Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija
Peñaranda
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| Municipality of Peñaranda | |
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Map of Nueva Ecija with Peñaranda highlighted | |
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Peñaranda Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°21′11″N 121°00′06″E / 15.3531°N 121.0017°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 4th district |
| Named after | José Maria Peñaranda |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joselito "Joey" A. Ramos |
| • Vice Mayor | Genefer "Efer" Aves |
| • Representative | Emerson D. Pascual |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,503 (2019) |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.00 km2 (36.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 33,043 |
| • Density | 347.8/km2 (900.9/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,635 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.6 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 192.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 366 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 166.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 140.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3103 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog Ilocano |
Peñaranda, officially the Municipality of Peñaranda (Tagalog: Bayan ng Peñaranda, Ilocano: Ili ti Peñaranda), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 33,043 people.
In 2012, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the ICHCAP of UNESCO published Pinagmulan: Enumeration from the Philippine Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The first edition of the UNESCO-backed book included Nueva Ecija's Arakyo, signifying its great importance to Philippine intangible cultural heritage. The local government of Nueva Ecija, in cooperation with the NCCA, is given the right to nominate the Arakyo in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.