Muñoz City Description

Muñoz City or the “Science City of the Philippines” is one of the 5 cities of the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. This recognition was given last year 2000, as various agricultural research and development centers could be found in Munoz City such as the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), the Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension (BPRE), and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU).

Muñoz City Attractions

Muñoz City offers various sites for visitors. Explore the CLSU campus, a landscape of full-grown, shady trees, a sight to behold indeed. Other attractions include the Pantabangan Dam, the very first multi-purpose infrastructure of its kind in the Philippines; the Pampanga River which is a major source of irrigation, generation of hydroelectric power, and also for flood control. Other natural scenes are Minalungao National Park, Rizal Hot Spring, Burburayok Springs and Pajanutic Falls, Barrio Puncan in the town of Carranglan.
Muñoz City also takes pride of its establishments for researches. Feed your mind with volumes of information at the Agricultural Museum of Muñoz. The museum is housed at the Central Luzon State University with six sections, such as rice and vegetable planting, household ingredients and utensils, personal apparel, and hunting and fishing apparatus.

Living Fish Museum, also at the Central Luzon State University campus showcases native and tropical freshwater fishes collected from different provinces in Luzon.
Munoz City is also home to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in barangay Maligaya. This is the central station for agricultural experiments in the Philippines. The focus of these tests is the improvement of rice production.

Muñoz City Location

Muñoz City is 147 kilometers North of Manila and 30 kilometers away from Cabanatuan City. It is easily accessible as it is situated along the Maharlika Highway which is the major route to Northern Philippines.