Maria Aurora, Aurora

Maria Aurora
Maria Aurora
	Municipality
	Municipality of Maria Aurora
	Seal
	Nickname(s): "Baby", "Maria"
	Map of Aurora with Maria Aurora highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Maria Aurora Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 15°47′48″N 121°28′25″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Aurora
District	Lone District
Named for	Maria Aurora Aragon Quezon
Barangays	40 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Amado M. Geneta
• Vice Mayor	Oscar W. Padua
• Congressman	Rommel Rico T. Angara
• Electorate	26,806 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	426.19 km2 (164.55 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	40,734
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Households	9,347
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	10.68% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	140,878,416.63 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3202
PSGC	037707000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Northern Alta; Tagalog; Ilocano
Website	www.maria-aurora.gov.ph

Maria Aurora, officially the Municipality of Maria Aurora (Tagalog: Bayan ng Maria Aurora; Ilocano: Ili ti Maria Aurora), is the only landlocked and 2nd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 40,734 people.[3]

Despite being the only landlocked town of the province, it is the most populated municipality.

The Millennium Tree in Balete Park and the lush green landscape is Maria Aurora's main tourist asset.

History

The town was named after Maria Aurora "Baby" Aragon Quezon, the first daughter of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and First Lady Aurora Aragon Quezon. Maria Aurora along with her mother Aurora was ambushed by elements of the Hukbalahap movement in Nueva Ecija. The municipality of Maria Aurora was formed on July 21, 1949, through the Executive Order No. 249 out of various portions of the municipalities of Baler and Infanta, both of which were part of Quezon Province.[5]

Proposal for Dr. Juan C. Angara municipality

A separate municipality called Dr. Juan C. Angara is being proposed under Senate Bill No. 3132 and House Bill No. 6518.[6][7] The proposed municipality shall have a land area of 201.2 square kilometers and is composed of western barangays of Dianawan, Decoliat, Galintuja, San Juan, Suguit, Bazal, Pungio, Villa Aurora and Dialatnan. San Juan will serve as poblacion or the seat of government.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 426.19 square kilometres (164.55 sq mi) [2] constituting 13.54% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.

Maria Aurora is the only non-coastal municipality of the province. It is bounded by Baler and Dipaculao on the east, San Luis on the south, the Province of Nueva Ecija on the west and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya on the north-west.

Barangays

Maria Aurora is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.[8]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[9]
037707001	Alcala	1.4%	553	521	▴	1.14%
037707002	Bagtu	1.9%	779	748	▴	0.78%
037707003	Bangco	1.7%	676	636	▴	1.17%
037707004	Bannawag	1.2%	496	492	▴	0.15%
037707005	Barangay I (Poblacion)	3.3%	1,356	1,260	▴	1.41%
037707006	Barangay II (Poblacion)	4.7%	1,930	1,874	▴	0.56%
037707007	Barangay III (Poblacion)	2.2%	894	873	▴	0.45%
037707008	Barangay IV (Poblacion)	6.0%	2,458	2,465	▾	−0.05%
037707009	Baubo	1.6%	642	634	▴	0.24%
037707010	Bayanihan	3.5%	1,425	1,325	▴	1.40%
037707011	Bazal	3.4%	1,368	1,274	▴	1.36%
037707012	Cabituculan East	1.7%	676	664	▴	0.34%
037707013	Cabituculan West	1.3%	534	493	▴	1.53%
037707027	Cadayacan	3.3%	1,357	1,261	▴	1.41%
037707014	Debucao	3.4%	1,385	1,293	▴	1.32%
037707015	Decoliat	1.2%	472	457	▴	0.62%
037707016	Detailen	2.2%	879	793	▴	1.98%
037707017	Diaat	3.8%	1,528	1,460	▴	0.87%
037707018	Dialatman	0.5%	198	183	▴	1.51%
037707019	Diaman	0.6%	257	239	▴	1.39%
037707020	Dianawan	2.9%	1,191	1,111	▴	1.33%
037707021	Dikildit	2.5%	1,019	908	▴	2.22%
037707022	Dimanpudso	3.3%	1,353	1,296	▴	0.82%
037707023	Diome	2.1%	857	760	▴	2.31%
037707024	Estonilo	1.9%	784	755	▴	0.72%
037707025	Florida	4.5%	1,825	1,635	▴	2.12%
037707026	Galintuja	1.8%	729	598	▴	3.84%
037707028	Malasin	1.6%	654	593	▴	1.88%
037707029	Ponglo	1.1%	466	543	▾	−2.87%
037707030	Quirino	4.5%	1,843	1,584	▴	2.93%
037707031	Ramada	2.9%	1,172	1,134	▴	0.63%
037707032	San Joaquin	4.2%	1,714	1,634	▴	0.91%
037707033	San Jose	4.1%	1,677	1,460	▴	2.67%
037707040	San Juan	2.2%	876	891	▾	−0.32%
037707034	San Leonardo	1.1%	455	475	▾	−0.82%
037707035	Santa Lucia	1.4%	578	541	▴	1.27%
037707036	Santo Tomas	1.7%	697	684	▴	0.36%
037707037	Suguit	1.5%	604	564	▴	1.31%
037707038	Villa Aurora	2.2%	878	751	▴	3.02%
037707039	Wenceslao	3.7%	1,499	1,266	▴	3.27%
	Total		40,734	38,128	▴	1.27%

Climate

Climate data for Maria Aurora, Aurora
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	27 (81)	30 (85)
Average low °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	23 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25 (1.0)	26 (1.0)	18 (0.7)	24 (0.9)	91 (3.6)	145 (5.7)	149 (5.9)	122 (4.8)	120 (4.7)	128 (5.0)	61 (2.4)	52 (2.0)	961 (37.7)
Average rainy days	7.7	5.7	6.8	8.0	18.2	22.1	24.3	23.4	22.7	17.5	10.0	9.4	175.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[10]

Demographics

Population census of Maria Aurora

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	10,182	—
1970	18,193	+5.97%
1975	23,252	+5.04%
1980	26,822	+2.90%
1990	28,378	+0.57%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	30,796	+1.54%
2000	33,551	+1.85%
2007	35,289	+0.70%
2010	38,128	+2.86%
2015	40,734	+1.27%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][9][11][12]

In the 2015 census, Maria Aurora had a population of 40,734.[3] The population density was 96 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi).

