started business and agricultural and farm lands.

In 1954, Rizal lost some of its territory when the barrios of San Felipe and San Alfonso were separated to form the town of Llanera along with some territory from Talavera and San Jose.[5]

In 1963, Villa Pascua was renamed Barangay Pag-asa which is a part of Barangay Agbanawag. In January 1968, Barangay Casilagan became a barrio thru Res. No. 2 of the Provincial Board on January 3, 1968, which was formerly a sitio of Canaan, which was bisected by the Bulalakay Creek, and it was divided into two barrios known as Canaan Este and Canaan Weste. On July 20, 1970, Sanggunian Panlalawigan passed Resolution No. 220 approving the creation of Barangay Maligaya in accordance with R.A. No. 3590, the area to be taken from the Barangay Bicos and on July 12, 1971, then the Provincial Board Resolution No. 231, Villa Labrador became a Barrio separating it to Villa Paraiso.

In July 1990, Rizal was close to the epicenter of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. The town suffered unknown fatalities and damage to almost 1,000 homes, as well as total destruction of its city.

Geography

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Barangays

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Rizal is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Agbannawag
  • Aglipay
  • Bicos
  • Cabucbucan
  • Calaocan District
  • Canaan East
  • Canaan West
  • Casilagan
  • Del Pilar
  • Estrella
  • General Luna
  • Macapsing
  • Maligaya
  • Paco Roman
  • Pag-asa
  • Poblacion Central
  • Poblacion East
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • Poblacion West
  • Portal
  • San Esteban
  • San Gregorio
  • Santa Monica
  • Villa Labrador
  • Villa Paraiso

Climate

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Climate data for Rizal, Nueva Ecija
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		33
(91) 		33
(91) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		19
(66) 		20
(68) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2) 		6
(0.2) 		7
(0.3) 		12
(0.5) 		61
(2.4) 		89
(3.5) 		96
(3.8) 		99
(3.9) 		81
(3.2) 		88
(3.5) 		37
(1.5) 		13
(0.5) 		593
(23.5)
Average rainy days 2.5 3.0 4.1 6.3 15.8 19.4 22.5 21.6 20.1 17.5 9.6 4.0 146.4
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

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Population census of Rizal
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 6,687—    
1939 15,936+4.22%
1948 16,754+0.56%
1960 19,447+1.25%
1970 25,919+2.91%
1975 28,517+1.93%
1980 31,407+1.95%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 38,970+2.18%
1995 45,834+3.09%
2000 48,166+1.07%
2007 52,465+1.19%
2010 57,145+3.16%
2015 64,087+2.21%
2020 70,196+1.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Rizal

10
20
30
40
2006
30.20
2009
19.34
2012
18.21
2015
15.21
2018
7.35
2021
13.98

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

 
Casecnan Dam (The Casecnan Irrigation and Power Generation Project)

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Rizal | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "An Act to Create the Municipality of Llanera in the Province of Nueva Ecija". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "Rizal: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  10. ^ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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