Peñaranda , officially the Municipality of Peñaranda ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Peñaranda , Ilocano : Ili ti Peñaranda ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,269 people.
7-560: Peñaranda may refer to: Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija Peñaranda (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Peñaranda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peñaranda&oldid=816998130 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
14-657: Is a joint undertaking of the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology and the Local Government Unit of Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija. It was first operated during the term of Former Mayor Felix A. Corpuz. It is located at the vicinity of the Penaranda National High School. The first administrator was Nomereo J. Gaboy, a retired School Principal. Peñaranda Campus is under the administration of Mayor Ferdinand R. Abesamis and Mr. German L. Del Rosario
21-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pe%C3%B1aranda, Nueva Ecija It is bordered by municipalities of General Tinio and San Leonardo and the city of Gapan . The area was originally called Mapisong , and it was a part of the municipality of Gapan . The area was organized into a municipality by José Maria Peñaranda, a Spanish engineer, and subsequently named after him. Peñaranda
28-653: The Holy Cross where Jesus Christ was nailed. Actors and actresses garbed in colorful and cute costumes dramatize this century old tradition which features sword fights between the Christians and Moros. Peñaranda is also known for its mouth-watering, native rice cakes such as espasol , putong puti and sapin-sapin . Schedule of Barangay Fiesta : Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology Peñaranda Off-Campus (Academic Extended Venue) commenced operation in June 2005. This
35-655: The UNESCO -backed book included Nueva Ecija's Arakyo , signifying its great importance to Philippine intangible cultural heritage. The local government of Nueva Ecija, in cooperation with the NCCA, is given the right to nominate the Arakyo in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists . Peñaranda is politically subdivided into 10 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Majority of
42-435: The people is Roman Catholic. Other religious groups have churches and places of worship in the municipality. Poverty incidence of Peñaranda Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Primarily depends on rice & vegetable farming, poultry and piggery. Every May, Peñaranda residents stage a musical drama called "Araquio", a re-enactment of Christians' quest led by Queen Helena and King Constantine for
49-646: Was once known for its high quality crop called ikmo , a plant used by older Filipinos as a chewing substance. Recently however, the crop is on the brink of extinction. Rice remains a flourishing farm produce. In 2012, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the ICHCAP of UNESCO published Pinagmulan: Enumeration from the Philippine Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage . The first edition of
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