Aurora (province)
Aurora | |
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(from top: left to right) Cuaresma Beach in Casiguran, Dicasalarin Cove in Baler, Ampere Beach in Dipaculao, Suclayin, Baler | |
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Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 15°53′N 121°33′E / 15.88°N 121.55°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Founded | 1951 (as sub-province of Quezon) |
| Province | 13 August 1979 |
| Named after | Aurora Quezon |
| Capital | Baler |
| Largest Municipality | Maria Aurora |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Reynante Amansec Tolentino (LDP) |
| • Vice Governor | Jennifer A. Araña (PFP) |
| • Legislature | Aurora Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,147.32 km2 (1,215.19 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 42nd out of 81 |
| Highest elevation (Mount Mingan) | 1,901 m (6,237 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 235,750 |
| • Rank | 70th out of 81 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 77th out of 81 |
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| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 151 |
| • Districts | Legislative district of Aurora |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-AUR |
| Website | www |
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Aurora, officially the Province of Aurora (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Aurora; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Aurora), is a province in the Philippines located in the eastern part of Central Luzon region, facing the Philippine Sea. Its capital is Baler and borders, clockwise from the south, the provinces of Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Isabela. Maria Aurora is the only landlocked town in the province and yet, the most populous. It is the only province in Central Luzon that has no chartered cities.
Before 1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. The province was named after Aurora Aragon, the wife of Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, after whom the mother province was named.