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Maria Aurora

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Maria Aurora /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Maria Aurora, Province of Aurora
ZIP Code: 3202

Maria Aurora is the only landlocked municipality in the province of Aurora in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 38,128 people, making it the most populated town in the province.

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.

The municipality is the location of the Balete Park and Milennium Tree. The park contains a 600 years old balete tree and the largest tree of its kind in Asia.

Maria Aurora is politically subdivided into 40 barangays:

-Alcala
-Bagtu
-Bangco
-Bannawag
-Barangay I (Poblacion)
-Barangay II (Poblacion)
-Barangay III (Poblacion)
-Barangay IV (Poblacion)
-Baubo
-Bayanihan
-Bazal
-Cabituculan East
-Cabituculan West
-Debucao
-Decoliat
-Detailen
-Diaat
-Dialatman
-Diaman
-Dianawan
-Dikildit
-Dimanpudso
-Diome
-Estonilo
-Florida
-Galintuja
-Cadayacan
-Malasin
-Quirino
-Ramada
-San Joaquin
-San Jose
-San Juan
-San Leonardo
-Santa Lucia
-Sto. Tomas
-Suguit
-Villa Aurora
-Wenceslao

Aurora Website: www.aurora.ph/maria-aurora.html
BlogSpot: maria-aurora.blogspot.com/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Aurora,_Aurora
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   15°48'5"N   121°23'55"E

Comments

  • dudut (guest)
    yung millenium tree naman mistulang basurahan na sa dumi, ang dugyot dun...
  • JAT86
    Map Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Ph_locator_aurora_maria_aurora.png
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