| Population Census of Pura |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
Rate |
| 1995 |
18,902 |
|
—
|
| 2000 |
21,081 |
|
2.37% |
| 2007 |
22,188 |
|
0.71% |
Pura is a fourth class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,188 people in 4,600 households.
[edit] Barangays
Pura is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.
- Balite
- Buenavista
- Cadanglaan
- Estipona
- Linao
- Maasin
- Matindeg
- Maungib
|
- Naya
- Nilasin 1st
- Nilasin 2nd
- Poblacion 1
- Poblacion 2
- Poblacion 3
- Poroc
- Singat
|
[edit] Other facts about Pura
- INCOME: P 40,212,387.83 (2009)
- GDP: approx. US$ 20 Million
- PER CAPITA: P1,800.00
- VOTING STRENGTH: 14,929 (as of Jan. 2010)
- MAJOR SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD: Agriculture and Livestock, SME-Retailing
- TOPOGRAPHY: Plain Slope less
- SOIL TYPES: : Luisita fine sand loam and Pura clay loam, (SUBSOIL: brownish to nearby black columns to coarse granular clay loam)
- HYDROLOGY: Susubaen Creek and Baldo Creek
- RELIGION: Predominantly Roman Catholic
- LANGUAGE/DIALECT: Ilocano, Tagalog, English
- TOURIST SPOT: St. Isidore Church @ Brgy. Estipona
- PROXIMITY: Around 78.5 km From the Regional Center (San Fernando City, Pampanga), 55 km from Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) (Angeles City, Pampanga), 19 km from Provincial Capital (Tarlac City), and 144.9 km North of Manila.
- ABSOLUTE LOCATION:between latitudes 15 34’00”-15 40’00” and longitudes 120 37’00”-120 41’00”.
- AVE. MONTHLY RAINFALL: 29.5 centimeters
- AVE. TEMP.: 24.2º C-31.4º C
- WIND KNOTS PER. SEC.: 7.1 Knots (read less)
[edit] Education
Municipality of Pura is consist of 3 public secondary schools, 1 private secondary school and 8 public elementary schools namely:
- Public secondary schools:
- Private secondary school:
- Public elementary schools
- Buenavista ES
- Estipona ES
- Don Quirino Sulit ES
- Dona Josefa Sawit ES
- Maungib ES
- Matindeg ES
- Pura Community School
- Pura Central Elementary School (where the district office is located)
[edit] External links
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