Aurora province
Aurora is a
province of the
Philippines located in the
Central Luzon region. Its capital is
Baler and borders, clockwise from the south, the provinces of
Quezon,
Bulacan,
Nueva Ecija,
Nueva Vizcaya,
Quirino, and
Isabela. To the east of Aurora is the
Philippine Sea.
Before
1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. Aurora was, in fact, named after
Aurora A. Quezon, the wife of
Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the
Philippine Commonwealth, after whom the mother province was named.
Political
Aurora is subdivided into 8
municipalities.
Municipalities
Physical
Aurora was formerly a sub-province of
Quezon, which in turn was formerly named Tayabas.
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Aurora, Philippines*
Batang Baler