Dingalan


', officially the ', is a 3rd class of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.
Dingalan has several caves, of which the Lamao Caves are the best known. The rough shoreline and very high waves of Dingalan makes it attractive to surfers.

History

Dingalan, formerly just a barrio, was created a municipal district within the municipality of Baler in 1956. It was declared a town in 1962.
From November 30 to December 3, 2004, the town was wiped out by the tropical storms Violeta, Winnie, and Yoyong. The town benefited by relief efforts from foreign traders, some Christian groups, La Salle Greenhills, and the Philippine National Red Cross.
Due to its proximity with Aurora's capital, Dingalan has been pushing to be included in Nueva Ecija instead since the 1990s as services from Palayan City is closer.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the total area of Aurora.
Dingalan is situated approximately north-east of Manila. It is bounded on the north by San Luis, west by Gabaldon and General Tinio and Doña Remedios Trinidad, south by General Nakar, and east by the Benham Rise or Plateau and Philippine Sea.
It is a small town with one main cemented road with branching alleys. Further south of the town proper are the barangays of Aplaya, Butas na Bato, Matawe, Ibona, Dikapanikian and Umiray. The premier barangay north of the town is Paltic. All of the barangays are located on the seashore, except for Poblacion and two barangays located in the mountains. The whole town is mountainous due to the Sierra Madre Mountains. The Umiray River separates the town from Quezon Province.

Barangays

Dingalan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

In the, had a population of. The population density was.

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