Pura | |
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Municipality of Pura | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°37′29″N 120°38′53″E / 15.6248°N 120.648°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Tarlac |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1877 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Atty. John Paul Balmores |
• Vice Mayor | Bernabe P Idmilao |
• Representative | Jaime D. Cojuangco |
• Electorate | 18,041 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 25,781 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,559 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.14 |
• Revenue | ₱ 113.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 263.5 million (2020), 46.88 million (2012) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 98.34 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 27.52 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2312 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan |
Website | www |
Pura, officially the Municipality of Pura (Pangasinan: Baley na Pura; Ilocano: Ili ti Pura; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pura), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,781 people.[3]