Aurora province

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Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Baler and borders, clockwise from the south, the provinces of Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Isabela. To the east of Aurora is the Philippine Sea.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Aurora

Region: Central Luzon (Region III)

Capital: Baler

Founded: 1951†

Population:
2000 census—173,797 (10th smallest)
Density—54 per km² (5th lowest)

Area: 3,239.5 km² (40th largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—20
Barangays—151
Congressional districts—1

Languages: Tagalog

Governor: Bellaflor Angara-Castillo (2001–2004)

† Became an independent province on November 2, 1978

Before 1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. Aurora was, in fact, named after the wife of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, after whom the mother province was named.

1 People & Culture
2 Economy
3 Geography
- 3.1 Political
  - 3.1.1 Municipalities
- 3.2 Physical
4 History
5 Tourist attractions
6 External links

People & Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Aurora is subdivided into 8 municipalities.

Municipalities

Baler
Casiguran
Dilasag
Dinalungan

Dingalan
Dipaculao
Maria Aurora
San Luis

Physical

History

Tourist attractions

External links

Municipalities of Aurora
Baler \| Casiguran \| Dilasag \| Dinalungan \| Dingalan \| Dipaculao \| Maria Aurora \| San Luis

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region:	Ilocos Norte \| Ilocos Sur \| La Union \| Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley:	Batanes \| Cagayan \| Isabela \| Nueva Vizcaya \| Quirino
Central Luzon:	Aurora \| Bataan \| Bulacan \| Nueva Ecija \| Pampanga \| Tarlac \| Zambales
CALABARZON:	Batangas \| Cavite \| Laguna \| Quezon \| Rizal
MIMAROPA:	Marinduque \| Occidental Mindoro \| Oriental Mindoro \| Palawan \| Romblon
Bicol Region:	Albay \| Camarines Norte \| Camarines Sur \| Catanduanes \| Masbate \| Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region:	Abra \| Apayao \| Benguet \| Ifugao \| Kalinga \| Mountain Province
Metro Manila:	No provinces

Categories: Provinces of the Philippines