Why visit Laur
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 11 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Mapait.
Weather in Laur
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About Laur
Laur, officially the Municipality of Laur (Tagalog: Bayan ng Laur, Ilocano: Ili ti Laur), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon region of Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,185 people.
From the Wikipedia article Laur, Nueva Ecija (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes11
Cha Haru Milk Tea
Fast food · Snack, Tea · 11.9 km
Narra Street, Palayan City
10:00 - 20:00
History
Originally, the town was a barrio of the municipality of Bongabon named San Esteban, after its patron saint, Stephen I of Hungary. Migrant settlers in the village were mostly Tagalog and Ilocano from the provinces of the Ilocos Region and Pangasinan, while some were Kapampangan from the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac.
On January 13, 1917, under the American-controlled Insular Government, Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 98 to separate Laur from Bongabon. It was renamed after Laureana Quijano Tinio, wife of General Manuel Tinio who fought in the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. He would also have a town honoring him when Laur’s southern neighbour Papaya was renamed "General Tinio".
After President Ferdinand Marcos had imposed nationwide Martial Law in 1972, arrested opposition Senators Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Jose W. Diokno were kept in solitary confinement at Fort Magsaysay in Laur for 30 days in 1973. It is now a museum housing the Armed Forces of the Philippines - Center for Human Rights Dialogue.
From the History section of Laur, Nueva Ecija on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Boy Scout of the Philippines Camp Site (Jamboree Site 1968)
Campground · 11.1 km
Churches and places of worship28
Camp Martir Church
Church · The United Church Of Christ In The Philippines · 12.9 km
Iglesia ni Cristo - Local Congregation of Antipolo
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 3.5 km
Iglesia Ni Cristo, Local Congregation of Casilagan, Ecclesiastical District of Nueva Ecija East
Place of worship · 13.6 km
Besides Casilagan Elementary School
Iglesia Ni Cristo, Local Congregation of San Vicente, Ecclesiastical District of Nueva Ecija East
Place of worship · 5.2 km
San Vicente, besides the covered court
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries94
Imelda Valley II Elementary School
School · 5.4 km
Cabanatuan-Dingalan Road, Palayan
Healthcare3
Map of Laur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dr.Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 37 km away.
- Palayan City 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Cabanatuan City 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Talavera 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Santa Rosa 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Muñoz 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- San Leonardo 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Gapan 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Jaen 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Zaragoza 44 km west, about 44 min by car
- Papaya 48 km southwest, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
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