Bongabon

Coordinates: 15°37′56″N 121°08′41″E / 15.6321°N 121.1448°E / 15.6321; 121.1448
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Not to be confused with Bongabong.
Bongabon
Santor
Municipality
Municipality of Bongabon
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Official seal of Bongabon
Seal
Nickname: 
Onion Capital of the Philippines
Map of Nueva Ecija with Bongabon highlighted
Map of Nueva Ecija with Bongabon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Bongabon is located in Philippines
Bongabon
Bongabon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°37′56″N 121°08′41″E / 15.6321°N 121.1448°E / 15.6321; 121.1448
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District 3rd district
Founded
1760
Barangays28 (see
Vice Mayor
Christian P. Binuya
 • RepresentativeRosanna V. Vergara
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • 
ZIP code
3128
PSGC
034902000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitebongabon.ph

Bongabon, officially the Municipality of Bongabon (

province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,839 people.[3]

Bongabon 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 from 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.

History

Spanish colonial era

Bongabon was the first capital of Nueva Ecija. The

St. Francis of Assisi
.

Migrant-settlers of the community were mostly Tagalog and Ilocanos from the Ilocos Region and Pangasinan, with some Kapampangans from Pampanga and Tarlac.[5][6]

Philippine revolution

When the Philippine Revolution transpired from 1896 to 1898 against Spain, revolutionaries with the aid of Katipunero rebels and started the Siege of Bongabon, fought Spanish colonial forces, and liberated the town. The Filipino revolutionary troops and Katipunero rebel fighters captured the municipal town after the siege forcing the Spanish troops to retreat.

American invasion era

With the outbreak of the Philippine–American War on 1899 to 1902, the town saw the arrival of American troops which fought the Filipino revolutionary troops and Katipuneros in the Battle of Bongabon on 1899. In the ensuing battle, the town was captured by the American troops.

Philippine independence

On April 28, 1949,

Manuel Quezon, then a town of Nueva Ecija before 1902 and a town of Quezon Province since 1902 and in 1949.[7]

Geography

Barangays

Bongabon is politically subdivided into 28

sitios
.

  • Antipolo
  • Ariendo
  • Bantug
  • Calaanan
  • Commercial (Poblacion)
  • Cruz
  • Digmala
  • Curva (J. Tomacruz)
  • Kaingin (Poblacion)
  • Labi
  • Larcon
  • Lusok
  • Macabaclay
  • Magtanggol (Poblacion)
  • Mantile (Poblacion)
  • Olivete
  • Palo Maria (Poblacion)
  • Pesa
  • Rizal (Poblacion)
  • Sampalucan (Poblacion)
  • San Roque (Poblacion)
  • Santor
  • Sinipit (Poblacion)
  • Sisilang na Ligaya (Poblacion)
  • Social (Poblacion)
  • Tugatug
  • Tulay na Bato (Poblacion)
  • Vega Grande

Climate

Climate data for Bongabon, 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[9]

Demographics

Population census of Bongabon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,923—    
1918 4,532+0.97%
1939 11,885+4.70%
1948 14,958+2.59%
1960 20,854+2.81%
1970 25,434+2.00%
1975 29,932+3.32%
1980 32,451+1.63%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 39,616+2.02%
1995 44,856+2.35%
2000 49,255+2.03%
2007 63,639+3.60%
2010 59,343−2.51%
2015 64,173+1.50%
2020 66,839+0.80%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13]

Religion

The majority of the people of the municipality are Roman Catholic. The members of the

Seventh-day Adventists
, etc.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bongabon

10
20
30
40
2000
38.56
2003
24.87
2006
29.50
2009
21.74
2012
16.49
2015
14.80
2018
5.47
2021
15.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Tourism

Healthcare

Bongabon District Hospital, a government hospital located at Barangay Curva, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija

Education

Most are public schools from primary to secondary. Bongabon National High School is located at Barangay Sinipit, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Many of the students are going to Cabanatuan to continue their college.

References

  1. (DILG)
  2. 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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ History of Laur (Laur was a barrio of Bongabon)
  6. ^ History of Bongabon
  7. ^ "The Town Where Time Stands Still". Aurora, Philippines:News. BizNews Asia & Aurora.ph. December 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  8. ^ "Province: Nueva Ecija". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Bongabon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data.
    Local Water Utilities Administration
    Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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