Talugtug, officially the Municipality of Talugtug ( ilo, Ili ti Talugtug; tl, Bayan ng Talugtug), is a 4th class

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in the

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Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,236 people.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the northern part of Nueva Ecija, about from the seat of the provincial government in Palayan City; from Manila; and from the nearby City of San Jose. It is bounded on the South by the Municipality of Guimba; on the southeast by the Science City of Muñoz; on the west by Cuyapo, on the east by Lupao, all of which are in the province of Nueva Ecija. On the northernmost side of Talugtug is the boundary of Pangasinan with the municipality of Umingan. Talugtug has a total land area of . Talugtug is characterized by hilly and rolling land in the north-eastern and north-western section of the municipality covering almost 7 barangays. The foot of two mountain ranges, namely Mt. Baloy (with peak in Cuyapo) and Mt. Amorong (with peak in Umingan, Pangasinan) occupies its hilly and rolling areas. About 70% of the land is flat and constitutes the agricultural area of the municipality, where almost 75% of its total rice production comes from.

Climate

Barangays

Talugtug is politically subdivided into 28

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s. * Alula * Baybayabas * Buted * Cabiangan * Calisitan * Cinense * Culiat * Maasin * Magsaysay (

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) * Mayamot I * Mayamot II * Nangabulan * Osmeña (

) * Villa Fronda * Patola * Quezon (

) * Quirino (

) * Roxas (

) * Saguing * Sampaloc * Santa Catalina * Santo Domingo * Saverona * Tandoc * Tibag * Villa Rosario * Villa Rosenda (formerly Saringaya) * Villa Boado

Demographics

Economy

The municipality's status is currently fourth class. Majority of the inhabitants rely mainly on farming from their small farm holdings while the rest depend on pasturing animals.

References

External links

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