| Municipality of Maria Aurora | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Aurora |
| District | Lone District |
| Barangays | 40 |
| Income class | 3rd class |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Mayor | Ariel S. Bitong |
| Official website | mariaaurora-aurora.gov.ph |
| ZIP Code | 3202 |
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| Area | 426.19 km² |
| Population
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35,289 |
| Population Census of Maria Aurora | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 30,796 |
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| 2000 | 33,551 | 1.86% | |
| 2007 | 35,289 | 0.70% | |
Maria Aurora is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. It is the only land-locked municipality of the province. According to the latest census, it has a population of 35,289 people in 6,751 households.
The town was named after Maria Aurora 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.
Barangays
Maria Aurora is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.
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Proposal for creating Juan Angara municipality
House Bill 3255 proposes creating a new municipality named after the late patriarch of the Angaras – former lieutenant governor, Dr. Juan Angara.
The father-and-son tandem of Sen. Edgardo Angara and House Deputy Majority Leader Juan Edgardo Angara said the bill will spur economic progress in the areas proposed to constitute the new town.
It seeks to create the new municipality by carving out nine barangays from Ma. Aurora town into a town covering a total area of 20,102 hectares. The nine barangays proposed to comprise the municipality of Juan Angara are Decoliat, Dianawan, Galintuja, San Juan, Suguit and portions of Bazal, Dialatnan, Punglo and Villa Aurora.
The proposed town will be bounded by Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya in the north, by San Luis, Aurora in the south, its mother town Ma. Aurora in the east and the municipality of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija in the west.
Barangay San Juan was eyed as the seat of the municipal government of the proposed town.
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
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