Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

Muñoz is a component city in the province of Nueva Ecija in the Philippines, officially the Science City of Muñoz, and it is the only city in the country with the word Science in its official name. It was originally known as Sitio Papaya and was renamed in 1886 in honour of the Spanish governor Don Francisco Muñoz. In 1913 Executive Order No. 72 declared it a separate municipality, and by Republic Act No. 8977, signed on 7 November 2000, it was converted into a component city. The 2024 census counted 85,061 residents, compared with 84,308 in 2020, and the city covers about 163 square kilometres according to the national list of cities and municipalities.