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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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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Baler
Located in
Nueva Ecija
Population
44684
Area
92.55
Elevation
118
Body of water
Baler Bay
Capital of
Nueva Ecija
Shares border with
Dipaculao
Official website
www.baler-aurora.gov.ph
Image
Balerdownjf.jpg
Households
10197
Dialing code
42
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twinned administrative body
Tronchón
Commons category
Baler, Aurora
electorate
28186
postal code
3200
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
language used
Ilocano
inception
1609-08-19
poverty incidence
14.37
fiscal/tax revenue
527563449.93
total assets
733943807.78
total expenditure
199953386.89
total liabilities
113230607.67
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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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