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Palayan City

Palayan City is a component city in Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 47,883 in the 2024 census, and it has 19 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Palayan City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BongabonCabanatuan CityGabaldonGeneral Mamerto NatividadGeneral TinioLaurPeñarandaSanta RosaAulo: 1,404 people, 137 per km², 2.07% a yearBo. Militar: 7,322 people, 304 per km², 1.52% a yearGanaderia: 1,437 people, 3,208 per km², 1.44% a yearMaligaya: 1,385 people, 162 per km², 6.87% a yearManacnac: 2,206 people, 700 per km², 0.19% a yearMapait: 773 people, 118 per km², 2.03% a yearMarcos Village: 2,974 people, 603 per km², 1.97% a yearMalate: 2,112 people, 776 per km², −0.21% a yearSapang Buho: 4,480 people, 2,346 per km², −0.09% a yearSingalat: 3,172 people, 545 per km², 5.20% a yearAtate: 4,872 people, 788 per km², 5.21% a yearCaballero: 3,696 people, 365 per km², 0.54% a yearCaimito: 2,415 people, 2,735 per km², −1.32% a yearDoña Josefa: 1,882 people, 144 per km², −1.73% a yearImelda Valley: 2,345 people, 368 per km², −2.41% a yearLangka: 837 people, 61 per km², −10.82% a yearSantolan: 2,006 people, 573 per km², 0.12% a yearPopolon Pagas: 1,279 people, 225 per km², 1.42% a yearBagong Buhay: 1,286 people, 327 per km², 15.82% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    47,883

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 28.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    20th

    of the 32 cities and municipalities of Nueva Ecija by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Nueva Ecija lived in Palayan City in 2024 (2%)

  • Inside itSources

    19

    barangays

  • LandSources

    180.40 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Palayan City's land would fill a square about 13.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 265 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    13,196

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    21.9%

    About 22 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0304919000[4]Formerly 034919000
ZIP code
3132[13, 14, 15]

People

Palayan City had 47,883 people in the 2024 census, up 28.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Palayan City had the 20th most people of the 32 cities and municipalities of Nueva Ecija in 2024[1]
  1. 17General Tinio58,093
  2. 18Zaragoza55,657
  3. 19San Isidro55,108
  4. 20Palayan City47,883
  5. 21Lupao47,175
  6. 22Llanera44,620
  7. 23General Mamerto Natividad43,779
All 32 cities and municipalities of Nueva Ecija
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 74 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Bo. Militar7,32215 in 100
  2. Atate4,87210 in 100
  3. Sapang Buho4,4809 in 100
  4. Caballero3,6968 in 100
  5. Singalat3,1727 in 100
  6. Marcos Village2,9746 in 100
  7. Caimito2,4155 in 100
  8. Imelda Valley2,3455 in 100
  9. Manacnac2,2065 in 100
  10. Malate2,1124 in 100
See all 19 barangays of Palayan City
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.5%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,7692,4372,332
5 - 94,8242,5322,292
10 - 144,6502,3932,257
15 - 194,1922,1542,038
20 - 244,0702,0432,027
25 - 293,9561,9542,002
30 - 343,4071,7161,691
35 - 393,0381,5471,491
40 - 442,6791,3381,341
45 - 492,2251,0741,151
50 - 542,1071,0911,016
55 - 591,760878882
60 - 641,416690726
65 - 69954448506
70 - 74561267294
75 - 79319128191
80 years and over35696260

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
47,883[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
13,196[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Nueva Ecija, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
21.9% (10,494 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
22,786 men, 22,497 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202447,883[1, 2]1.29% a year13,1963.6
2020as of May 1, 202045,383[1]2.14% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201541,041[1]1.88% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201037,219[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then32,790[31]1.16% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders30,164[32]2.52% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then26,851[31]5.29% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then20,393[31]3.15% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then14,959[31]4.26% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then12,140[31]7.71% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then8,382[31]———

