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.
2000 census—173,797 (10th smallest)
Density—54 per km² (5th lowest)
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—20
Barangays—151
Congressional districts—1
Before 1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. Aurora was, in fact, named after Aurora A. Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, after whom the mother province was named.
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Political
Aurora is subdivided into 8 municipalities.
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History
Aurora was formerly a sub-province of Quezon, which in turn was formerly named Tayabas.Highlights
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| 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 |
| MIMARO: | Marinduque | Occidental Mindoro | Oriental Mindoro | Romblon |
| Bicol Region: | Albay | Camarines Norte | Camarines Sur | Catanduanes | Masbate | Sorsogon |
| Cordillera Adm. Region: | Abra | Apayao | Benguet | Ifugao | Kalinga | Mountain Province | Baguio City |
| National Capital Region: | Metro Manila (not actually a province) |
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