Aurora (province) - Citizendia

Province of Aurora
Provincial seal of Aurora
Map of the Philippines with Aurora highlighted
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Capital	Baler
Divisions
- Highly urbanized cities	0
- Component cities	0
- Municipalities	8
- Barangays	151
- Congressional districts	1
Population	10th smallest
- Total (2007)	173,797
- Density	54/km² (5th lowest)
Area	40th largest
- Total	3,239. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division Baler is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines 5 km²
Founded	{{{founded}}}
Spoken languages	Tagalog, Ilocano
Governor	Bellaflor Angara-Castillo (LDP)
† Became an independent province on November 2, 1979

Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. To view the Ilokano edition of this Wikipedia article select from the in other languages section to the side of this page The Hon Bellaflor J Angara-Castillo is the Governor of the Philippine Province of Aurora (province. The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino ( Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) is a Political party in the Philippines. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Central Luzon (or " Gitnang Luzon " in Filipino), also known as Region III (or Region 3) is an administrative division In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Its capital is Baler and borders, clockwise from the south, the provinces of Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Isabela. Baler is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. This article is about the province For the municipality see Bulacan Bulacan. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. To the east of Aurora is the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Sea is a Marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated Surface area of 90 000 mi² (1 000 000

Before 1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 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. Aurora Antonia Aragón de Quezon (born Aurora Antonia Aragón y Molina on February 19, 1888 &ndash April 28, 1949) usually known Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (b August 19, 1878 in Baler Aurora, Philippines - d The Commonwealth of the Philippines was the political designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth with the United

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

People & Culture

The majority of the people of Aurora province are lowland Christians, particularly Tagalog in municipalities south of Baler, the capital, and Ilocano in municipalities north of Baler. The Tagalog people ( Tgl: Tagalog) is the second largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Baler is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. The Ilocano or Ilokano people are the third largest Filipino Ethnolinguistic group

There are also pockets of Negritos, called Dumagats. The term Negrito refers to several ethnic groups in isolated parts of Southeast Asia. Most Dumagats are living in the hillsides or mountains. They are believed to have result from a fusion of Austronesian and Melanesian ancestries, and survive from fishing and hunting. There are three kinds of Dumagats in Aurora province, the Umiray Dumagat, Casiguran Dumagat, and the Palanan Dumagat. All three subgroupings have the Bible translated into their languages. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin

Economy

Geography

Political

Aurora is subdivided into 8 municipalities. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines

Municipalities

Physical

History

Aurora was formerly a sub-province of Quezon, which in turn was formerly named Tayabas. Baler is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Casiguran is a 3rd class municipality in the northern part of the province of Aurora, Philippines. Dilasag is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Dinalungan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Dingalan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Dipaculao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Maria Aurora is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. San Luis is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon.

External links

The creation of super regions in the Philippines is a proposed plan by the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her sixth State of the Nation Address

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