Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan ( Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Dinalungan''; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,508 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. Two protected areas, the Talaytay Protected Landscape and the Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape, are located in the municipality.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of , constituting of the total area of Aurora. Dinalungan is situated from the provincial capital Baler, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9

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s, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Dinalungan had a population of 12,508. The population density was .

Economy

Education

The Dinalungan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Abuleg Elementary School * Dibaraybay Elementary School * Dinalungan Adventist Elementary School * Dinalungan Central School * Ditawini Elementary School * Emeterio Inocillas Elementary School * Mapalad Elementary School * Mount Carmel School of Dinalungan * Paleg Elementary School * Paulino L. Bautista Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Juan C. Angara Memorial National High School * Mariano D. Marquez Memorial National High School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Dinalungan
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