Barangays

Palayan City is made up of 19 barangays.
Barangays of Palayan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Atate4,87210.17%5.21% a yearabout 6.18 km²Rural
Aulo1,4042.93%2.07% a yearabout 10.28 km²Rural
Bagong Buhay1,2862.69%15.82% a yearabout 3.93 km²Rural
Bo. Militar7,32215.29%1.52% a yearabout 24.08 km²Urban
Caballero3,6967.72%0.54% a yearabout 10.12 km²Rural
Caimito2,4155.04%−1.32% a yearabout 0.883 km²Rural
Doña Josefa1,8823.93%−1.73% a yearabout 13.11 km²Rural
Ganaderia1,4373%1.44% a yearabout 0.448 km²Rural
Imelda Valley2,3454.9%−2.41% a yearabout 6.37 km²Rural
Langka8371.75%−10.82% a yearabout 13.78 km²Rural
Malate2,1124.41%−0.21% a yearabout 2.72 km²Rural
Maligaya1,3852.89%6.87% a yearabout 8.54 km²Rural
Manacnac2,2064.61%0.19% a yearabout 3.15 km²Rural
Mapait7731.61%2.03% a yearabout 6.53 km²Rural
Marcos Village2,9746.21%1.97% a yearabout 4.93 km²Rural
Popolon Pagas1,2792.67%1.42% a yearabout 5.68 km²Rural
Santolan2,0064.19%0.12% a yearabout 3.50 km²Rural
Sapang Buho4,4809.36%−0.09% a yearabout 1.91 km²Rural
Singalat3,1726.62%5.20% a yearabout 5.82 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Palayan City covers 180.40 km² of land, 265 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 449 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
180.40 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
265 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
15.43431° N, 121.11901° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
34 m
Average
114 m
Highest
449 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[29]

  1. Cabu River21.5 of 36.3 km
  2. Pampanga River12.8 of 218.3 km
  3. Tabuating River1.8 of 21.1 km
  4. Santur River0.8 of 64.0 km

Lakes[29]

  1. Aulo Lake0.84 km²

Peaks[29]

  1. Taklang Damulag Hillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 88 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 13 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
12.6% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 13 of every 100 people in Palayan City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (12.6%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 10.8% and 14.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 10government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 27schools
  • 8places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Palayan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Capital of
Nueva Ecija[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Nueva Ecija[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Viandrei Nicole Joson Cuevas[19]
    Vice mayor
    Romaric Santiago Capinpin[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Viandrei Nicole Joson Cuevas[20]
    Vice mayor
    Romaric Santiago Capinpin[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Adrianne Mae Joson Cuevas[21]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Alas Carmona Jr.[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Adrianne Mae Joson Cuevas[22]
    Vice mayor
    Henry Fajardo Eslaya[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Adrianne Mae Joson Cuevas[23]
    Vice mayor
    Florante Gonzales Mercado[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Romeo Valenzuela Capinpin[24]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Alas Carmona Jr.[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Romeo Valenzuela Capinpin[25]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Alas Carmona Jr.[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Romeo Capinpin[26]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Carmona Jr.[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Lorelie C. Fajardo-Garduque[27]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo V. Capinpin[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Palayan City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Viandrei Nicole Joson Cuevas[19]Romaric Santiago Capinpin[19]
2022–2025Viandrei Nicole Joson Cuevas[20]Romaric Santiago Capinpin[20]
2019–2022Adrianne Mae Joson Cuevas[21]Moises Alas Carmona Jr.[21]
2016–2019Adrianne Mae Joson Cuevas[22]Henry Fajardo Eslaya[22]
2013–2016Adrianne Mae Joson Cuevas[23]Florante Gonzales Mercado[23]
2010–2013Romeo Valenzuela Capinpin[24]Moises Alas Carmona Jr.[24]
2007–2010Romeo Valenzuela Capinpin[25]Moises Alas Carmona Jr.[25]
2004–2007Romeo Capinpin[26]Moises Carmona Jr.[26]
2001–2004Lorelie C. Fajardo-Garduque[27]Romeo V. Capinpin[27]

History & Identity

Official name
City of Palayan[4]
Created
The City of Palayan was created by Republic Act No. 4475, approved 19 June 1965, as the new capital of Nueva Ecija. Most of its provisions took effect on a date set by the President for the city's inauguration.[9]

Timeline

  1. 19 June 1965

    Republic Act No. 4475 created the City of Palayan and made it the new capital of Nueva Ecija.[9]

  2. 4 August 1969

    Republic Act No. 6052 added the barrios of Ganaderia and Maligaya of Laur and the Fort Magsaysay Cantonment of Santa Rosa to the territory of Palayan.[10]

Nearby

Palayan City shares a border with 8 places.

How it compares

Palayan City beside Nueva Ecija, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Nueva Ecija.

Palayan City beside Nueva Ecija
FigurePalayan CityNueva EcijaRank among the cities and municipalities of Nueva Ecija
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary47,883[1, 2]2,395,81620th of 32
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary1.29% a year[1, 2]faster0.88% a year5th of 32
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary265[6]less crowded47627th of 32
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary180.40 km²[6]5,036.88 km²10th of 32
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]higher3.5not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary21.9%[5]lower43.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
94.7 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. PeñarandaNueva Ecija13.5 km southwest
  2. Santa RosaNueva Ecija14.9 km west
  3. LaurNueva Ecija16.1 km northeast
  4. Cabanatuan CityNueva Ecija17.5 km northwest
  5. San LeonardoNueva Ecija18.4 km west
  6. General TinioNueva Ecija18.5 km southeast

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