Pura, Tarlac

Pura
Pura
Municipality
	Municipality of Pura
	Municipal Hall
	Seal
	Map of Tarlac with Pura highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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 of Pura[*]	Freddie D. Domingo
• Vice Mayor	Concepcion A. Zarate
• Congressman	Carlos O. Cojuangco
• Electorate	18,041 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	25,781
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Households	6,559
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	15.92% (2015)
• Revenue (₱)	₱ 113.3 million (2020), 47.25 million (2012), 52.06 million (2013), 57.26 million (2014), 63.95 million (2015), 69.42 million (2016), 77.9 million (2017), 91.54 million (2018), 99.42 million (2019), 119.4 million (2021), 157.3 million (2022)
• Assets (₱)	₱ 263.5 million (2020), 46.88 million (2012), 54.26 million (2013), 61.56 million (2014), 73.91 million (2015), 99.57 million (2016), 126.2 million (2017), 168.1 million (2018), 192 million (2019), 284.3 million (2021), 313.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities (₱)	₱ 27.52 million (2020), 46.88 million (2012), 14.07 million (2013), 14.86 million (2014), 22.39 million (2015), 31.24 million (2016), 31.18 million (2017), 38.41 million (2018), 39.37 million (2019), 31.32 million (2021), 45.06 million (2022)
• Expenditure (₱)	₱ 98.34 million (2020), 46.61 million (2012), 42.44 million (2013), 46.9 million (2014), 50.86 million (2015), 55.88 million (2016), 62.99 million (2017), 71.19 million (2018), 87.06 million (2019), 105.2 million (2021), 133.6 million (2022)
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

Pura, officially the Municipality of Pura (Template:Lang-pam; Template:Lang-pag; Template:Lang-ilo; Template:Lang-tl), 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]

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 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.

Climate data for Pura, Tarlac
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	35 (95)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3 (0.1)	2 (0.1)	5 (0.2)	10 (0.4)	80 (3.1)	107 (4.2)	138 (5.4)	147 (5.8)	119 (4.7)	70 (2.8)	26 (1.0)	8 (0.3)	715 (28.1)
Average rainy days	2.0	1.7	2.7	4.6	16.1	20.8	24.0	23.0	21.4	15.5	8.0	3.2	143
Source: Meteoblue ^[5]

Barangays

Pura is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. ^[2]

Balite
Buenavista
Cadanglaan
Estipona
Linao
Maasin
Matindeg
Maungib
Naya
Nilasin 1st
Nilasin 2nd
Poblacion 1
Poblacion 2
Poblacion 3
Poroc
Singat

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%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

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 is consist of 3 public secondary schools, 1 private secondary school and 9 public elementary schools namely:

Public secondary schools:
Pura Central High School ( formerly Estipona High School Annex)
- Buenavista High School
- Estipona High School
- Maungib High School
Private secondary school:
- Pura Academy
Public elementary schools:
- Buenavista ES
- Estipona ES
- Don Quirino Sulit ES
- Dona Josefa Sawit ES
- Maasin ES
- Maungib ES
- Matindeg ES
- Pura Community School
- Pura Central Elementary School (where the district office is located)

Sister cities

Quezon City^[10]

References

^ Municipality of Pura | (DILG)
^ ^a ^b "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Pura: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
^ "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Sister Cities". The Local Government of Quezon City. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links

[1] Municipality of Pura | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[met_norms-5] "Pura: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[PSA15–03-6] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–03-7] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-03-8] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-9] "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[QuezonCityGovPH-SisterCities-10] "Sister Cities". The Local Government of Quezon City. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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v t e Province of Tarlac
Tarlac City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Anao Bamban Camiling Capas Concepcion Gerona La Paz Mayantoc Moncada Paniqui Pura Ramos San Clemente San Jose San Manuel Santa Ignacia Victoria
Component city	Tarlac City
Barangays	See: List of barangays in Tarlac