Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trusts Declare Increases in Monthly Distributions

BOSTON, Jan. 29  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, today announced the monthly distributions declared on the common shares of eight of its closed-end municipal bond funds ("Funds"). The announcement reflects an increase in the monthly distribution for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN), Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Amex: CEV) and Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Amex: EVY). The record date for the distributions is February 10, 2010, and the payable date is February 17, 2010. The ex-date is February 8, 2010. The distribution per share, closing market price on January 28, 2010 (or last trade price), and annualized market yield for each Fund is as follows:

                                  Distribution      Closing      Annualized
  Fund                             Per Share      Market Price     Yield

  Eaton Vance Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE:EVN)        $0.079166         $11.98        7.93%
  Eaton Vance California
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Amex: CEV)                $0.073837         $12.32        7.19%
  Eaton Vance Massachusetts
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Amex: MMV)                $0.075500         $14.10        6.43%
  Eaton Vance Michigan
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Amex: EMI)                $0.071584         $12.07        7.12%
  Eaton Vance New Jersey
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Amex: EVJ)                $0.079001         $14.15        6.70%
  Eaton Vance New York
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Amex: EVY)                $0.075834         $13.35        6.82%
  Eaton Vance Ohio Municipal
   Income Trust (NYSE Amex: EVO)   $0.074252         $13.27        6.71%
  Eaton Vance Pennsylvania
   Municipal Income Trust
   (NYSE Amex: EVP)                $0.072250         $13.15        6.59%



The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions on the Funds' common shares could change.

The Funds are managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE:EV), based in Boston, one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating back to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed $163.1 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009 offering individuals and institutions a broad array of financial products and wealth solutions including mutual funds, managed accounts, variable trusts and charitable giving services.  A combination of tradition, proven long-term performance and more than 80 years of experience have made Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many investors.  For more information about Eaton Vance, visit http://www.eatonvance.com/. 

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