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Gapan | |
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| City of Gapan | |
.jpg)     (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 | |
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| Nickname: Tsinelas Capital of the Philippines | |
 Map of Nueva Ecija with Gapan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Gapan 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 of Gapan[*] | 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.
- ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (CITY MAYORS/VICE MAYORS)". Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
- ^ City of Gapan | (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 July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.