Carranglan
Carranglan, officially the Municipality of Carranglan (Ilocano: Ili ti Carranglan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Carranglan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,420 people.
Aerial view of Carranglan, date unknown
The municipality is home to the Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve.
History
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Geography
It is the province's largest municipality in terms of land area.
Barangays
Carranglan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Baluarte (now R.A. Padilla)
- Bantug
- Bunga
- Burgos
- Poblacion
- Capintalan
- Digdig (now called Joson)
- General Luna
- Minuli
- Piut
- Puncan
- Putlan
- Salazar
- San Agustin
- T. L. Padilla Pob. (Barangay I)
- F. C. Otic Pob. (Barangay II)
- D. L. Maglanoc Pob. (BarangayIII)
- G. S. Rosario Pob. (Barangay IV)
Climate
| Climate data for Carranglan, Nueva Ecija | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
15 (0.6) |
21 (0.8) |
33 (1.3) |
92 (3.6) |
121 (4.8) |
142 (5.6) |
124 (4.9) |
121 (4.8) |
143 (5.6) |
50 (2.0) |
22 (0.9) |
897 (35.4) |
| Average rainy days | 6.0 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 20.3 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 185.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1,468 | — |
| 1918 | 2,716 | +4.19% |
| 1939 | 6,339 | +4.12% |
| 1948 | 6,328 | −0.02% |
| 1960 | 10,100 | +3.97% |
| 1970 | 15,536 | +4.39% |
| 1975 | 16,875 | +1.67% |
| 1980 | 19,891 | +3.34% |
| 1990 | 26,064 | +2.74% |
| 1995 | 29,950 | +2.64% |
| 2000 | 31,720 | +1.24% |
| 2007 | 33,233 | +0.64% |
| 2010 | 37,124 | +4.11% |
| 2015 | 41,131 | +1.97% |
| 2020 | 42,420 | +0.61% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
Poverty incidence of Carranglan
10
20
30
40
2006
38.40 2009
32.34 2012
28.76 2015
17.46 2018
7.68 2021
20.26 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Tourism
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Gallery
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Spanish-built bridge in Carranglan -
Saint Nicolas of Tolentine Parish Church -
Carranglan Municipal Hall -
The mountains of Sierra Madre, located east of the municipality -
Carranglan's Gymnasium -
Legislative building -
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology - Carranglan Off-Campus -
Carranglan Central School
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