# Aurora, Isabela

Aurora, officially the Municipality of Aurora (Ilocano: Ili ti Aurora; Tagalog: Bayan ng Aurora), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,621 people.
Aurora is 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Ilagan and 368 kilometres (229 mi) from Manila.

## History

On July 3, 1948, President Elpidio Quirino issued Executive Order No. 139, establishing Aurora as a municipality.

## Geography
### Barangays

Aurora is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
It became a municipal district on August 27, 1927. Only one barangay is considered urban (highlighted in bold).
* Apiat
* Bagnos
* Bagong Tanza
* Ballesteros
* Bannagao
* Bannawag
* Bolinao
* Santo Niño (Caipilan)
* Camarunggayan
* Dalig-Kalinga
* Diamantina (Palacol)
* Divisoria
* Esperanza East
* Esperanza West
* Kalabaza
* Rizalina (Lapuz)
* Macatal
* Malasin
* Nampicuan
* Villa Nuesa
* Panecien
* San Andres
* San Jose (Poblacion)
* San Rafael
* San Ramon
* Santa Rita
* Santa Rosa (Poblacion)
* Saranay
* Sili
* Victoria
* Villa Fugu
* San Juan (Poblacion)
* San Pedro-San Pablo (Poblacion)

### Climate

Climate data for Aurora, Isabela :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 35 (95) | 34 (93) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) | 10.4 (0.41) | 18.2 (0.72) | 15.7 (0.62) | 178.4 (7.02) | 227.9 (8.97) | 368 (14.5) | 306.6 (12.07) | 310.6 (12.23) | 215.7 (8.49) | 70.3 (2.77) | 31.1 (1.22) | 1,766.5 (69.56) |
| Average rainy days | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 140 |
| Source: World Weather Online ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Aurora, Isabela, was 36,621 people, with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Aurora
* 5
* 10
* 15
* 20
* 25
* 30
* 2000 21.44
* 2003 17.94
* 2006 15.90
* 2009 16.36
* 2012 13.08
* 2015 10.75
* 2018 11.23
* 2021 13.18
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.
The municipality of Aurora is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

### Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2022-2025) :
| Position | Name |
| Congressman | Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III |
| Mayor | Joseph Christian G. Uy |
| Vice-Mayor | Melvin S. Martin |
| Councilors | Norman C. Alivia |
| Councilors | Romeo R. Torio |
| Councilors | Elizabeth P. Datu |
| Councilors | Venelo Taguinod |
| Councilors | Manuel Rivera, Jr. |
| Councilors | Eleuterio N. Cacal |
| Councilors | Alejandrino S. Pascua |
| Councilors | Damian A. Duldulao |

### Congress representation

Aurora, belonging to the fifth legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III.

## Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.