Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija

Gabaldon
Municipality

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Gabaldon

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 15°32′N 121°19′E / 15.533°N 121.317°E / 15.533; 121.317Coordinates: 15°32′N 121°19′E / 15.533°N 121.317°E / 15.533; 121.317
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Nueva Ecija
District 3rd District
Barangays 16
Government[1]
 • Mayor Rolando S. Bue
Area[2]
 • Total 242.88 km2 (93.78 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 32,246
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3131
IDD : area code  +63 (0)44
Income class 3rd class; rural

Gabaldon (formerly Sabani and Bitulok) is a third class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 32,246 people.[3] Tagalogs and Ilocanos predominate this town.

The town is tucked between the Sierra Madre Mountains. It lies 171 kilometres (106 mi) north-east of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is bounded by Bongabon on the north, Laur on the west, General Tinio on the south, and Dingalan by the east.

Barangays

Gabaldon is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.

  • Bagong Sikat
  • Bagting
  • Bantug
  • Bitulok (North Pob.)
  • Bugnan
  • Calabasa
  • Camachile
  • Cuyapa
  • Ligaya
  • Macasandal
  • Malinao
  • Pantoc
  • Pinamalisan
  • South Poblacion
  • Sawmill
  • Tagumpay

History

Gabaldon was the site of the Sabani estate, the largest hacienda in Nueva Ecija during the second half of the 19th century, with 3,000 heads of cattle and occupying more than 6,000 hectares.[4] The entire area was then part of the township of Laur. In 1950, the barrios of Bitulok, Bantug, Bitulok Saw Mill, Cuyapa, Macasandal, Pantok, Calumpang, Malinao, Tagumpay, Bugnan, Bagong Sicat, Ligaya, Calabasa, Bateria and Pintong Bagting, then belonging to the town of Laur, were separated to constitute the new town of Bitulok.[5] The name was later changed from Bitulok to Sabani.[6] Finally, through Republic Act 1318, approved June 16, 1955, its name was changed from Sabani to Gabaldon.[7]

In December 1941, during the Second World War, the municipal town hall was burned down and the town destroyed by the invading Japanese forces. Japanese bombers and fighter planes bombed villages that include nipa houses, ancestral houses, Roman Catholic churches, and plazas. A number of the resulting local Novo Ecijano guerrillas and non-combatant civilians was arrested, tortured, marched and killed at the hand of the Japanese Imperial forces. In 1942, the occupying Imperial Japanese armed forces established their general headquarters, garrisons, camp bases, military and civilian POW barracks and local civilian internment camps. From 1942 to 1944, local soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth military, aided by the Novo Ecijano guerrilla resistance and the Hukbalahap Communist guerrillas attempted to recapture the town from the Japanese Imperial forces. The town was finally recaptured in 1945 through siege and military raids by the local Filipino soldiers (of note, the 2nd, 22nd, 25th and 26th Infantry Division) and guerrilla fighters stationed in and around Central Luzon.

Demographics

Population census of Gabaldon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 9,907—    
1970 13,865+3.41%
1975 15,673+2.49%
1980 17,169+1.84%
1990 21,744+2.39%
1995 25,750+3.22%
2000 28,324+2.06%
2007 29,619+0.62%
2010 32,246+3.14%
2015 35,383+1.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Nueva Ecija". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  4. ↑ McCoy and de Jesus, Philippine social history: global trade and local transformations, p. 67
  5. ↑ "An Act to Create the Municipality of Bitulok in the Province of Nueva Ecija". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  6. ↑ "An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Bitulok in the Province of Nueva Ecija to That of Sabani". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ↑ "An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Sabani, Province of Nueva Ecija, to Gabaldon". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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