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Bongabon
Santor | |
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| Municipality of Bongabon | |
 Municipal Hall | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Onion Capital of the Philippines | |
 Map of Nueva Ecija with Bongabon highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Bongabon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°37′56″N 121°08′41″E / 15.6321°N 121.1448°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 1760 |
| Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ricardo I. Padilla |
| • Vice Mayor | Christian P. Binuya |
| • Representative | Rosanna V. Vergara |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 46,364 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 286.95 km2 (110.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 66,839 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,305 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.00 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 237.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 675.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 317.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 412.5 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3128 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | bongabon |
Bongabon, officially the Municipality of Bongabon (Ilocano: Ili ti Bongabon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bongabon), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,839 people.[3]
It has an area of 28,352.90 hectares (70,061.5 acres), and 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.
Bongabon is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Palayan, 144 kilometres (89 mi) from Manila, and 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Baler.
- ^ Municipality of Bongabon | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.