Nueva Ecija Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of the Philippines
About Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija, to many, houses many rice paddies, the source of most rice supplied inMetro Manila, and is well known by its nickname "Rice Granary of the Philippines". The province gains its name from the town ofÉcijainSevilleprovince, Spain, that reminded the Spanish colonial authorities of its hot climate. The province does have history of record-breaking temperatures, mostly recorded in its capital,Cabanatuan, so be prepared. Nueva Ecija is quite overlooked as a rural backwater over nearbyPampanga, but the province has scenery of rice paddies and mountains, some historical sites, other hidden natural wonders.Agritourismis another good way of seeing Nueva Ecija. The province's population of over 2,000,000 is mostly Tagalog (77%) and Ilocano (19%), with the former concentrated in the south
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