Economic Profile

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Dominant and Primary eco activity is agriculture. 85% of its total land area or 10,288 has is devoted to agri activities.

Major Crops; Rice, corn, strings beans, ampalaya, egg plants, okra, sweet potato & mangoes.

Poultry and Livestocks Production; Carabao 1,049 cattle – 361; goat 832; hog 15,922, chicken 19,342; ducks 11,918.

Fish Production; Jaen is blessed with many waterways and bodies of water suitable for endemic species of fish like Tilapia, mudfish catfish and gurami.

Commercial Area; 134 Commercial establishments

Public Market; Floor Area; 2,580 sq.meters

Meat/fish section, 80 meters.

Vegetable section – 1,190 sq.meter;

restaurant dry goods/etc. – 1,200 sq.meter.

Banking and Finance; two (2) rural banks; four (4) lending institution

Industrial Establishments; Thirty five (35) establishments rising from rice mill to slipper making.

Tourism; 
a.)Ecology based – scenic spots like river, lakes, forest.
b) High – way based – manmade structures fruit stand, eateries along roads.
c) Product based – pasalubong stands, mangoes, corn, etc.

Geographical Location

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Jaen is about 100 kms. North of Manila. Situated in the southern part of Nueva Ecija. Bounded in the mortheast by Sta.Rosa; Northwest by Zaragosa; South by San Isidro,  East by  San Leonardo and West by San Antonio,  all Municipalities of Nueva Ecija.

Land Area; 11,800 hectares a) 471.72 has or 3.71 percent – urban area b) 11,328.28 has or 96.29 percent rural area.

No. of Barangays; Twenty Seven (27); a) Four (4) barangays are urban and Twenty Three (23) rural;

A Brief History

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The Municipality of Jaen, San Isidro and San Antonio were formerly component barrios of Gapan City. Jaen then, was known as “Ibayong Ilog”, because it is situated just across the river, which traversed the town of Gapan. Ibayong Ilog is the vernacular for “across the river”. When San Isidro was separated from Gapan and became a town, Ibayong Ilog became one its component barrios along with San Antonio. Much later, Ibayong Ilog became a part of San Antonio when the latter was established as a Municipality separate from San Isidro. Years later, Ibayong Ilog showed improvements and continued to progress. Its population grew likewise to more or less 5,000 inhabitants. Because of these, two early leaders of the place namely, Kabesang Prudencio Esquivel and Kapitan Antonio Embuscado, initiated a move to make Ibayong Ilog a separate Municipality. A petition to the Governor General was filed by the inhabitants to make it as a separate town. The Spanish Officials signed the papers granting the petition. Subsequently a declaration was prepared to this effect. The declaration was brought to the Governor General in Manila who forwarded it to the Vicar General of the Philippines in the person of Father Martinez the Vicar General marked his approval, but with a note of his wish to change the name of Ibayong Ilog to Jaen after the name of his birthplace Spain. In June 18, 1865, Jaen became a town separate from San Antonio. A certain Kapitan dela Cruz became the first head of the community and was succeeded by Kapitan Apolinario Esquivel. Later on a Municipal president was elected. From then and through the years, the leaders and inhabitants of the new Municipality of Jaen relentlessly pursued its Development until what it is now. Noteworthy to mention were the following leaders that took the helm from its lowly beginning to the present time.

Barangays

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Jaen is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.

Calabasa Dampulan (Pob.) Hilera Imbunia Imelda Pob. (Doña Aurora) Lambakin Langla Magsalisi Malabon-Kaingin Marawa Don Mariano Marcos (Pob.) San Josef (Navao) Niyugan Pamacpacan

Pakol Pinanggaan Ulanin-Pitak Putlod Ocampo-Rivera District (Pob.) San Jose San Pablo San Roque San Vicente Santa Rita Santo Tomas North Santo Tomas South Sapang

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Jaen is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 63,474 people in 11,472 households.