Place:Zaragosa, Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines

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NameZaragosa
Alt namesZaragoza
Zaragosasource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inNueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Zaragoza, officially the Municipality of Zaragoza, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,090 people.

The municipality derived its name from the Zaragoza in Aragon, Spain, out of the colonial past.

It is located at the southern edge of Nueva Ecija bordering the town of La Paz, Tarlac which, due to its proximity, is more closely economically coherent with each other. The newly opened Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) ends up in La Paz where it connects to the Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road passing through Zaragoza and Santa Rosa going to Cabanatuan City and on to the Pan-Philippine Highway to Tugegarao, Cagayan.

Zaragoza is bounded by the municipalities of San Antonio and Jaen to the south, Santa Rosa to its east, Aliaga and Licab to the north and La Paz, Tarlac is located west.

The main economic resource of the people of Zaragoza is mainly agricultural, mainly rice production. Duck-raising is also a notable industry. The town's public market is also the main center of commerce for a number of barangays in the neighbouring towns.

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