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Dinalungan
Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan (Tagalog/Kasiguranin: Bayan ng Dinalungan; Ilocano: Ili ti Dinalungan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,508 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

Two protected areas, the Talaytay Protected Landscape and the Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape, are located in the municipality.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 316.85 square kilometres (122.34 sq mi)  constituting 10.07% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.

Dinalungan is 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Baler and 317 kilometres (197 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 2010
037704001 Abuleg 9.9% 1,236 1,190 ▴ 0.38%
037704002 Zone I (Poblacion) 15.0% 1,881 1,866 ▴ 0.08%
037704003 Zone II (Poblacion) 13.3% 1,666 1,653 ▴ 0.08%
037704004 Nipoo (Bulo) 7.2% 905 896 ▴ 0.10%
037704005 Dibaraybay 10.3% 1,292 1,283 ▴ 0.07%
037704006 Ditawini 5.3% 659 686 ▾ −0.40%
037704007 Mapalad 6.1% 763 812 ▾ −0.62%
037704008 Paleg 9.6% 1,203 971 ▴ 2.17%
037704009 Simbahan 13.7% 1,717 1,631 ▴ 0.52%
Total 12,508 10,988 ▴ 1.30%

Climate

Climate data for Dinalungan, Aurora
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		26
(79) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20
(68) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67
(2.6) 		54
(2.1) 		51
(2.0) 		50
(2.0) 		135
(5.3) 		166
(6.5) 		199
(7.8) 		191
(7.5) 		188
(7.4) 		157
(6.2) 		102
(4.0) 		104
(4.1) 		1,464
(57.5)
Average rainy days 17.0 13.9 14.6 13.7 20.9 22.4 25.8 26.0 24.9 19.3 15.7 16.6 230.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

Demographics

Population census of Dinalungan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 4,577—    
1975 3,718−4.08%
1980 5,242+7.11%
1990 6,770+2.59%
1995 8,187+3.63%
2000 9,711+3.73%
2007 10,145+0.60%
2010 10,988+2.95%
2015 11,322+0.57%
2020 12,508+1.98%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, Dinalungan had a population of 12,508. The population density was 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Dinalungan

10
20
30
40
2006
31.00
2009
25.62
2012
13.81
2015
9.08
2018
14.74
2021
16.97

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority