Novo Ecijano

Nueva Ecija
Province
Province of Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija Provincial Capitol
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Rice Bowl of the Philippines, Milk Capital of the Philippines, Heart of Inland Luzon
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°35′N 121°00′E / 15.58°N 121°E / 15.58; 121Coordinates: 15°35′N 121°00′E / 15.58°N 121°E / 15.58; 121
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Founded	April 25, 1801 (1848 on old sources)
Capital	Palayan
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Czarina Umali (Liberal)
• Vice Governor	Jose Gay Padiernos (Liberal)
Area
• Total	5,751.33 km2 (2,220.60 sq mi)
Area rank	12th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Kiligantian)	1,673 m (5,489 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	2,151,461
• Rank	10th out of 81
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
• Density rank	16th out of 81
Demonym(s)	Novo Ecijano Neoecijano
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	5 Cabanatuan Gapan Muñoz Palayan San Jose
• Municipalities	27 Aliaga Bongabon Cabiao Carranglan Cuyapo Gabaldon General Mamerto Natividad General Tinio Guimba Jaen Laur Licab Llanera Lupao Nampicuan Pantabangan Peñaranda Quezon Rizal San Antonio San Isidro San Leonardo Santa Rosa Santo Domingo Talavera Talugtug Zaragoza
• Barangays	849
• Districts	1st to 4th districts of Nueva Ecija
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (77.8%) Ilocano (19.3%) Kapampangan (0.06%) Pangasinan (0.03%)
• Languages	Tagalog Ilocano Kapampangan Pangasinan English
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3100–3133
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
ISO 3166 code	PH
Website	www.nuevaecija.gov.ph

Czarina Umali

Jose Gay Padiernos

Nueva Ecija (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Nueva Ecija; Pangasinan: Luyag na Nueva Ecija) (Tagalog pronunciation: [nuˈwɛbɐ ɛsiˈha] ( listen)) (PSGC: 034900000;ISO: PH-NUE) is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan. Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora.

Nueva Ecija was named by the Spanish colonizers after the city of Ecija, Spain. Its indigenous names, such as Pinagpanaan, meaning the place where the arrow hit - defining the precolonial artistry in archery in the area, were abolished and changed by the government during the post-colonial period after World War II, sparking outrage from scholars.