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Photographs by:
Joseph Gonzales
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Governor |
Hon.
Ramoncita P. Ong
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Founded |
by
the Spaniards in 1856
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Region |
III
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Municipalities |
Eight
(8) – Baler, Casiguran, Dilasag, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora & San Luis
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Barangays |
151
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Land
Area |
3,098.60
sq.km.
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North |
Isabela
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South |
Quezon
Province
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Southwest |
Bulacan
Province
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East |
Pacific
Ocean
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West |
Nueva
Ecija, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino
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Language |
Filipino,
English
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Dialects |
Tagalog,
Ilocano, Casiguranin, Salitang Dumagat
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People |
Dumagat,
Aeta (Ethnic group)
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Population |
173,797
(CY 2000)
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Average
Annual Growth Rate |
1.84
(2000)
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Labor
Population |
110,000
(July 2001)
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Employment
Rate |
83.8
(2001)
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Employment
Sector |
Agriculture,
Industry, Services
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Areas
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Nature
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Baler |
Seat
of the Aurora Provincial Government Main
Trading and Commercial Center
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Maria
Aurora |
Trade
and Commercial Hub
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Dipaculao |
Trade
and Commercial Hub
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| Casiguran |
Trade
and Commercial Center in the northern zone
of Aurora. |
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