Dingalan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Dingalan | |
Nickname: Gateway to Southern Tagalog | |
Motto(s): Positibo, Agresibo, Progresibong Pagbabago | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°23′N 121°24′E / 15.38°N 121.4°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Aurora |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1962 |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Shierwin H. Taay |
• Vice Mayor | Edgardo R. Galvez |
• Representative | Rommel Rico T. Angara |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 19,055 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 304.55 km2 (117.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,367 m (4,485 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,878 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,854 |
Demonym | Dingaleño |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.45 |
• Revenue | ₱ 150.9 million (2020), 61.81 million (2012), 70.71 million (2013), 81.12 million (2014), 91.57 million (2015), 110.5 million (2016) |
• Assets | ₱ 310.6 million (2020), 89.1 million (2012), 98.38 million (2013), 106.4 million (2014), 116.4 million (2015), 154.4 million (2016) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 144 million (2020), 55.6 million (2012), 59.72 million (2013), 64.4 million (2014) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 70.75 million (2020), 30.25 million (2012), 31.53 million (2013), 30.63 million (2014), 36.05 million (2015), 43.63 million (2016) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3207 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Umiray Dumaget Tagalog Ilocano |
Website | www |
Dingalan [ˌdiŋɡɐˈlan], officially the Municipality of Dingalan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dingalan; Ilocano: Ili ti Dingalan), is a 3rd-class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,878 people.[3]
Dingalan has several caves, of which the Lamao Caves are the best known. The rough shoreline and very high waves of Dingalan make it attractive to surfers. Dingalan is nicknamed "Gateway to Southern Tagalog" as it is bordered by Quezon Province (in the south), which is part of Southern Tagalog, of which Aurora was a part; Aurora was a sub-province of Quezon.