Overview
Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest city and the economic, commercial, and institutional center of Nueva Ecija. The province borders the provinces of Aurora, Bulacan, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Pangasinan, and Tarlac. The province is nationally known as the Rice Granary of the Philippines, producing the largest rice yield in the country.
Geography
Nueva Ecija is one of the 82 provinces of the Philippines. Cited factual data on capital city, population, and area is sourced from Wikipedia and Wikidata structured properties. The province's boundaries, terrain, and notable geographic features are documented in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Census of Population and Housing.