San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

San Isidro
Municipality
Municipality of San Isidro
Municipal Hall

Seal

Map of Nueva Ecija with San Isidro highlighted
San Isidro
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°16′N 120°54′E / 15.27°N 120.9°E / 15.27; 120.9Coordinates: 15°16′N 120°54′E / 15.27°N 120.9°E / 15.27; 120.9
Country  Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Nueva Ecija
District 4th District
Barangays 9 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Cesario Lopez Jr.
 • Electorate 29,761 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 56.49 km2 (21.81 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 51,612
 • Density 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 3106
PSGC 034925000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)44
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 2nd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 110,927,337.03 (2016)
Native languages Kapampangan
Tagalog

San Isidro, officially the Municipality of San Isidro, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 51,612 people.[3]

The town is bounded by Gapan City to the east, the municipalities of San Leonardo and Jaen to the north, San Antonio to the west, Cabiao to the south-west, San Miguel, Bulacan, to the southeast and Candaba, Pampanga, to the south.

San Isidro became the capital of the Philippines while Emilio Aguinaldo was trying to escape from the Americans.

Barangays

San Isidro is divided into 9 barangays.

  • Alua
  • Calaba
  • Malapit
  • Mangga
  • Poblacion
  • Pulo
  • San Roque
  • Sto. Cristo
  • Tabon

History

San Isidro was the capital of Nueva Ecija from 1852 to 1912.[4] In 1896, the first cry against the Spanish colonial government was made. 2,000 revolutionaries under General Mariano Llanera sieged San Isidro.[5]

In March 29, 1899, General Emilio Aguinaldo declared San Isidro as the capital of the Philippines[4] after the revolutionary capital Malolos, Bulacan was captured by the Americans; this, however, was short-lived. It was also in San Isidro that General Frederick Funston planned the capture of Aguinaldo to end the Philippine-American War. San Isidro Central School

The Wright Institute, established in 1903 in San Isidro, was the first high school established outside Manila during the American period.[5]

The town was occupied by Japanese troops in 1942, during the second world war. The combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth ground forces liberated San Isidro and defeated the Japanese forces in 1945 during the end of the war.

Demographics

Population census of San Isidro
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 9,800—    
1918 9,592−0.14%
1939 12,078+1.10%
1948 13,191+0.98%
1960 16,514+1.89%
1970 22,128+2.97%
1975 25,621+2.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 28,550+2.19%
1990 34,349+1.87%
1995 36,283+1.03%
2000 40,984+2.65%
2007 44,687+1.20%
2010 47,800+2.48%
2015 51,612+1.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

Religion

Majority of populace is Roman Catholic. Other religious groups have churches and places of worship.

Economy

Primarily depends on rice & vegetable farming, poultry and piggery.

Attractions

  • Carron Dreampark is an amusement & theme park in Barangay Sto. Cristo, and was opened on November 17, 2017.
  • JF Sports Complex & Resort in Barangay Poblacion.

Education

  • Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, San Isidro Campus: started as a vocational course at the Wright Institute in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija where young Filipinos were trained in woodworking and basic telegraphy. This vocational course lasted until S.Y. 1927-1928 when the general secondary education course was transferred to Cabanatuan City. On June 9, 1929, the school was renamed Nueva Ecija Trade School (NETS) in accordance with Vocational Education Act 3377 of 1929. The NETS was based in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, offering vocational opportunities to the youth of the province. The first and only vocational course being offered then was woodworking. That course was an addition to the existing secondary curriculum inherited from the Wright Institute.
  • General de Jesus College: formerly known as General de Jesus Academy, is a private school located in the Poblacion, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. It was founded in 1946.
  • Holy Rosary Colleges Foundation: private school at Calaba, San Isidro, N.E.

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Nueva Ecija". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Navasero, Mandy (29 September 2001). "Mayor Sonia Lorenzo and historic San Isidro". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "San Isidro History". Official Website of Municipal Government of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija. San Isidro, Nueva Ecija Municipal Government. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. ↑ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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