CREATION
Created as a municipal district on June 18, 1966 under Republic Act No. 4757 and separated from the municipality of Casiguran
LAND AREA
26,348.51 hectares
POPULATION
10,988 (2010 NSO Census)
Voting Population: 7,682 (as of November 2012)
No. of Precincts Established: (49); Clustered: (12)
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 9 barangays
1. Abuleg 6. Paleg
2. Dibaraybay 7. Simbahan
3. Ditawini 8. Zone I
4. Mapalad 9. Zone II
5. Nipoo (Bulo)
INCOME CLASSIFICATION
4th Class Municipality
TOWN FIESTA
June 18-Dinalungan Foundation Day
PATRONAL FIESTA
May 15-Feast Day of San Isidro Labrador
Diget Sayahan Festival
TOURIST SPOTS
• Bulawan Falls
• Ditangol Coves
• Ditawini Coves
• Salisay Coves
PRODUCTS
coconut, rice, corn, abaca, coffee, banana, rootcrops, fish, forest- based wood/non-wood products, sabutan, livestock, poultry
BRIEF HISTORY
Dinalungan got its name from the Dinalongan River. Dinalungan used to be a part of Casiguran. On June 18, 1966, Dinalungan became a municipal district under Republic Act No. 4757 signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. The barrios of Simbahan and Dinalongan and sitios of Abuleg, Bungo, Balante, and Nipoo were separated from the municipality of Casiguran and converted into the municipal district of Dinalungan.
The municipal district of Dinalungan is bounded on the north by the Dinalongan River; on the south, by the Dinadiawan Creek; on the west, by the provincial boundary between the Province of Quezon and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya.
Pablo P. Galolo, Sr. became the first mayor of Dinalungan who served from 1966 to 1971.