Cabanatuan City

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Cabanatuan City
native_name = "Ciudad ti Cabanatuan"
"Lakanbalen ning Cabanatuan"
"Lungsod ng Cabanatuan"
nickname = "Tricycle Capital of the Philippines"
motto =
"Cabanatueño... Taas Noo, Marangal, Disiplinado, Handa sa Pagbabago, Kabalikat sa Pag-asenso"
(Cabanatueño... Proud, Honored, Disciplined, Ready for Change, Companion in Development)


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image_caption = The Megacenter Mall in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.




image_caption = [http://www.lafortunacollege.net The La Fortuna College] in Cabanatuan City, in the province of Nueva Ecija.
map_caption = Map of Nueva Ecija showing the location of Cabanatuan City.
Coordinates: 15 29N, 120 58E
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =
flag|Philippines
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Luzon (Region III)
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Nueva Ecija
subdivision_type3 = Congressional District
subdivision_name3 = 3rd
subdivision_type4 = Barangays
subdivision_name4 = 89
class = 1st Class City; Partially urban Component City
leader_title = Representative, 3rd Congressional District
leader_name = Czarina Umali
(Lakas-CMD)
leader_title1 = Governor
leader_name1 = Aurelio Matias Umali (Lakas-CMD)
leader_title2 = Mayor
leader_name2 = Alvin Pangilinan Vergara (Lakas-CMD)
leader_title3 = Vice Mayor
leader_name3 = Marius Adriane Garcia (Lakas-CMD)
established_title2 = Founded
established_date2 = 1750
established_title3 = Cityhood
established_date3 = June 15, 1950
area_total_km2 = 252.80
population_as_of = 2007
population_total = 259,267
population_density_km2 = 1026
timezone = PST
utc_offset = +8
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postal_code_type = Zip code
postal_code = 3100
area_code = 44
blank_name = Languages
blank_info = Tagalog, Ilokano, Kapampangan and English
blank_name = Income Class
blank_info = 1st Class
blank1_name = Classification
blank1_info = Component City; Partially Urban
website = [http://www.cityofcabanatuan.gov.ph/index.php Official Website of Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija] The City of Cabanatuan (Ilokano: "Ciudad ti Cabanatuan"; Kapampangan: "Lakanbalen ning Cabanatuan/Siudad ning Cabanatuan"; Filipino: "Lungsod ng Cabanatuan") is a first class, partially urban city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It is considered the economic hub of the province. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 222,859 people in 45,424 households. It is a bustling city home to many jeepneys and tricycles. It bears the title as the "Tricycle Capital of the Philippines", because it has about over 30,000 registered tricycles.

The old provincial capitol of Nueva Ecija is located here and is still used by the provincial government and the governor.

Barangays

Cabanatuan City is politically subdivided into 89 barangays.

History

Cabanatuan was founded as Barrio of Gapan in 1750 and became a Municipality and capital of La Provincia de Nueva Ecija in 1780. In 1899, Emilio Aguinaldo moved the Capital of the First Philippine Republic from Malolos to Cabanatuan. Cabanatuan is the site of the historical "Plaza Lucero" and the Cabanatuan Cathedral, where General Antonio Luna was ambushed on his way to Palanan. Cabanatuan lost the title of capital in 1850 when the capital of Nueva Ecija was moved to San Isidro, another historic town. It was only in 1917, when the Administrative code was enacted, that Cabanatuan was restored as capital of the Province. However, in 1965, Congress created Palayan City, which has been the capital ever since.

During World War II, the occupying Japanese built Cabanatuan Prison Camp, where many American soldiers were imprisoned, some of whom had been forced to endure the infamous "Bataan Death March." In January 1945 elements of the US Army marched far behind enemy lines to rescue the prisoners in what became known as the Raid at Cabanatuan.

Cabanatuan was also the epicenter of a massive earthquake at roughly 3 p.m. on July 16, 1990. The earthquake leveled some buildings, including the Christian College of the Philippines (Liwag Colleges) in the midst of class time. At 7.7 on the Richter scale, it killed 1653 people.

Transportation

The city is a major hub of transportation services within the province. The Cabanatuan Central Terminal was constructed to handle all passengers and transport vehicles going in and out of the city. Within the city, tricycles are used as a major mode of transportation since buses and jeepneys are mostly headed outside the city.

External links

* [http://www.cityofcabanatuan.gov.ph/index.php Cabanatuan City Official Website]
* [http://www.pasyalan.net/nueva_ecija/ Pasyalan Nueva Ecija]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.lafortunacollege.net La Fortuna College]
* [http://www.nuevaecijatoday.com Nueva Ecija Today]
* [http://www.nuevaecijamall.com Nueva Ecija Mall]