San Leonardo, officially the Municipality of San Leonardo (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Leonardo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,536 people.^[3]

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San Leonardo
Municipality
Municipality of San Leonardo
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San Leonardo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°21′40″N 120°57′44″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	4th district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Froilan A. Nagaño
• Vice Mayor	Amerigus B. Nagaño
• Representative	Emerson D. Pascual
• Municipal Council	Members Hernando Tagumpay A. Nagaño Jr. Jessica Pamela L. Salomon Rico N. Antonio Poton Eulinio V. Nagaño Cesario E. Amurao Mark B. Antonino Eriberto R. Fajardo Francisco A. San Gabriel
• Electorate	42,651 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	151.90 km2 (58.65 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Lowest elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	68,536
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Households	17,243
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	5.14 % (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 345.9 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 552.9 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 286.4 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 277.5 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3102
PSGC	034927000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Tagalog Ilocano
Website	www.sanleonardians.com

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During World War II, Imperial Japanese forces sacked San Leonardo in 1942 during the opening stages of the Japanese Occupation. Novo Ecijano and Hukbalahap Communist guerrilla resistance groups from 1942 to 1944 in the town fought the invaders, with liberation coming in 1945 by the Allied troops.

From January to April 1945, the combined military force of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, Philippine Constabulary, and the United States Army recaptured and liberated the town. The joint forces assisted the Novo Ecijano and Hukbalahap Communist resistance groups and defeat the Japanese soldiers and officers under the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces and the Makapili soldiers and begins the Battle of San Leonardo and the Battle of Gapan between the Japanese and the combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops on January to April 1945 and ended World War II.

The municipality has a land area of 151.90 square kilometers or 58.65 square miles which constitutes 2.67% of Nueva Ecija's total area. This represented 2.97% of the total population of Nueva Ecija province, or 0.55% of the overall population of the Central Luzon region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 451 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,169 inhabitants per square mile.^[5]

San Leonardo is located between Gapan and Santa Rosa along the Maharlika Highway. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Cabanatuan, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Palayan, and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Manila.

Poverty Incidence of San Leonardo

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Primarily depends on rice cultivation, vegetable production, poultry, piggery & commercial fishery. The area has a farming economy. San Leonardo has vast rice fields and land for growing vegetables and poultry products.

Hospitals and clinics can be found for their check up and treatment.

• Dr. Gloria D. Lacson General Hospital
• Nueva Ecija Medical Center
• South Ecija Doctors Hospital

• Town hall
• Municipal covered courts
• St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church
• Public market
• Biggest gymnasium in Nueva Ecija