CREATION

Created as a municipality on Jul. 21, 1949 under Executive Order No. 246

 

LAND AREA

40,518 hectares

 

POPULATION

38,128 (2010 NSO Census)

Voting Population: 27,491 (as of November 2012)

No. of Precincts: Established: (167); Clustered: (46)

 

NO. OF BARANGAYS: 40 barangays

 

1. Alcala                15. Debucao       29. Punglo          

2. Bagtu                16.Decoliat        30. Quirino

3. Bangco              17. Detailen       31. Ramada

4. Bannawag         18. Diaat           32. San Joaquin

5.  Brgy. 01 (Pob.)  19. Dialatman   33. San Jose

6. Brgy. 02 (Pob.)  20. Diaman      34. San Juan

7. Brgy. 03 (Pob.)   21. Dianawan   35. San Leonardo

8. Brgy. 04 (Pob.)   22. Dikildit       36.  Santa Lucia

9. Baubo     23.                  Dimanpudso                       37.  Santo Tomas

10. Bayanihan    24.                  Diome                                   38.                  Suguit

11. Bazal                                      25.                  Estonilo                                39.                  Villa Aurora

12. Cabituculan East                 26.                  Florida                                  40.                  Wenceslao

13. Cabituculan West               27.                  Galintuja

14. Cadayacan    28. Malasin

 

INCOME CLASSIFICATION:                    2nd Class Municipality

 

TOWN FIESTA:                                           July 21 - Maria Aurora Foundation Day

 

PATRONAL FIESTA:         April 5 - Feast Day of San Vicente Ferrer                   

TOURIST SPOTS:

 

•                      Balete Park   •                      Dimasalang Falls

•                      Bazal Spring                        •                      Lipit Falls

•                      Cor-rooy Falls                     •                      San Vicente Parish

 

PRODUCTS: coconut, rice, corn, fish, high-value vegetables, fruits, rootcrops,

                                                processed food, forest-based wood/non-wood products, citrus,

                                                processed food, livestock

 

 

BRIEF HISTORY:

 

 

In 1719, Maria Aurora was established as a mission village under the name Mision de

San Jose de Casecnan by Fray Sebastian de la Madre de Dios to christianize the headhunting

tribe of Ilongots. Jose Bitong and Benito Silvestre were known to be the pioneers of Maria

Aurora. Bitong who married the daughter of an Ilongot chieftain later became the first

capitan del pueblo. 

 

In November 1901, Mision de San Jose de Casecnan (Maria Aurora), together with Mision de San Miguel (Dipaculao), was made part of the Province of Tayabas by military Governor Cornelius Gardener. On July 21, 1949, Executive Order No. 249 was signed into law by President Elpidio R. Quirino creating the municipality of Maria Aurora. The name was adopted in memory of Maria Aurora “Baby” Quezon who died with her mother, Doña Aurora, in an ambush on April 28, 1949.

 

Pedro C. Montero was appointed mayor who served from July 21, 1949 to December 31, 1951, and Pedro L. Wenceslao became the first elected mayor from January 1, 1951 to June 21, 1958.