Jaen, Nueva Ecija
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| Coordinates: 15°20′N 120°54′E / 15.333°N 120.900°ECoordinates: 15°20′N 120°54′E / 15.333°N 120.900°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Nueva Ecija | |
| District | 4th District | |
| Founded | June 18, 1865 | |
| Barangays | 27 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sylvia C. Austria | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 85.46 km2 (33.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 67,057 | |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3109 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | |
| Income class | 2nd class; partially urban | |
Jaén is a second class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 67,057 people.
During the Spanish Era, the municipality was only a component barrio of Gapan. When San Isidro became a town and was separated from Gapan, the town and San Antonio became one of its component barrios. When San Antonio itself became a town, the area was still its component barrio called San Agustin. By 1865, Jaen was known by its old name "Ibayong Ilog", and because there were many people in the river port in what is now Barangay Langla, the town became a centre for trade.
When the place improved and its population grew to no less than 5,000 people, it became a town through a petition filed by the inhabitants through the initiative of two early leaders, Kabesang Prudencio Esquivel and Kapitan Antonio Embuscado. On June 18, 1865, Jaen itself partitioned from San Antonio, and retained Saint Augustine of Hippo as its patron saint. The Spanish officials signed the papers granting the petition that "Ibayong Ilog" be a town in Factoria (now San Isidro) which was then the capital of Nueva Ecija. The declaration was brought to Governor-General Juan de Lara e Irigoyen in Manila, and afterwards was submitted to the Vice-General of the Philippines in the person of Rev Gregorio Martínez. Father Martínez marked the document as approved but later wrote in his own wish that the name "Ibayong Ilog" be changed to the name of his birthplace of Jaén, Spain.
In coordination with Rev Estanislao B. Moso, Kabesang Prudencio and Kapitan Antonio led the establishment of the first Catholic church (the present-day parish church). Jaen is in Central Luzon, in the southern part of Nueva Ecija. About 100 km from Manila via the old Cagayan Valley Road, the town has other road networks connecting it to Nueva Viscaya, Isabela, Pampanga, Olangapo and Bataan. In the olden days, Pampanga River was once the only and the fastest way of transportation in going to Manila and other places.
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