Gapan

Gapan
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
Official seal of Gapan
Nickname: 
Tsinelas Capital of the Philippines
Map of Nueva Ecija with Gapan highlighted
Map of Nueva Ecija with Gapan highlighted
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Gapan is located in Philippines
Gapan
Gapan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°18′44″N 120°56′56″E / 15.3122°N 120.9489°E / 15.3122; 120.9489
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District 4th district
Founded1732
CityhoodAugust 25, 2001
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorHon. Emary Joy D. Pascual
 • Vice MayorInocencio T. Bautista Jr.[1]
 • RepresentativeEmerson D. Pascual
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate90,203 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total118.00 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]
 • Total122,968
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Households
30,186
DemonymGapanense/Gapanenses
Economy
 • Income class4th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.26
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 745.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,601 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 563.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 310.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3105
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)44
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog
Ilocano
Websitewww.cityofgapan.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (CITY MAYORS/VICE MAYORS)". Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
  2. ^ City of Gapan | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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