Aurora, Isabela

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'''Aurora''', officially the '''Municipality of Aurora''' ({{langx|ilo|Ili ti Aurora}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Aurora}}), is a [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]], [[Philippines]]. According to the {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}, it has a population of {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

==History== On July 3, 1948, President [[Elpidio Quirino]] issued ''Executive Order No. 139'', establishing Aurora as a municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Executive Summary |url=https://www.coa.gov.ph/download/1301/isabela/16175/aurora-executive-summary-2017-2.pdf |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=Commission on Audit}}</ref>

==Geography== Aurora is {{convert|40|km}} south of the provincial capital [[Ilagan]], and {{convert|400|km}} north of capital [[Manila]].

=== Barangays === Aurora is politically subdivided into 33 [[barangay]]s.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s while some have [[sitios]].

It became a municipal district on August 27, 1927. Only one barangay is considered urban (highlighted in '''bold''').<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 30, 2021|title=Municipality of Aurora - Code:023103000|url=https://www.psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/023103000&page=1|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) {{!}} Philippine Statistics Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020141921/https://www.psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/023103000&page=1 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 }}</ref>

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Apiat * Bagnos * Bagong Tanza * Ballesteros * Bannagao * Bannawag * Bolinao * Santo Niño (Caipilan) * Camarunggayan * Dalig-Kalinga * Diamantina (Palacol) * Divisoria * Esperanza East * Esperanza West * Kalabaza * Rizalina (Lapuz) * Macatal * Malasin * Nampicuan * Villa Nuesa * Panecien * San Andres * San Jose ([[Poblacion]]) * San Rafael * San Ramon * Santa Rita * Santa Rosa (Poblacion) * Saranay * Sili * Victoria * Villa Fugu * San Juan ([[Poblacion]]) * '''San Pedro-San Pablo ([[Poblacion]])''' {{div col end}}

===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Aurora, Isabela |width=auto |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes | Jan high C = 31 | Feb high C = 31 | Mar high C = 32 | Apr high C = 34 | May high C = 35 | Jun high C = 34 | Jul high C = 32 | Aug high C = 32 | Sep high C = 32 | Oct high C = 32 | Nov high C = 32 | Dec high C = 31 | Jan low C = 22 | Feb low C = 22 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr low C = 24 | May low C = 24 | Jun low C = 24 | Jul low C = 24 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov low C = 23 | Dec low C = 22 | Jan precipitation mm = 13.6 | Jan rain days = 3 | Feb precipitation mm = 10.4 | Feb rain days = 2 | Mar precipitation mm = 18.2 | Mar rain days = 2 | Apr precipitation mm = 15.7 | Apr rain days = 4 | May precipitation mm = 178.4 | May rain days = 14 | Jun precipitation mm = 227.9 | Jun rain days = 16 | Jul precipitation mm = 368 | Jul rain days = 23 | Aug precipitation mm = 306.6 | Aug rain days = 21 | Sep precipitation mm = 310.6 | Sep rain days = 24 | Oct precipitation mm = 215.7 | Oct rain days = 15 | Nov precipitation mm = 70.3 | Nov rain days = 10 | Dec precipitation mm = 31.1 | Dec rain days = 6 |source 1 = World Weather Online<ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Aurora-weather-averages/Isabela/PH.aspx | title = Roxas, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = World Weather Online | accessdate = October 31, 2015}}</ref> | date=October 2015 }} {{clear left}}

==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align = left | title = Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}

In the 2024 census, the population of Aurora was 37,191 people,{{PH wikidata|population_reference}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|37,191/115.56|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}}

== Government ==

===Local government=== {{main|Sangguniang Bayan}} As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.

