page_title: Baler, Aurora
section_title: Local government
hierarchical_section_title: Baler, Aurora / Local government
caption_attribution_description: English: Municipal Town Hall &amp; Plaza, Baler, Aurora,[1] (Became capital of the sub-province of Aurora on 1951 &amp; capital of the province of Aurora (1979).
context_page_description: Baler, officially the Municipality of Baler, is a 3rd class municipality and capital of the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 39,562 people.
  Baler is located 244 kilometres north-east of Manila via a mountain pass accessible by bus and private vehicle. It is host to spectacular geographic formations and is situated on a vast plain at the south end of Baler Bay, a contiguous segment of the Philippine Sea.
  It became the capital of Aurora on 14 June 1951 under Republic Act No. 648 signed by President Elpidio Quirino. It remained the seat of government of Aurora on 21 November 1978 under Batas Pambansa Blg. 7 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos.
context_section_description: The Current Officials of Baler, Aurora (as of May 19, 2019)
caption: Baler Municipal Hall
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