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Geography: Tagalog Ilokano Municipality Province Aurora Philippines

Baler is the capital of Aurora Province in the Philippines, located 231 km northeast of Manila. It has a population of 39,562 according to the 2015 census. Baler sits on a vast plain at the south end of Baler Bay along the Philippine Sea and is known for its spectacular coastal geography. It became the capital of Aurora in 1951 and remains the seat of provincial government, being politically divided into 13 barangays.

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Geography: Tagalog Ilokano Municipality Province Aurora Philippines

Baler is the capital of Aurora Province in the Philippines, located 231 km northeast of Manila. It has a population of 39,562 according to the 2015 census. Baler sits on a vast plain at the south end of Baler Bay along the Philippine Sea and is known for its spectacular coastal geography. It became the capital of Aurora in 1951 and remains the seat of provincial government, being politically divided into 13 barangays.

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Baler, officially the Municipality of Baler (Tagalog: Bayan ng Baler; Ilokano: Ili ti Baler), is

a municipality and capital of the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has
a population of 39,562 people.[3]
Baler is located 231 kilometres (144 mi) north-east of Manila via a mountain pass accessible by bus
and private vehicle. It is host to spectacular geographic formations and is situated on a vast plain at
the south end of Baler Bay, a contiguous segment of the Philippine Sea.
It became the capital of Aurora on 14 June 1951 under Republic Act No. 648[4] signed by
President Elpidio Quirino. It remained the seat of government of Aurora on 21 November 1978
under Batas Pambansa Blg. 7[5] signed by

Geography[edit]
Baler is located at 15°45′30″N 121°33′45″E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 92.55 square
kilometres (35.73 sq mi) [2] constituting 2.94% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi)
total area of Aurora.

Barangays[edit]
Baler is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.[11]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.


[3] [12]
2015 2010

037701001 Barangay I (Poblacion) 1.5% 587 717 ▾ −3.74%


037701002 Barangay II (Poblacion) 0.8% 312 374 ▾ −3.39%
037701003 Barangay III (Poblacion) 0.9% 357 434 ▾ −3.65%
037701004 Barangay IV (Poblacion) 0.9% 363 389 ▾ −1.31%
037701005 Barangay V (Poblacion) 4.3% 1,718 1,662 ▴ 0.63%
037701006 Buhangin 13.4% 5,310 5,057 ▴ 0.93%
037701007 Calabuanan 9.8% 3,895 3,221 ▴ 3.68%
037701008 Obligacion 3.1% 1,215 1,135 ▴ 1.31%
037701009 Pingit 14.9% 5,913 4,989 ▴ 3.29%
037701010 Reserva 11.6% 4,580 4,064 ▴ 2.30%
037701011 Sabang 12.2% 4,833 4,829 ▴ 0.02%
037701012 Suclayin 16.0% 6,341 5,923 ▴ 1.31%
037701013 Zabali 10.5% 4,138 3,216 ▴ 4.92%
1.81%
TOT AL 39,562 36,010 ▴

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