Laur, Nueva Ecija

Laur
Laur
Municipality
	Municipality of Laur
	Laur Public Market
	Flag Seal
	Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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 for	Laureana Quijano Tinio, wife of General Manuel Tinio
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alexander A. Daus
• Vice Mayor	John Joe V. Samano
• Representative	Rosanna V. Vergara
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	25,304 voters (2022)
Area
• 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)
• Total	38,263
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Households	9,510
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	15.79% (2021)
• 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)
• Assets	₱ 556.6 million (2020), 142.7 million (2012), 168 million (2013), 194.6 million (2014), 204.7 million (2015), 260.5 million (2016)
• Expenditure	₱ 147.3 million (2020), 65.05 million (2012), 74.58 million (2013), 76.57 million (2014)
• 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)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Ecija 2 Area 2 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3129
PSGC	034913000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Tagalog; Ilocano

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

Etymology

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

History

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

Barangays

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

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

Population census of Laur

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

Local government

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)

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.
^ ^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.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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 Nueva Ecija". 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.

External links

[1] Municipality of Laur | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–03-3] 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.

[met_norms-7] "Laur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[PSA15–03-8] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–03-9] 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.

[NSO07-03-10] 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.

[LWUA-PopulationData-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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v t e Province of Nueva Ecija
Palayan (capital) Cabanatuan (largest city)
Municipalities	Aliaga Bongabon Cabiao Carranglan Cuyapo Gabaldon General Mamerto Natividad General Tinio Guimba Jaen Laur Licab Llanera Lupao Nampicuan Pantabangan Peñaranda Quezon Rizal San Antonio San Isidro San Leonardo Santa Rosa Santo Domingo Talavera Talugtug Zaragoza
Component cities	Cabanatuan Gapan Muñoz Palayan San Jose