Laur, Nueva Ecija

Laur Bayan ng Laur Ili ti Laur
Municipality
Municipality of Laur
The Laur public market
Flag Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted
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Laur Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°34′47″N121°11′11″E / 15.5797°N 121.1864°E / 15.5797; 121.1864
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   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Benjamin Alivia Padilla
•  Vice Mayor	Christopher Daus
•  Representative	Rosanna V. Vergara
•  Municipal Council	Members Benjamin A. Padilla Elmer N. Rivera Jesusa D. Samano Marina M. Padilla Bernardo G. Ordanza Jr. Romeo A. Desamito Raymundo D. Lulunan Divina A. dela Cruz
•  Electorate	27,339 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	295.88 km2 (114.24 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation	1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Lowest elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	40,185
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
•  Households	9,510
Demonym	Laureños
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	15.79 % (2021) [4]
•  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	0304913000
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 2020 census, it has a population of 38,263 people. ^[5] 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
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

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% 1990 21,464 +1.93%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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 +1.50% 2024 40,185 +1.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Laur

10 20 30 40 50 2000 45.32 2003 33.11 2006 30.50 2009 31.18 2012 25.38 2015 20.99 2018 5.69 2021 15.79 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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

• Philippine Carabao Center

References

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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. History of Laur
7. "Inauguration of the Aquino-Diokno Memorial and the AFP Center for Human Rights Dialogue". 2012-09-21.
8. "Laur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
22. "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2025.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine