Gapan
Gapan | |
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| City of Gapan | |
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(From top, left to right): Lumang Gapan • Gapan City Ferris Wheel • Gapan City Public Market • La Divina Pastora National Shrine • Gapan City Hall | |
| Nickname: Tsinelas Capital of the Philippines | |
Map of Nueva Ecija with Gapan highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′44″N 120°56′56″E / 15.3122°N 120.9489°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 1732 |
| Cityhood | August 25, 2001 |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Hon. Emary Joy D. Pascual |
| • Vice Mayor | Maximus Rodrigo P. Howley |
| • Representative | Emerson D. Pascual |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 96,721 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.00 km2 (45.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 122,968 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 30,186 |
| Demonym | Gapanense/Gapanenses |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.26 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,059 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,988 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 916.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 227 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3105 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | www |
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Gapan [gɐˈpan], officially the City of Gapan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Gapan, Ilocano: Siudad ti Gapan, Kapampangan: Ciudad/Lakanbalen ning Gapan), is a component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,968 people.
Gapan is nicknamed the "Footwear Capital of the North" due to the thriving footwear making industry in the city.