Dinalungan | |
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Municipality of Dinalungan | |
![]() Ditawini beach | |
![]() Map of Aurora with Dinalungan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°06′N121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Aurora |
District | Lone district |
Founded | June 18, 1966 |
Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Manuel A. Torres |
• Vice Mayor | Tito T. Tubigan |
• Representative | Rommel Rico T. Angara |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,270 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 316.85 km2 (122.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Highest elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 12,508 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,116 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.97 |
• Revenue | ₱ 180 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 130 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 101.9 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 28.23 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3206 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Tagalog language Ilocano |
Website | www |
Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan (Tagalog/Kasiguranin: Bayan ng Dinalungan; Ilocano : Ili ti Dinalungan), is a municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,508 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [3]
Two protected areas, the Talaytay Protected Landscape and the Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape, are located in the municipality.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 316.85 square kilometres (122.34 sq mi), [5] constituting 10.07% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.
Dinalungan is situated 87.76 kilometres (54.53 mi) from the provincial capital Baler, and 340.07 kilometres (211.31 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays, as shown in the matrix below. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [7] | |||||
037704001 | Abuleg | 9.9% | 1,236 | 1,190 | 0.38% | |
037704002 | Zone I ( Poblacion ) | 15.0% | 1,881 | 1,866 | 0.08% | |
037704003 | Zone II (Poblacion) | 13.3% | 1,666 | 1,653 | 0.08% | |
037704004 | Nipoo (Bulo) | 7.2% | 905 | 896 | 0.10% | |
037704005 | Dibaraybay | 10.3% | 1,292 | 1,283 | 0.07% | |
037704006 | Ditawini | 5.3% | 659 | 686 | −0.40% | |
037704007 | Mapalad | 6.1% | 763 | 812 | −0.62% | |
037704008 | Paleg | 9.6% | 1,203 | 971 | 2.17% | |
037704009 | Simbahan | 13.7% | 1,717 | 1,631 | 0.52% | |
Total | 12,508 | 10,988 | 1.30% |
Climate data for Dinalungan, Aurora | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) | 54 (2.1) | 51 (2.0) | 50 (2.0) | 135 (5.3) | 166 (6.5) | 199 (7.8) | 191 (7.5) | 188 (7.4) | 157 (6.2) | 102 (4.0) | 104 (4.1) | 1,464 (57.5) |
Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 230.8 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
2020 | 12,508 | +1.98% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [7] [10] [11] |
In the 2020 census, Dinalungan had a population of 12,508. [3] The population density was 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Dinalungan
10 20 30 40 50 2000 48.84 2003 19.02 2006 31.00 2009 25.62 2012 13.81 2015 9.08 2018 14.74 2021 16.97 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |
The Dinalungan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. [20]