Rizal, Nueva Ecija
Rizal | |
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| Municipality of Rizal | |
Downtown | |
Map of Nueva Ecija with Rizal highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°42′36″N 121°06′17″E / 15.71°N 121.1047°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Named after | Dr. José Rizal |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hanna Katrina L. Andres |
| • Vice Mayor | Bonifacio D. Soliven |
| • Representative | Joseph Gilbert F. Violago |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 37,002 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.55 km2 (46.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 70,196 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 17,402 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.98 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 299.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 771.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 245.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 238.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3127 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
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Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (Ilocano: Ili ti Rizal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rizal) is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,196 people.
Rizal is 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Cabanatuan, 49 kilometers (30 mi) from Palayan, 151 kilometers (94 mi) from Manila, and 123 kilometers (76 mi) from Bayombong.