Laur, Nueva Ecija

Laur
Laur
Municipality
	Municipality of Laur
	Laur Public Market
	Seal
	Etymology: Wife of General Manuel Tinio
	Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Laur Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 15°35′N 121°11′E / 15.58°N 121.18°ECoordinates: 15°35′N 121°11′E / 15.58°N 121.18°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	3rd district
Founded	January 13, 1917
Named for	Laureana Quijano 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	22,596 voters (2019)
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	8,522
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	20.99% (2015)
• Revenue	₱174,305,410.50 (2020)
• Assets	₱556,607,311.75 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱147,333,595.19 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱150,528,615.49 (2020)
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), 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 bottom of the Sierra Madre Mountains.

History[]

Originally, the town was a barrio of the municipality of Bongabon, named San Esteban, after its patron saint, Stephen I of Hungary. 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.

Senators Benigno Aquino, Jr. and José Diokno were kept in solitary confinement for exactly thirty days in 1971 within Fort Magsaysay in Laur.

Past Mayors of Laur is 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-Incumbent)

Barangays[]

Laur is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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^[5]

Demographics[]

Aerial view of Laur with Dingalan Bay in the distant background

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 ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]^[9]

Economy[]

Poverty Incidence of Laur

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

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. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
^ "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. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. 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. NSO.
^ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

[met_norms-5] "Laur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[PSA15–03-6] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–03-7] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-03-8] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.

[LWUA-PopulationData-9] "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[10] "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[11] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

[12] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

[13] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

[14] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

[15] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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v t Province of Nueva Ecija
Palayan (capital)
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