PALAYAN CITY was created in 1965 by the Congress of the Philippines, and is a 4th class and capital city of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

THE LAND
The city has a total land area of 17,229.80 hectares with land use for residential, croplands with 1,894.00 hectares of the total land area, pasture, forest, inland fisheries and among other industries. The land is composed of rolling terrain, hills and mountains.

THE PEOPLE
The recent population census of they city stated a 31,253 people in 6,279 households.

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
The income of the city generates from agri-based industries such as rice and corn-based food processing, herbal processing, meat and livestock processing, organic fertilizer production, ice plant, cold storage (for onion), feed mill plant and industries that is into packaging, production of materials and commercial warehousing. Other industries such as telecommunication firms are also available in Palayan City.

CLIMATE
Palayan City has a Type III season with average temperature of 31.8 °C and an average yearly rainfall.

RELIGION
The city of Palayan is under the Diocese of Cabanatuan, and its Catholic population is approximately 62% of the total residents.

FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY
The place is also known as Fort Mag and is frequented by tourists. It houses the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division, the elite Special Operations Command, Training and Doctrines Command. The military camp is also used during the joint exercise between the Philippines and the United States. The camp has a land area of 33,469.9 hectares of lush greenery and rolling hills.

MOUNT TACLANG DAMULAG
The mountain is ideal for trekking and mountain climb enthusiasts with more than 200 feet of rolling trail.

PAHINGAHAN COMPLEX
The complex provides small huts near a man-made lake and tourists can also enjoy kayaking in the said lake.