The municipality of Aurora is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: [[Barangay Captain]], [[Sangguniang Barangay|Barangay Council]], whose members are called [[Barangay Kagawad|Barangay Councilors]]. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

==Elected Officials==

{|class=wikitable |+ 2025-2028 Aurora, Isabela Officials |- !Position !!Name !!colspan=2|Party |- | '''Municipal Mayor''' | Joseph Christian G. Uy | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | '''Municipal Vice Mayor''' | Romeo R. Torio | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | rowspan=8| '''Municipal Councilors''' | Norman C. Alivia | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | Manuel S. Rivera Jr. | {{party name with colour|Lakas-CMD}} |- | Ana Paulina U. Casiano | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | Melvin Rey A. Galingana | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | Venelo L. Taguinod | {{party name with colour|Lakas-CMD}} |- | Melvin S. Martin | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | Giovanni M. Quiambao | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |- | Reynaldo B. Dela Cruz | {{party name with colour|Labor Party Philippines}} |- ! colspan=4| ''Ex Officio'' Municipal Council Members |- | '''[[Liga ng mga Barangay|ABC]] President''' | TBD | {{party name with colour|Nonpartisan|no_link=y}} |- | '''[[Sangguniang Kabataan|SK]] Federation President''' | TBD | {{party name with colour|Nonpartisan|no_link=y}} |}

===Congress representation=== Aurora, belonging to the [[Legislative districts of Isabela|fifth legislative district]] of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. [[Mike Dy III|Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III]].<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Representatives: 19th Congress|url= https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=dy-fmc |work=Official Website of the House of Representatives PH|publisher=congress.gov.ph|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Education== The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA |url=https://deped-isabela.com.ph/transparency/about-sdo-isabela/history/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=DepED Isabela {{!}} The official website of DepED Schools Division of Isabela}}</ref> The division office is a field office of the [[Department of Education (Philippines)|DepEd]] in [[Cagayan Valley]] region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02 |url=https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ |url-status=dead |website=DepED RO2 {{!}} The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02 |access-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412180850/https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ }}</ref> The Aurora 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=November 7, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref>

===Primary and elementary schools=== {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} * Apiat Elementary School * Aurora Central School * Aurora Early Achievers Christian School * Aurora United Methodist Church Learning Center * Bagong Tanza Elementary School * Ballesteros Elementary School * Bannagao Elementary School * Bannawag Elementary School * Bolinao Elementary School * Camarunggayan Elementary School * Camarunggayan ES - Saranay PS * Dalig Kalinga Elementary School * Diamantina Elementary School * Divisoria Elementary School * Esperanza Elementary School (Main) * Esperanza West PS (Annex) * Kalabaza Elementary School * La Salette of Aurora * Loving Christ Smart School * Macatal Elementary School * Malasin Elementary School * Nampicuan Elementary School * Panecien Elementary School * Rizalina Elementary School * San Andres-Ramon Elementary School * San Rafael Elementary School * St. John + James Kiddie School * Sta Rita Elementary School * Sto. Niño Elementary School * Victoria Elementary School * Villa Nuesa Primary School * Karen Zaldariaga High School {{Div col end}}

===Secondary schools=== {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} * Aurora Senior High School * Bagnos Integrated School * Doña Aurora National High School * Villa Fugu Integrated School {{Div col end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170702095607/http://www.competitive.org.ph/cmcindex/pages/profile/?lgu=Aurora%20(IA) Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170108204833/http://provinceofisabela.ph/index.php/municipalities/second-district/2013-07-10-14-59-47 Aurora at the Isabela Government Website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20161010201809/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23 Local Governance Performance Management System] *[{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817064030/http://www.aurora-isabela.gov.ph/ Municipality of Aurora]

{{Geographic location  |Centre = Aurora |North = [[San Manuel, Isabela|San Manuel]] |Northeast = [[Burgos, Isabela|Burgos]] |East = [[Luna, Isabela|Luna]] |Southeast = [[Cabatuan, Isabela|Cabatuan]] |South = [[San Mateo, Isabela|San Mateo]] |West = [[Alfonso Lista, Ifugao]] }} {{Isabela}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Isabela (province)]]