CABANATUAN, a municipality (with administration centre and eight barrios or districts) and capital of the province of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippine Islands; and one of the chief commercial centres of the province. Pop. (1918) 15,286, of whom 14 were whites. It is well situated on the Manila-Dagupan railway and on the Pampanga river and has excellent roads. In 1918 it had 33 household industry establishments, with out put valued at 12,60o pesos; four rice mills, with by-products valued at 199,00o pesos; and 17 manufacturing establishments, with output valued at 94,500 pesos. It has ten schools (nine public). Pampango and other languages are spoken.