Dipaculao | |
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Municipality | |
Ampere Beach and Ampere Rock in Dipaculao
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Location within Aurora province |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°59′N 121°38′E / 15.98°N 121.63°ECoordinates: 15°59′N 121°38′E / 15.98°N 121.63°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
Province | Aurora |
District | Lone District |
Founded | 1950 |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joanna Wilma Cabauatan Salamanca (UNA) |
Area | |
• Total | 361.64 km2 (139.63 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 29,736 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Voter (2016) | 17,722, 14,494 |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 3203 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Income class | 3rd class |
PSGC | 037706000 |
Website | www |
Dipaculao, officially the Municipality of Dipaculao (Filipino: Bayan ng Dipaculao; Ilocano: Ili ti Dipaculao), is a municipality in the province of Aurora in the Central Luzon (Region III) of the Philippines. The population was 29,736 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 17,722, 14,494 registered voters.
The municipality is home to the Dinadiawan River Protected Landscape.
On June 21, 1957 the sitios of Dimabono, Laboy, Dinadiawan and Puangi were converted into barrios. Several more sitios were converted into barrios on June 18, 1966.
Dipaculao is located at 15°59′N 121°38′E / 15.98°N 121.63°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 361.64 square kilometres (139.63 sq mi) constituting 11.49% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.
Dipaculao is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Dipaculao had a population of 29,736. The population density was 82 inhabitants per square kilometre (210/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 17,722, 14,494 registered voters.