Lupao | |
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| Municipality of Lupao | |
 Municipal hall | |
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 Map of Nueva Ecija with Lupao highlighted | |
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.svg)  Lupao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′46″N 120°53′58″E / 15.8794°N 120.8994°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Alex Rommel V. Romano |
| • Vice Mayor | Nel Arms R. Mendoza |
| • Representative | Micaela S. Violago |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 30,160 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121.33 km2 (46.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 45,917 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,519 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.30 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 172.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 195.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 161.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 29.79 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3122 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Lupao, officially the Municipality of Lupao (Ilocano: Ili ti Lupao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lupao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,917 people.[3]
The town is derived from the Ilocano word lupa, the name of an itchy plant found in great abundance within the town and its outskirts at the time of the town's foundation in 1913.[5]
Lupao is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Cabanatuan, 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Palayan, and 174 kilometres (108 mi) from Manila.
- ^ Municipality of Lupao | (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 July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Historical background of Lupao". Local Government of Lupao. Retrieved October 23, 2012.