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Baler
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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.