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Gapan | |
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City of Gapan | |
(From top, left to right): Lumang Gapan • La Divina Pastora Gapan City Welcome Monument • Gapan City Public Market • La Divina Pastora National Shrine • Gapan City Hall | |
Nickname: Tsinelas Capital of the Philippines | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°18′44″N 120°56′56″E / 15.3122°N 120.9489°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Nueva Ecija |
District | 4th district |
Founded | 1732 |
Cityhood | August 25, 2001 |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Hon. Emary Joy D. Pascual |
• Vice Mayor | Inocencio T. Bautista Jr.[1] |
• Representative | Emerson D. Pascual |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 90,203 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 118.00 km2 (45.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
Highest elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 122,968 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
• Households | 30,186 |
Demonym | Gapanense/Gapanenses |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.26 |
• Revenue | ₱ 745.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,601 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 563.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 310.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3105 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano |
Website | www |
Gapan [gɐˈpan], officially the City of Gapan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Gapan, Ilocano: Siudad ti Gapan, Kapampangan: Ciudad/Lakanbalen ning Gapan), is a 4th class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,968 people.[4]
Gapan is nicknamed the "Footwear Capital of the North" due to the thriving footwear making industry in the city.