Dingalan, Aurora

Dingalan
—  Municipality  —
Map of Aurora showing the location of Dingalan.
Dingalan Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°23′N 121°24′E / 15.383°N 121.4°E / 15.383; 121.4Coordinates: 15°23′N 121°24′E / 15.383°N 121.4°E / 15.383; 121.4
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Aurora
District	Lone District
Founded
Barangays	11
Government
– Mayor	ZENAIDA Q. PADIERNOS
Area
– Total	304.6 km2 (117.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	21,992
– Density	72.2/km2 (187/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3207
Income class	4th class

Population Census of Dingalan
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	19,325		—
2000	20,157		0.91%
2007	21,992		1.21%

Dingalan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 21,992 people in 4,115 households.

Dingalan has several caves, of which the Lamao Caves are the best known. The rough shoreline and very high waves of Dingalan makes it attractive to surfers.

Geography

Dingalan is situated approximately 183 kilometres northeast of Manila. It is bounded on the north by San Luis (in Aurora province), on the west by Gabaldon and General Tinio (Nueva Ecija) and Doña Remedios Trinidad (Bulacan), on the south by General Nakar (Quezon), and on the east by the Pacific Ocean.

It is a small town with one main cemented road with branching alleys. Further south of the town proper are the barangays of Aplaya,butas na bato,Matawe, Ibona,dikapanikian and Umiray. The premier barangay north of the town is Paltic. All of the barangays are located on the seashore, except for poblacion and two barangay located in the mountains. The whole town is mountainous due to the Sierra Madre Mountains. The Umiray River separates the town from Quezon Province.

Barangays

Dingalan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

• Aplaya
• Butas Na Bato
• Cabog (Matawe)
• Caragsacan
• Davildavilan
• Dikapanikian
• Ibona
• Paltic
• Poblacion
• Tanawan
• Umiray (Malamig)

History

Dingalan, formerly just a barrio, was created a municipal district within the municipality of Baler in 1956.^[1] It was declared a town in 1962.

From November 30 to December 3, 2004, the town was wiped out by the tropical storms Violeta, Winnie, and Yoyong. The town benefited by relief efforts from foreign traders, some Christian groups, La Salle Greenhills, and the Philippine National Red Cross.

References

1. ^ "An Act Creating the Municipal District of Dingalan in the Municipality of Baler, Subprovince of Aurora, Province of Quezon". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1536.html. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 

External links

• Dingalan
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information