Dinalungan, Aurora

Dinalungan
Municipality
Map of Aurora showing the location of Dinalungan
Location within Aurora province
Dinalungan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 16°06′N 121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E / 16.1; 121.77Coordinates: 16°06′N 121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E / 16.1; 121.77
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Aurora
District Lone District
Founded June 18, 1966
Barangays 9 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Tito T. Tubigan (Lakas–CMD)
Area [2]
 • Total 316.85 km2 (122.34 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 11,322
 • Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Voter (2016)[4]  8,088
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3206
IDD : area code  +63 (0)42
Income class 4th class
PSGC 037704000
Website www.dinalungan-aurora.gov.ph

Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan (Filipino: Bayan ng Dinalungan; Ilocano: Ili ti Dinalungan), is a municipality in the province of Aurora in the Central Luzon (Region III) of the Philippines. The population was 11,322 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 8,088 registered voters.[4]

Two protected areas, the Talaytay Protected Landscape and the Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape, are located in the municipality.

Geography

Dinalungan is located at 16°06′N 121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E / 16.1; 121.77.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 316.85 square kilometres (122.34 sq mi) [2] constituting 10.07% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.

Barangays

Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.[5]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[6]
037704001 Abuleg 10.9% 1,236 1,190 ▴ 0.72%
037704002 Zone I (Poblacion) 16.6% 1,881 1,866 ▴ 0.15%
037704003 Zone II (Poblacion) 14.7% 1,666 1,653 ▴ 0.15%
037704004 Nipoo (Bulo) 8.0% 905 896 ▴ 0.19%
037704005 Dibaraybay 11.4% 1,292 1,283 ▴ 0.13%
037704006 Ditawini 5.8% 659 686 ▾ −0.76%
037704007 Mapalad 6.7% 763 812 ▾ −1.18%
037704008 Paleg 10.6% 1,203 971 ▴ 4.16%
037704009 Simbahan 15.2% 1,717 1,631 ▴ 0.98%
Total 11,322 10,988 ▴ 0.57%

Demographics

Population census of Dinalungan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 4,577—    
1975 3,718−4.08%
1980 5,242+7.11%
1990 6,770+2.59%
1995 8,187+3.63%
2000 9,711+3.73%
2007 10,145+0.60%
2010 10,988+2.95%
2015 11,322+0.57%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Dinalungan had a population of 11,322.[3] The population density was 36 inhabitants per square kilometre (93/sq mi).

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 8,088 registered voters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Aurora". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. ↑ "Municipal: Dinalungan, Aurora". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Province of Aurora". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Adjacent places of Dinalungan, Aurora
 Maddela, Quirino Casiguran
Nagtipunan, Quirino
  Dinalungan  
Dipaculao
Baler Bay (Philippine Sea)


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