Cabanatuan, Province of Nueva Ecija

Summary data
Typecity (component)
Island groupLuzon
RegionCentral Luzon (Region III)
ProvinceNueva Ecija
Barangay count89
Postal code3100
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)282.75 km2 (109.17 sq mi)
Population (2020)327,325
Density (2020)1,158 / km2 (2,998 / sq mi)
Coordinates15° 29' North, 120° 58' East (15.4902, 120.9665)
Estimated elevation above sea level37.5 meters (123.1 feet)

Cabanatuan is a component city in the landlocked province of Nueva Ecija.

The city has a land area of 282.75 square kilometers or 109.17 square miles which constitutes 4.97% of Nueva Ecija's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 327,325. This represented 14.17% of the total population of Nueva Ecija province, or 2.64% of the overall population of the Central Luzon region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 1,158 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,998 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Cabanatuan has 89 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Cabanatuan
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Aduas Centro1.56%5,1165,1160.00%0.00%
Aduas Norte1.76%5,7555,5463.77%0.78%
Aduas Sur2.33%7,6406,74513.27%2.66%
Bagong Buhay0.29%9348529.62%1.95%
Bagong Sikat1.61%5,2724,59914.63%2.92%
Bakero1.03%3,3593,0739.31%1.89%
Bakod Bayan3.05%9,9817,65930.32%5.73%
Balite0.70%2,3072,1417.75%1.58%
Bangad2.35%7,6887,5961.21%0.25%
Bantug Bulalo0.61%2,0092,390-15.94%-3.59%
Bantug Norte2.65%8,6868,695-0.10%-0.02%
Barlis0.69%2,2582,0669.29%1.89%
Barrera District1.62%5,2905,374-1.56%-0.33%
Bernardo District0.35%1,1441,233-7.22%-1.56%
Bitas1.68%5,5135,779-4.60%-0.99%
Bonifacio District0.93%3,0412,9174.25%0.88%
Buliran1.06%3,4613,3224.18%0.87%
Caalibangbangan3.39%11,10411,112-0.07%-0.02%
Cabu1.58%5,1824,05427.82%5.30%
Calawagan0.56%1,8361,7574.50%0.93%
Campo Tinio3.64%11,91711,4494.09%0.85%
Caridad0.58%1,9051,8851.06%0.22%
Caudillo0.59%1,9201,61418.96%3.72%
Cinco-Cinco0.66%2,1631,81619.11%3.75%
City Supermarket0.03%95172-44.77%-11.75%
Communal0.55%1,7911,45123.43%4.53%
Cruz Roja1.64%5,3544,14529.17%5.53%
Daang Sarile2.45%8,0307,19111.67%2.35%
Dalampang0.67%2,2022,0577.05%1.44%
Dicarma1.33%4,3444,480-3.04%-0.65%
Dimasalang0.39%1,2811,421-9.85%-2.16%
Dionisio S. Garcia2.26%7,4057,0764.65%0.96%
Fatima0.24%777886-12.30%-2.73%
General Luna0.46%1,5161,548-2.07%-0.44%
Hermogenes C. Concepcion, Sr.1.45%4,7564,03917.75%3.50%
Ibabao Bana0.81%2,6622,31315.09%3.00%
Imelda District1.11%3,6394,001-9.05%-1.98%
Isla0.71%2,3402,08112.45%2.50%
Kalikid Norte1.10%3,5853,3447.21%1.48%
Kalikid Sur1.90%6,2105,05622.82%4.42%
Kapitan Pepe1.46%4,7954,4258.36%1.70%
Lagare0.83%2,7152,36614.75%2.94%
Lourdes0.76%2,4782,4570.85%0.18%
M. S. Garcia1.88%6,1484,67031.65%5.96%
Mabini Extension0.98%3,2083,314-3.20%-0.68%
Mabini Homesite1.68%5,5014,31727.43%5.23%
Macatbong1.11%3,6233,3787.25%1.48%
Magsaysay District1.30%4,2424,492-5.57%-1.20%
Magsaysay South0.74%2,4192,800-13.61%-3.03%
Maria Theresa0.30%9699304.19%0.87%
Matadero0.31%1,0101,123-10.06%-2.21%
Mayapyap Norte0.84%2,7502,28820.19%3.95%
Mayapyap Sur1.80%5,9045,4737.88%1.61%
Melojavilla0.12%387654-40.83%-10.46%
Nabao0.21%703730-3.70%-0.79%
Obrero1.33%4,3604,361-0.02%0.00%
Padre Burgos0.10%3283241.23%0.26%
Padre Crisostomo1.31%4,2984,0186.97%1.43%
Pagas1.00%3,2612,9978.81%1.79%
Palagay0.81%2,6482,22119.23%3.77%
Pamaldan1.28%4,2033,8708.60%1.75%
Pangatian1.01%3,2902,81516.87%3.34%
Patalac0.74%2,4172,3492.89%0.60%
Polilio0.89%2,9132,60511.82%2.38%
Pula0.40%1,3061,708-23.54%-5.49%
Quezon District0.50%1,6481,949-15.44%-3.47%
Rizdelis0.24%784789-0.63%-0.13%
Samon0.55%1,8061,7135.43%1.12%
San Isidro1.92%6,2774,99625.64%4.92%
San Josef Norte1.43%4,6844,4425.45%1.12%
San Josef Sur2.38%7,7856,79314.60%2.91%
San Juan Poblacion2.68%8,7726,68731.18%5.88%
San Roque Norte0.29%9441,128-16.31%-3.68%
San Roque Sur0.40%1,3141,356-3.10%-0.66%
Sanbermicristi0.40%1,2981,331-2.48%-0.53%
Sangitan0.48%1,5662,015-22.28%-5.17%
Sangitan East0.47%1,5312,050-25.32%-5.96%
Santa Arcadia1.76%5,7514,59825.08%4.82%
Santo Niño0.59%1,9461,8077.69%1.57%
Sapang0.49%1,5901,38215.05%3.00%
Sumacab Este1.38%4,5174,1189.69%1.97%
Sumacab Norte1.49%4,8694,6983.64%0.76%
Sumacab South1.76%5,7764,48728.73%5.46%
Talipapa0.76%2,4981,72644.73%8.09%
Valdefuente1.29%4,2164,321-2.43%-0.52%
Valle Cruz1.99%6,5034,85633.92%6.34%
Vijandre District0.33%1,0961,376-20.35%-4.68%
Villa Ofelia-Caridad0.40%1,3151,319-0.30%-0.06%
Zulueta District0.46%1,4951,558-4.04%-0.87%
Cabanatuan Total327,325302,2318.30%1.69%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Cabanatuan for the fiscal year of 2016 was 1,169,351,998.74.

