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Laur | |
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| Municipality of Laur | |
 Laur Public Market | |
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 Map of Nueva Ecija with Laur highlighted | |
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.svg)  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 of Laur[*] | 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)[3] | |
• Total | 38,263 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,510 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.79 |
| • 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 | |
| • 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 |
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.
- ^ 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.