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Dinalungan

Coordinates: 16°06′N 121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E / 16.1; 121.77
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Dinalungan
Municipality
Municipality of Dinalungan
Ditawini beach
Ditawini beach
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Dinalungan is located in Philippines
Dinalungan
Dinalungan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°06′N 121°46′E / 16.1°N 121.77°E / 16.1; 121.77
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceAurora
District Lone district
FoundedJune 18, 1966
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorManuel A. Torres
 • Vice MayorTito T. Tubigan
 • RepresentativeRommel Rico T. Angara
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Lorna G. Rada
  • Arvee A. Vargas
  • Zarah Ian U. Comabig
  • Ray John R. Marcos
  • Pastor S. Flores Jr.
  • Ladie V. de Guzman
  • Renato D. Dizon
  • Joseph E. Soriao
 • Electorate9,270 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • 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
 (2024 census)[3]
 • Total
12,552
 • Density39.615/km2 (102.60/sq mi)
 • Households
3,116
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
16.97
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 180 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 130 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 101.9 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 28.23 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3206
PSGC
0307704000
IDD : area code +63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog
Ilocano
Websitewww.dinalungan.net

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 2024 census, it has a population of 12,552 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]

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

History

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Dinalungan traces its roots as a barrio that was part of Casiguran.[6] On June 18, 1966, barrios Simbahan and Dinalongan and sitios Abuleg, Bungo, Balante, and Nipoo were separated from Casiguran to form the new municipal district of Dinalungan (Dinalongan), by virtue of Republic Act No. 4757. Barrio Dinalongan was designated as the seat of municipal government. The first set of local officials were elected in the following 1969 elections.[7] At the time of its creation, Dinalungan was then part of the province of Quezon under its sub-province of Aurora until the latter was converted into a province in 1979.[8]

Geography

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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 316.85 square kilometers (122.34 sq mi), [9] constituting 10.07% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometer- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.

Dinalungan is situated 87.76 kilometers (54.53 mi) from the provincial capital Baler, and 340.07 kilometers (211.31 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

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Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays, as shown in the matrix below.[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024[11] 2010[12]
037704001 Abuleg 9.8% 1,236 1,190 ▴ 0.26%
037704002 Zone I (Poblacion) 15.0% 1,881 1,866 ▴ 0.05%
037704003 Zone II (Poblacion) 13.3% 1,666 1,653 ▴ 0.05%
037704004 Nipoo (Bulo) 7.2% 905 896 ▴ 0.07%
037704005 Dibaraybay 10.3% 1,292 1,283 ▴ 0.05%
037704006 Ditawini 5.3% 659 686 ▾ −0.28%
037704007 Mapalad 6.1% 763 812 ▾ −0.43%
037704008 Paleg 9.6% 1,203 971 ▴ 1.48%
037704009 Simbahan 13.7% 1,717 1,631 ▴ 0.35%
Total 12,552 10,988 ▴ 0.92%

Climate

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Climate data for Dinalungan, Aurora
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)[13]

Demographics

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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%
2020 12,508+2.12%
2024 12,552+0.08%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][12][16][17]

In the 2020 census, Dinalungan had a population of 12,508.[18] The population density was 39 inhabitants per square kilometer (100/sq mi).

Economy

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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[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

Education

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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.[27]

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Abuleg Elementary School
  • Dibaraybay Elementary School
  • Dinalungan Adventist Elementary School
  • Dinalungan Central School
  • Ditawini Elementary School
  • Emeterio Inocillas Elementary School
  • Mapalad Elementary School
  • Mount Carmel School of Dinalungan
  • Paleg Elementary School
  • Paulino L. Bautista Elementary School

Secondary schools

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  • Juan C. Angara Memorial National High School
  • Mariano D. Marquez Memorial National High School

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Dinalungan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Aurora, Philippines - Dinalungan". Discover Aurora, Philippines. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. ^ Republic Act No. 4757 (June 18, 1966), An Act Creating the Municipal District of Dinalongan in the Province of Quezon, retrieved November 24, 2025
  8. ^ Batas Pambansa Blg. 7 (November 21, 1978), An Act Separating the Sub-province of Aurora from the Province of Quezon and Establishing It as an Independent Province, retrieved November 15, 2025
  9. ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Municipal: Dinalungan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Dinalungan, Aurora: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  14. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  16. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  17. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  18. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  20. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  21. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  22. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  23. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  25. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  26. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
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