Guimba

Guimba

Guimba, officially the Municipality of Guimba (Tagalog: Bayan ng Guimba; Ilocano: Ili ti Guimba), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 127,653 people.[3] It was incorporated by the King of Spain by virtue of a royal decree in 1897. Guimba came from the Ilocano term 'Gebba' which was the process of heating molded clay pots in a pit until they turn reddish and durable. Tree stumps were made into large pieces of charcoal. The live charcoals were placed underneath the clay pots. After a few hours these were hardened and ready to bring out from the pit and ready for use.