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Annual regular income of Cabanatuan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009661,409,006.78
2010728,224,840.7910.10%
2011808,887,781.9611.08%
2012778,101,456.79-3.81%
2013835,428,589.367.37%
2014967,154,911.2115.77%
20151,056,972,930.299.29%
20161,169,351,998.7410.63%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Cabanatuan in the 2015 Census was 300,677 broken down into 68,247 households or an average of 4.41 members per household.

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Number of households in Cabanatuan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
172,55332,6465.29
199,60839,9205.00
222,53945,4244.90
258,91156,5994.57
271,97060,8014.47
300,67768,2474.41

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cabanatuan is 15 to 19, with 30,458 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2,321 individuals.

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Population of Cabanatuan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 15,7171.89%
1 to 423,1937.67%
5 to 929,8039.86%
10 to 1429,8689.88%
15 to 1930,45810.08%
20 to 2429,1279.64%
25 to 2925,7318.51%
30 to 3422,6487.49%
35 to 3921,6387.16%
40 to 4418,4206.09%
45 to 4916,9595.61%
50 to 5414,3564.75%
55 to 5911,5353.82%
60 to 648,5022.81%
65 to 695,8281.93%
70 to 743,5951.19%
75 to 792,5320.84%
80 and over2,3210.77%
Total302,231100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 44.43
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.16
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 51.59
  • Median Age: 25.57

Historical population

The population of Cabanatuan grew from 7,109 in 1903 to 327,325 in 2020, an increase of 320,216 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.69%, or an increase of 25,094 people, from the previous population of 302,231 in 2015.

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Population of Cabanatuan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
7,109
15,2864.95%
46,6265.73%
54,6681.65%
69,5802.14%
99,8903.60%
115,2582.91%
138,2983.71%
173,0652.27%
201,0332.85%
222,8592.23%
259,2672.11%
272,6761.85%
302,2311.98%
327,3251.69%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Cabanatuan for the year 2019 was 217,007, broken down into 103,788 males and 113,219 females.

Location

The city center of Cabanatuan is situated at approximately 15° 29' North, 120° 58' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 37.5 meters or 123.1 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Cabanatuan are Palayan, Nueva Ecija, Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac City, Tarlac, and Mabalacat, Pampanga. The nearest municipalities are Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, Aliaga, Nueva Ecija, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija, Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija, and General Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija. Its distance from the national capital is 99.55 kilometers (61.86 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 99.55 kilometers (61.86 miles) to the South (S1°E)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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