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Baler

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municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Aurora

Key facts

Country
Philippines
Region
Central Luzon
Province
Aurora
District
Lone district
Founded
August 19, 1609
Barangays
13 (see Barangays )
Type
Sangguniang Bayan
Mayor
Rhett Ronan T. Angara
Vice mayor
Pedro M. Ong Jr.
Representative
Rommel Rico T. Angara
Municipal council
Members Pedro Fernando D. Valenzuela Emmanuel L. Galban Danilo M. Ong Carlito S. Morillo Ellah Cherryl G. Villacorte Santino Rosauro C. Guerrero Francisco B. Zubia III Lysander R. Querijero
Electorate
28,186 voters ( 2025 )
Total
92.55 km (35.73 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Highest elevation
1,306 m (4,285 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Density
482.8/km (1,250/sq mi)
Households
10,197

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Encyclopedic overview

Baler (/bɑːˈlɛr/, /bɒˈlɛr/, /bʌˈlɛər/, bah-LAIR; [bɐˈleɾ]), officially the Municipality of Baler (Tagalog: Bayan ng Baler; Ilocano: Ili ti Baler; Spanish: Municipio de Baler), is a municipality and capital of the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 44,684 people.

The town is known as the birthplace of Manuel L. Quezon, the 2nd President of the Philippines.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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