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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]

Pura
Municipality
Municipality of Pura
Municipal Hall
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Map of Tarlac with Pura highlighted
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Pura Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°37′29″N 120°38′53″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Tarlac
District	1st district
Founded	1877
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Neil Dennis Ayson Suarez
• Vice Mayor	Noli Villiola Suarez
• Representative	Jaime D. Cojuangco
• Electorate	17,093 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• 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	5,585
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	5.59% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱113,284,834.00 (2020)
• Assets	₱263,526,650.23 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱98,341,912.16 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱27,524,832.91 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2312
PSGC	036911000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan
Website	www.puratarlac.gov.ph

Geography

The municipality of Pura is located at the northeastern part of the Province of Tarlac, surrounded by the municipalities of Ramos (about 5 km to the north), Victoria (6.5 km to the south), Gerona (6 km to the west), and Guimba in Nueva Ecija (14 km to the east). It is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the provincial capital Tarlac City, 78 kilometres (48 mi) from the regional center San Fernando, Pampanga, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) in Angeles City, and 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Manila.

Pura has a total land area 3,142 hectares (31.42 km²; 12.13 sq mi) which represents 1.02% of the entire provincial area. It comprises 16 barangays of which barangays Poblacion 1, 2, and 3 are considered urban area and the rest are considered rural. The land area per barangay is shown in the table below.

It is one of the exits of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX).

Topography

The Municipality of Pura is plain, slope-less.

The soil series of Pura are light brownish gray to heavy black granular surface soil. When dry, they are hard and compact and break into big clogs. The subsoil is brownish to nearby black columns to coarse granular clay loam. The municipality of Pura has two (2) distinct soil types: Luisita fine sand loam and Pura clay loam.

Climate

Pura, just like any other town in the province of the Tarlac has two (2) pronounced seasons. The wet season that starts from May up to lasts up to September and dry from the month of October to April. This type of climate is typically hot, humid, and tropical and is generally affected by the neighboring topography and prevalent wind direction that varies within the year. Tropical monsoon is carried into the area from the southeast in the month of May to September thereby causing heavy rainfall in the area. Most of the rainfalls are associated with typhoons.

Barangays

Pura is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [6]

Demographics

Population census of Pura

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,840	—
1918	5,333	+0.65%
1939	7,005	+1.31%
1948	9,508	+3.45%
1960	10,227	+0.61%
1970	12,763	+2.24%
1975	14,409	+2.46%
1980	14,801	+0.54%
1990	18,032	+1.99%
1995	18,902	+0.89%
2000	21,081	+2.37%
2007	22,188	+0.71%
2010	22,949	+1.23%
2015	23,712	+0.62%
2020	25,781	+1.66%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Pura, Tarlac, was 25,781 people, [3] with a density of 830 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

• Income: P 40,212,387.83 (2009)
• GDP: approx. US$20 Million
  • Per capita: P1,800.00
• Major sources of livelihood: Agriculture and Livestock, SME-Retailing

Education

Municipality of Pura consists of 4 public secondary schools, 1 private secondary school, 15 public primary and elementary schools, and 4 private elementary schools namely:

• Public secondary schools:
  • Buenavista High School
  • Estipona National High School
  • Maungib High School
  • Pura Central High School (former Estipona High School Annex)
• Private secondary school:
  • Pura Academy Inc.
• Public primary and elementary schools:
  • Buenavista ES
  • Don Quirino Sulit ES
  • Dona Felisa Y. Sawit ES
  • Don Teodorico Pascual PS
  • Estipona ES
  • Linao ES
  • Maasin ES
  • Matindeg ES
  • Maungib ES
  • Naya PS
  • Nilasin 1st ES
  • Poroc ES
  • Pura Community School
  • Pura Central Elementary School (where the district office is located)
  • Singat ES
• Private elementary schools:
  • Amazing Grace Christian Academy Inc.
  • Progressivist School of Buenavista Inc.
  • Pura United Methodist Church Learning Center Inc.
  • St. Antoninus Catholic School

Sister cities

• Quezon City

References

External links

• Pura Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Official website
• Pura, Tarlac
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

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[de] Pura (Tarlac)

Pura ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Tarlac. Sie hat 23.712 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015).

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