Aurora is a province in the Philippines situated in the Central Luzon region occupying the central section of Luzon. Its capital is the Municipality of Baler.
The province has a land area of 3,133.40 square kilometers or 1,209.81 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 235,750. This represented 1.90% of the total population of the Central Luzon region, 0.38% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.22% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 75 inhabitants per square kilometer or 195 inhabitants per square mile.
Aurora is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by Isabela, the Philippine Sea, Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino.
Aurora has 8 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the province is 151.
Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Baler | municipality, capital | 43,785 | 39,562 | 2.16% | 92.54 | 473 | 13 |
Casiguran | municipality | 26,564 | 24,313 | 1.88% | 715.43 | 37 | 24 |
Dilasag | municipality | 17,102 | 15,835 | 1.63% | 306.25 | 56 | 11 |
Dinalungan | municipality | 12,508 | 11,322 | 2.12% | 316.85 | 39 | 9 |
Dingalan | municipality | 27,878 | 25,482 | 1.91% | 304.55 | 92 | 11 |
Dipaculao | municipality | 33,131 | 29,736 | 2.30% | 361.64 | 92 | 25 |
Maria Aurora | municipality | 44,958 | 40,734 | 2.10% | 426.29 | 105 | 40 |
San Luis | municipality | 29,824 | 27,352 | 1.84% | 609.85 | 49 | 18 |
Aurora Total | 235,750 | 214,336 | 2.03% | 3,133.40 | 75 | 151 |
The annual regular revenue of Aurora for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱728,054,222.44.
Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 445,425,311.19 | – |
2010 | 491,493,637.69 | 10.34% |
2011 | 525,500,688.36 | 6.92% |
2012 | 485,024,202.75 | -7.70% |
2013 | 526,352,241.27 | 8.52% |
2014 | 579,276,172.55 | 10.05% |
2015 | 661,664,117.95 | 14.22% |
2016 | 728,054,222.44 | 10.03% |
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According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Aurora is 5 to 9, with 24,862 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1,710 individuals.
Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 4,722 | 2.20% |
1 to 4 | 20,293 | 9.47% |
5 to 9 | 24,862 | 11.60% |
10 to 14 | 23,993 | 11.19% |
15 to 19 | 21,898 | 10.22% |
20 to 24 | 18,374 | 8.57% |
25 to 29 | 15,943 | 7.44% |
30 to 34 | 13,732 | 6.41% |
35 to 39 | 13,153 | 6.14% |
40 to 44 | 12,429 | 5.80% |
45 to 49 | 11,366 | 5.30% |
50 to 54 | 9,587 | 4.47% |
55 to 59 | 7,745 | 3.61% |
60 to 64 | 5,891 | 2.75% |
65 to 69 | 4,180 | 1.95% |
70 to 74 | 2,680 | 1.25% |
75 to 79 | 1,778 | 0.83% |
80 and over | 1,710 | 0.80% |
Total | 214,336 | 100.00% |
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The population of Aurora grew from 4,484 in 1903 to 235,750 in 2020, an increase of 231,266 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 2.02%, or an increase of 21,414 people, from the previous population of 214,336 in 2015.
Census date | Population | Annualized Growth Rate |
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4,484 | – | |
5,980 | 1.83% | |
18,280 | 5.75% | |
22,825 | 2.30% | |
42,827 | 5.69% | |
80,459 | 6.36% | |
90,060 | 2.29% | |
107,145 | 3.53% | |
139,573 | 2.68% | |
159,621 | 2.55% | |
173,797 | 1.84% | |
187,802 | 1.07% | |
201,233 | 2.55% | |
214,336 | 1.21% | |
235,750 | 2.02% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Aurora for the year 2019 was 145,617.
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Aurora are: