Lupao
Lupao | |
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| Municipality of Lupao | |
Municipal hall | |
Map of Nueva Ecija with Lupao highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′46″N 120°53′58″E / 15.8794°N 120.8994°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Alex Rommel V. Romano |
| • Vice Mayor | Glenda P. Romano |
| • Representative | Micaela S. Violago |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 31,160 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.33 km2 (46.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 45,917 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,519 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.30 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 233.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 426 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 185.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 218 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1) |
| • Water | Pamana Water Corporation |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3122 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Feast date | 6 April |
| Patron saint | St. James the Great |
| Website | www |
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Lupao, officially the Municipality of Lupao (Ilocano: Ili ti Lupao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lupao), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,917 people.
Lupao is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Cabanatuan, 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Palayan, and 174 kilometres (108 mi) from Manila. Its name is derived from the Ilocano word lupa, the name of an itchy plant found in great abundance in the area at the time of the town's foundation in 1913.