LAPUT

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location & Classification: Laput is one of Mexico's 43 barangays in Central Luzon philippines-streets.openalfa.com+14philatlas.com+14mapcarta.com+14mapcarta.com+7pampanga.gov.ph+7de.wikipedia.org+7.
  
  

• Coordinates: ~15.0979° N, 120.7138° E wikimapia.org+7philatlas.com+7mapcarta.com+7.
  
  

• Elevation: Around 14 m (≈46 ft) above sea level waze.com+7philatlas.com+7mapcarta.com+7.
  
  

• Adjacent Barangays: Borders Santa Cruz, Concepcion, Balas, San Patricio, San Agustin (Santa Ana), and San Roque (Santa Ana) mapcarta.com+6philatlas.com+6elevationmap.net+6.
  
  

👥 Demographics (2020 & earlier)

• Population (2020): 2,411 residents (~1.39% of Mexico's population) philatlas.com.
  
  

• Households (2015): 436 households, averaging 5.23 persons, totaling a household population of 2,279 philatlas.com.
  
  

• Age (2015 Census):
  
  

  • Largest cohort: 15–19 years (217 individuals; 9.52%).
    
    

  • Smallest: 75–79 years (25 individuals; 1.10%).
    
    

  • Median age: 27.2 years; youth dependency ~41.4%, senior ~9.1%, total ~50.5% elevationmap.net+6philatlas.com+6mapcarta.com+6.
    
    

📈 Population Trends

• Growth from 1,451 (1990) to 2,411 (2020).
  
  

• Modest annualized growth of +1.19% between 2015–2020 (+132 individuals) philatlas.com.
  
  

🏫 Infrastructure & Community Facilities

• Laput Barangay Hall and Barangay Council Office, situated along Laput Barangay Road zonalvaluefinderph.com+14mapcarta.com+14mapcarta.com+14.
  
  

• Laput Elementary School on Mexico–Arayat Road, established in 1927 mapcarta.com+2mapcarta.com+2philippines-streets.openalfa.com+2.
  
  

• Nearby Santo Niño Chapel, Covered Court, Health Center, Daycare, VAWC & Anti-Illegal Drug Abuse Desks, and a gas station mapcarta.com+2mapcarta.com+2mapcarta.com+2.
  
  

🌊 Flood Risk & Environment

• At only ~14 m elevation, Laput is moderately low-lying. A 2 m sea-level rise could increase flood risk, especially from Mexico Creek and nearby rivers elevationmap.net.
  
  

💰 Land Valuation (2025)

• Provincial road lots: ₱5,000/m² (commercial), ₱3,500/m² (residential), ₱4,000/m² (interior).
  
  

• Barangay-road lots: ₱3,000/m² (commercial), ₱2,000/m² (residential), ₱2,500/m² (interior) zonalvaluefinderph.com.