Aurora, officially the Municipality of Aurora (;
Subanen: ''Benwa Aurora''; ,
Jawi: ايڠد نو اورور;
Chavacano
Chavacano or Chabacano () is a group of Spanish-based creole language varieties spoken in the Philippines. The variety spoken in Zamboanga City, located in the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao, has the highest concentration of spea ...
: ''Municipalidad de Aurora''; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; , Jawi: سلاتن سامبواڠن; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located i ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,995 people.
The town was named after President
Manuel Quezon's wife,
Aurora Quezon.
In 1948, a portion of Aurora was separated to form the town of
Molave.
Geography
It is the easternmost municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, bounded by the
Province of Lanao del Norte on its eastern side.
Barangays
Aurora is politically subdivided into 44
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Acad
* Alang-alang
* Alegria
* Anonang
* Bagong Mandaue
* Bagong Maslog
* Bagong Oslob
* Bagong Pitogo
* Baki
* Balas
* Balide
* Balintawak
* Bayabas
* Bemposa
* Cabilinan
* Campo Uno
* Ceboneg
* Commonwealth
* Gubaan
* Inasagan
* Inroad
* Kahayagan East (Katipunan)
* Kahayagan West
* Kauswagan
* La Paz (Tinibtiban)
* La Victoria
* Lantungan
* Libertad
* Lintugop
* Lubid
* Maguikay
* Mahayahay
* Monte Alegre
* Montela
* Napo
* Panaghiusa
*
Poblacion
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* Resthouse
* Romarate
* San Jose
* San Juan
* Sapa Loboc
* Tagulalo
* Waterfall
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Aurora Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
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