Government

List of Mayors

Maria Aurora was administered by 12 mayors since its establishment in 1949.

Mayor Pedro C. Montero (Jul 21, 1949 – Dec 31, 1951)
Mayor Pedro S. Wenceslao (Jan 1, 1952 – Jun 21, 1958)
Mayor Brigido E. Collado (Jun 22, 1958 – Dec 31, 1959)
Mayor Leon B. Hulipas (Jan 1, 1960 – Dec 31, 1963)
Mayor Leonardo T. Ong (Jan 1, 1964 – Aug 15, 1977)
Mayor Juan R. Ortiz (Aug 16, 1977 – May 8, 1986)
OJC Adriano C. Bitong (May 9, 1986 – Dec 1, 1987)
OJC (LGO) Nepumuceno W. Gonzales (Dec 1, 1987 – Dec 15, 1987)
Sec. Lorenzo O. Mangaoang (Dec. 16, 1987 – Feb 2, 1988)
Mayor Adriano C. Bitong (Feb 3, 1988 – Jun 30, 1998)
Mayor Brigido M. Noval (Jul 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 2004)
Mayor Ariel S. Bitong (Jul 1, 2004 – Jun 30, 2013)
Mayor Amado M. Geneta (Jul 1, 2013 – Present)

Transportation

P317-million Maria, Aurora, 110-linear meter bridge (links Bazal and Malasin to town proper.[13]

Maria Aurora can be accessed by road through two routes: the Canili–Pantabangan Road, which passes Nueva Ecija's northern towns and through Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya; and the Nueva Ecija–Aurora Road, built on the 1940s that traverses the Sierra Madre Mountains and passes through the towns of Baler and San Luis. Today, the Canili–Pantabangan Road is much more commonly used, though it extends travel time for 1 hour, it is the safest route for vehicles. Originally, the Nueva Ecija–Aurora Road is the standard road for bus commuters, the shortest but the steep turns and unpaved roads makes it the most dangerous for heavy vehicles.

There are five bus lines that serve Maria Aurora's vicinity: Maria Aurora Express (PAPIN) (Cabanatuan–Dipaculao); D' Liner (Cabanatuan\Baguio - Maria Aurora, Casiguran; Genesis Bus Transport (Manila\Cabanatuan - Baler); - Aurora Bus Line (Cabanatuan - Baler) and Lizardo Transit (Baguio - Baler)

Health

The Department of Health sustains health over the municipality. The municipality has 21 health centers and one provincial hospital, the Aurora Provincial Hospital located in barangay Buhangin in Baler, 30 kilometers south of the town.

Education

Maria Aurora has its education sustained by the Department of Education - Division of Aurora. The municipality has 38 public elementary and high schools with 1 central school (Maria Aurora Central School). Private institutions in the municipality include the Wesleyan University - Philippines and Mount Carmel School of Maria Aurora.

Gallery

Municipal hall
Public market
Highway, mountains and forests (Sitio Dimasalang, Barangay Dimotol)
1970's Canili and Diayo Dams and Reservoirs (tributaries of Pantabangan Dam)
Millennium Tree at Balete Park

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References

"Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
"Province: Aurora". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
"PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
"Executive Order No. 246; Organizing Certain Portions of the Municipalities of Baler and Infanta, Quezon Province, into Independent Municipalities, Under the Names of Maria Aurora and General Nakar, Respectively" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines. 21 July 1949. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Fifteenth Congress; Senate Bill No. 3132; An Act Creating the Municipality of Dr. Juan C. Angara in the Province of Aurora" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"H. No. 6518; An Act Creating the Municipality of Dr. Juan C. Angara in the Province of Aurora" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
"Municipal: Maria Aurora, Aurora". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
"Maria Aurora, Aurora: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
"Province of Aurora". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"DAR Turns-Over P317m-Bridge Project in Aurora Province". Department of Agrarian Reform. Elliptical Road, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

External links

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[1] "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Aurora". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA15–03-3] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[4] "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[GovPH-EO246-5] "Executive Order No. 246; Organizing Certain Portions of the Municipalities of Baler and Infanta, Quezon Province, into Independent Municipalities, Under the Names of Maria Aurora and General Nakar, Respectively" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines. 21 July 1949. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[SenateGovPH-SBN3132-6] "Fifteenth Congress; Senate Bill No. 3132; An Act Creating the Municipality of Dr. Juan C. Angara in the Province of Aurora" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[HB6518-7] "H. No. 6518; An Act Creating the Municipality of Dr. Juan C. Angara in the Province of Aurora" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[nscb-8] "Municipal: Maria Aurora, Aurora". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[NSO10–03-9] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[met_norms-10] "Maria Aurora, Aurora: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[NSO07-03-11] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.

[LWUA-PopulationData-12] "Province of Aurora". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[DARGovPH-Bridge-13] "DAR Turns-Over P317m-Bridge Project in Aurora Province". Department of Agrarian Reform. Elliptical Road, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2016.