Dinalungan
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| Municipality of Dinalungan | |
Ditawini beach
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Map of Aurora with Dinalungan highlighted
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  Dinalungan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°06′N 121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E / 16.1; 121.77 | |
| 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
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| • Electorate | 9,095 voters (2022) |
| 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]
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| • Total | 12,508 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,116 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 131.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 178 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 97.55 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 48.75 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
3206
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | www |
Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan (Tagalog/Kasiguranin: Bayan ng Dinalungan; Ilocano: Ili ti Dinalungan), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofAurora, 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 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Baler and 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.
Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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20
30
40
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2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
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Places adjacent to Dinalungan
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 Province of Aurora | |
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Baler (capital) | |
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