Nueva Ecija is one of the top
producers of agricultural products in the country. Its principal crops is
mainly rice but corn and onion are also produced in quantity. The province is
often referred to as the “Rice Granary of the Philippines.” Other major crops
are onion, mango, calamansi (calamondin orange), banana, garlic, and
vegetables. The town of Bongabon at the eastern part of the province at the
foot of the Sierra Madre mountains and its neighbouring Laur and Rizal are the
major producers of onion and garlic. Bongabon is called the "onion capital
of the country".
Cities
Municipalities
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Aliaga
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Bongabon
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Cabiao
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Cuyapo
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Gabaldon
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Jaén
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Laur
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Licab
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Llanera
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Lupao
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Quezon
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Rizal
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Talavera
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Talugtug
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Zaragoza
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Caranglan Nueva Ecija
Minalungao Park
Declared as a national park, it features a breathtaking view of the narrow but
deep Penaranda River. On both sides of the river bank are 16 meter high
limestone walls. The ridge formation of white sculptured limestone walls shows
the might of the great river.
Pantabangan Dam
Built in 1974 along the Pampanga River to serve as reinforcement against flood,
and provide irrigation, additional electricity in the entire Luzon island, the
dam was built by Filipino engineers under the supervision of the National
Irrigation Administration. Pantabangan Dam is now one of the most visited
tourist spots in the province. The place offers a scenic view of the
surrounding area. Tourists will also appreciate the dam's engineering wonders.
Central Luzon State University (CLSU)
Located in the outskirts of the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, the
658-hectare main campus of CLSU is famous for its old shady trees, model farm,
vegetable and ornamental plant gardens. Nueva Ecija has been referred to as the
“Agricultural Central of Luzon.”
Philippine Carabao Center
(Munoz, Nueva Ecija) The Philippine Carabao Center was created in 1993 as an
offshoot of the Carabao Development Program, through Republic Act 7307. It is
an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, mandated to
"conserve, propagate and promote the carabao as a source of draft animal
power, meat, milk and hide, to benefit the rural farmers." Services at the
center include: artificial insemination, bull loan, production of quality
breeding animals and germplasm, technical assistance and training and
carabao-based enterprise development. The center breeds and cross-breeds,
through artificial insemination, animals called Murrah Buffaloes, a species of
the dairy type from India, Bulgaria and some countries like North and Latin
America. This type can produce an average of eight liters of milk daily in 300
days. Top-performing ones can produce 12 - 15 liters per day.
Philrice
The Philippine Rice Research Institute, located at Maligaya,
Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, is the central station of agricultural experimentation, it
is the only one of its kind throughout the country. It was created to develop
and implement a natural rice research and development program, sustain the
grains made in rice production and solve location-specific problems of the rice
industry. A variety of rice wine is produced at the center.
Fort Ramon Magsaysay, also known as Fort Magsaysay or Fort
Magsaysay Military Reservation (FMMR), or Fort Mag, is the largest
Military Reservation in the Philippines, and is one of the key training areas of the Philippine
Army. Fort Magsaysay is located in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.