Laur, Nueva Ecija
Laur
Bayan ng Laur Ili ti Laur | |
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| Municipality of Laur | |
The Laur public market | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted | |
Interactive map of Laur | |
Laur Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°34′47″N 121°11′11″E / 15.5797°N 121.1864°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | January 13, 1917 |
| Named after | Laureana Quijano Tinio, wife of General Manuel Tinio |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Alivia Padilla |
| • Vice Mayor | Christopher Daus |
| • Representative | Rosanna V. Vergara |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 27,339 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 295.88 km2 (114.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,750 m (5,740 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,185 |
| • Density | 135.82/km2 (351.76/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,510 |
| Demonym | Laureños |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.79 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 249.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 656.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 156.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 108.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3129 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Tagalog Ilocano |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Cabanatuan |
| Patron saint | Stephen I of Hungary |
Laur, officially the Municipality of Laur (Tagalog: Bayan ng Laur, Ilocano: Ili ti Laur), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon region of Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,185 people.[5]
Etymology
The town was named after the wife of Revolutionary General Manuel Tinio, Laureana.
History
Originally, the town was a barrio of the municipality of Bongabon named San Esteban, after its patron saint, Stephen I of Hungary. Migrant settlers in the village were mostly Tagalog and Ilocano from the provinces of the Ilocos Region and Pangasinan, while some were Kapampangan from the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac.[6]
On January 13, 1917, under the American-controlled Insular Government, Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 98 to separate Laur from Bongabon. It was renamed after Laureana Quijano Tinio, wife of General Manuel Tinio who fought in the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. He would also have a town honoring him when Laur’s southern neighbour Papaya was renamed "General Tinio".
After President Ferdinand Marcos had imposed nationwide Martial Law in 1972, arrested opposition Senators Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Jose W. Diokno were kept in solitary confinement at Fort Magsaysay in Laur for 30 days in 1973. It is now a museum housing the Armed Forces of the Philippines - Center for Human Rights Dialogue.[7]
Geography
Laur is located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Palayan, 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Manila, and 117 kilometres (73 mi) from Baler.
Barangays
Laur is politically subdivided into 17 barangays, as shown below. 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
| Climate data for Laur, Nueva Ecija | |||||||||||||
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| 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[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Laur
45.32
33.11
30.50
31.18
25.38
20.99
5.69
15.79
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Government
Local government
Education
The Laur Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[22]
Primary and elementary schools
- Betania Elementary School
- Camias Elementary School
- Canantong Elementary School
- Casa Real Elementary School
- Laur Central School
- Laur West Elementary School
- Mainit Elementary School
- Nauzon Elementary School
- Pinagbayanan Elementary School
- Sagana Elementary School
- San Antonio Elementary School
- San Felipe Elementary School
- San Fernando Elementary School
- San Isidro Elementary School
- San Josep Elementary School
- San Juan Elementary School
- San Vicente Elementary School
- Siclong Elementary School
- St. Stephen's Academy
Secondary schools
- Hilario E. Hermosa Memornial High School
- Jorge M. Padilla National High School
- Ricardo Dizon Canlas Agricultural High School
See also
References
- ^ Municipality of Laur | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ History of Laur
- ^ "Inauguration of the Aquino-Diokno Memorial and the AFP Center for Human Rights Dialogue". 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Laur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2025.