Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Muñoz | |
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| Science City of Muñoz | |
From top, left to right: Science City of Muñoz Hall, Philippine Rice Research Institute Entrance, Philippine Carabao Center, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Shrine, Main Gate of the Central Luzon State University | |
Map of Nueva Ecija with Muñoz highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°42′55″N 120°54′14″E / 15.7153°N 120.9039°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Cityhood | December 9, 2000 |
| Named after | Francisco Muñoz |
| Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Baby Armi L. Alvarez |
| • Vice Mayor | Nestor L. Alvarez |
| • Representative | Joseph Gilbert Violago |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 56,957 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.05 km2 (62.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 822 m (2,697 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 84,308 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 20,933 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.55 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 951 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,621 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 685.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 623 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3119, 3120 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Muñoz, officially the Science City of Muñoz (Filipino: Lungsod Agham ng Muñoz, Ilocano: Siudad ti Siensia ti Muñoz), (American Spanish: Spanish pronunciation: [muˈɲos] ⓘ, European Spanish: Spanish pronunciation: [muˈɲoθ] ⓘ), is a component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 84,308 people.
From its lowly origins as “Sitio Papaya”, it was renamed as Muñoz in 1886 in honor of Spanish Governor Don Francisco Muñoz. It was in 1913, under Executive Order No. 72, when Muñoz was declared as a new and independent municipality. By the virtue of Republic Act 8977 signed on November 7, 2000, Muñoz formally elevated to a city and country's only city with "Science" in its formal name.