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Laur, Nueva Ecija

Laur, officially the Municipality of Laur (Tagalog: Bayan ng Laur, Ilocano: Ili ti Laur), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon region of Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,263 people.[3] Laur is located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains.

Laur
Municipality
Municipality of Laur
Laur Public Market
Laur Public Market
Flag of Laur
Flag
Official seal of Laur
Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted
Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Laur is located in Philippines
Laur
Laur
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°34′47″N 121°11′11″E / 15.5797°N 121.1864°E / 15.5797; 121.1864
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District 3rd district
FoundedJanuary 13, 1917
Named forLaureana Quijano Tinio, wife of General Manuel Tinio
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Laur[*]Alexander A. Daus
 • Vice MayorJohn Joe V. Samano
 • RepresentativeRosanna V. Vergara
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,304 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
295.88 km2 (114.24 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation
598 m (1,962 ft)
Lowest elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
38,263
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Households
9,510
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.79
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 174.3 million (2020), 77.67 million (2012), 82.75 million (2013), 93.26 million (2014), 109.5 million (2015), 114.3 million (2016), 130.4 million (2017), 145.4 million (2018), 154.5 million (2019), 187.9 million (2021), 249.5 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 556.6 million (2020), 142.7 million (2012), 168 million (2013), 194.6 million (2014), 204.7 million (2015), 260.5 million (2016), 317.7 million (2017), 393.5 million (2018), 479.3 million (2019), 611.6 million (2021), 656.7 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 147.3 million (2020), 65.05 million (2012), 74.58 million (2013), 76.57 million (2014), 90.52 million (2015), 86.78 million (2016), 88.48 million (2017), 102.1 million (2018), 93.81 million (2019), 114.5 million (2021), 156.6 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 150.5 million (2020), 63.69 million (2012), 83.16 million (2013), 95.29 million (2014), 204.7 million (2015), 260.5 million (2016), 317.7 million (2017), 393.5 million (2018), 154 million (2019), 140 million (2021), 108.2 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3129
PSGC
034913000
IDD : area code +63 (0)44
Native languagesTagalog
Ilocano

Laur is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Palayan, 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Manila, and 117 kilometres (73 mi) from Baler.

Etymology

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The town got its name after the name of the wife of Gen. Manuel Tino, Laureana.

History

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Originally, the town was a barrio of the municipality of Bongabon, named San Esteban, after its patron saint, Stephen I of Hungary. Immigrating settlers of the community were mostly Tagalog and Ilocanos from the provinces of Ilocos Region and Pangasinan with some Kapampangans from the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac.[5]

On January 13, 1917, via Executive Order No. 98 by then Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison, Laur was separated as its own town from Bongabon, and named from the wife of Gen. Manuel Tinio, Laureana. Gen. Tinio himself will have the town of Papaya named after him, as "General Tinio" in 1957. Laur borders General Tinio to the south.

Senators Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Jose W. Diokno were kept in solitary confinement for exactly thirty days in 1973 within Fort Magsaysay in Laur. It is now a museum and houses the AFP Center for Human Rights Dialogue.[6]

Geography

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Barangays

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Laur is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consist of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Barangay I (Poblacion)
  • Barangay II (Poblacion)
  • Barangay III (Poblacion)
  • Barangay IV (Poblacion)
  • Betania
  • Canantong
  • Nauzon
  • Pangarulong
  • Pinagbayanan
  • Sagana
  • San Fernando
  • San Isidro
  • San Josep
  • San Juan
  • San Vicente
  • Siclong
  • San Felipe

Climate

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Climate data for Laur, Nueva Ecija
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		27
(81) 		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20
(68) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		26
(1.0) 		18
(0.7) 		24
(0.9) 		91
(3.6) 		145
(5.7) 		149
(5.9) 		122
(4.8) 		120
(4.7) 		128
(5.0) 		61
(2.4) 		52
(2.0) 		961
(37.7)
Average rainy days 7.7 5.7 6.8 8.0 18.2 22.1 24.3 23.4 22.7 17.5 10.0 9.4 175.8
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

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Aerial view of Laur with Dingalan Bay in the distant background
Population census of Laur
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 3,207—    
1939 13,634+7.13%
1948 16,964+2.46%
1960 11,165−3.43%
1970 14,085+2.35%
1975 16,896+3.72%
1980 17,729+0.97%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 21,464+1.93%
1995 25,143+3.01%
2000 26,902+1.46%
2007 30,997+1.97%
2010 32,205+1.40%
2015 35,656+1.96%
2020 38,263+1.40%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Laur

10
20
30
40
2006
30.50
2009
31.18
2012
25.38
2015
20.99
2018
5.69
2021
15.79

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Government

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Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Past Mayors of Laur are as follows:

  • 1. Pedro Panginen (1917-1919)
  • 2. Nemesio Peralta (1919-1922)
  • 3. Teodoro Manglicmot (1922-1925
  • 4. Timoteo De Guzman (1925-1928)
  • 5. Pedro Aquino (1928-1931)
  • 6. Florentino Pascua (1931-1934)
  • 7. Timoteo De Guzman (1934-1937)
  • 8. Tomas Arenas (1938-1940)
  • 9. Ladisslao Aquino (Nov. 20-Dec. 21, 1940)
  • 10. Felix Petines (1940-1941)
  • 11. Jose Villavisa (1946-1951)
  • 12. Jorge Padilla (1952-1955)
  • 13. Manuel Mesina (1956-1963)
  • 14. Gabriel Daus (1964-1971)
  • 15. Nicolas Abad (1972-1979)
  • 16. Gabriel Daus (1979-1986)
  • 17. Antonio Tolentino (1986-1998)
  • 18. Blas Canlas (1998-2007)
  • 19. Alvaro Daus (2007-2016)
  • 20. Alexander Daus (2016-2022)
  • 21. Christopher Daus (2022-Incumbent)

See also

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References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Laur | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ History of Laur
  6. ^ "Inauguration of the Aquino-Diokno Memorial and the AFP Center for Human Rights Dialogue". 2012-09-21.
  7. ^ "Laur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  11. ^ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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