San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

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]

San Isidro
Municipality
Municipality of San Isidro
Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with San Isidro highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Isidro
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°16′N 120°54′E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Luzon (Region III)
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District4th District
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVina E. Lopez
 • Vice MayorFlorentino C. Tinio
 • CongressmanMaricel N. Nagaño
 • Electorate32,421 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total56.49 km2 (21.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total51,612
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Households
11,312
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence10.22% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)110,927,337.03 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3106
PSGC
034925000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog
Ilocano

The municipality 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 during the First Republic while President Emilio Aguinaldo was moving north to avoid being captured by American forces.

History

San Isidro was the capital of Nueva Ecija from 1852 to 1912.[5] After the first cry against the Spanish colonial government was made in 1896, 2,000 revolutionary soldiers under General Mariano Llanera sieged San Isidro.[6]

On March 29, 1899, General Emilio Aguinaldo declared San Isidro as the capital of the Philippines[5] after the revolutionary capital Malolos, Bulacan was captured by the Americans. However, this was short-lived. General Frederick Funston planned the capture of Aguinaldo to end the Philippine-American War, in San isidro.

The Wright Institute, established in 1903 in San Isidro, was the first high school established outside Manila during the American period.[6]

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.

Barangays

San Isidro is divided into 9 barangays.

  • Alua
  • Calaba
  • Malapit
  • Mangga
  • Poblacion
  • Pulo
  • San Roque
  • Santo Cristo
  • Tabon

Climate
Climate data for San Isidro, Nueva Ecija
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)		 4
(0.2)		 5
(0.2)		 11
(0.4)		 66
(2.6)		 99
(3.9)		 127
(5.0)		 113
(4.4)		 99
(3.9)		 84
(3.3)		 35
(1.4)		 14
(0.6)		 661
(26.1)
Average rainy days 2.2 1.9 3.2 5.3 16.1 20.8 23.5 22.8 22.2 16.5 8.9 3.5 146.9
Source: Meteoblue [7]

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][8][9][10]

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.

As of 2017, based on Commission on Audit of the Philippines, San Isidro reached their income of P129,676,820.86; assets of P494,469,351.35; liabilities of P229,800,110.14 and allotments of P135,154,456.00.[11]

Attractions
  • Carron Dreampark is an amusement & theme park in Barangay Santo 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, Nueva Ecija.

Images
  • San Isidro Labrador Church
  • M.R.P.F. Paulino Escalada 1836 bells
  • Central Park
  • Barangay Malapit Hall
  • Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
  • The Crispulo Sideco (also known as Kapitang Pulong) house was built in the 19th century. Built in the Floral period in the Philippine colonial architecture, ogee arches, filigreed wooden panels, grilles wrought in curlicues and floral and foliate designs abound in the house as basic structural elements or as ornaments.

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. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Navasero, Mandy (29 September 2001). "Mayor Sonia Lorenzo and historic San Isidro". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. "San Isidro History". Official Website of Municipal Government of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija. San Isidro, Nueva Ecija Municipal Government. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. "San Isidro: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. 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.
  10. "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "Annual Audit Report". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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