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Palayan

South-eastern Asia

Palayan is a component city and the capital of Nueva Ecija province, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Established on June 19, 1965 under Republic Act No. 4475 as one of seven planned cities in the Philippines, replacing Cabanatuan as provincial capital, it had a 2024 census population of 47,883 across 101.40 square kilometers, the least populated city in the Philippines by the same census. Its name, meaning rice paddy, reflects Nueva Ecija status as the Rice Granary of the Philippines.

Facts
Population
47,883 1
Area (sq km)
101.4 1
Founding Year
1965 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
173 1
Latitude
15.5422 degrees north 1
Longitude
121.0844 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Palayan
  • Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 47,883 people
  • Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 47,883 people
  • Infobox, Area, Total
    101.40 km2 (39.15 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    173 m (568 ft)
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    15.5422°N 121.0844°E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    15.5422°N 121.0844°E
  • Article text, Republic Act No. 4475 sentence
    On June 19, 1965, the Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 4475 creating Palayan City and designating it as the new capital of Nueva Ecija
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. GeoNames: Palayan City - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1696165
    15.5415 121.0848 P PPL PH 03 47 034919000 23742 73 Asia/Manila
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 73 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.75, 121.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.75, 121.25
15.75 121.25 Af
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Wikidata: Palayan
Wikidata Q55598, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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