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Maria Aurora is one of the eight municipalities comprising the province of Aurora. It is the only non-coastal municipality of the province and geographically located between east longitudes 121¢ª 16¡¯30¡± and 121¢ª 32¡¯ 00¡± and north latitudes 15¢ª55¡¯00¡± and 15¢ª39¡±00¡±. It is bounded by Baler and Dipaculao on the east, San Luis on the south, the Province of Nueva Ecija on the west and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya on the north west.
Maria Aurora is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,551 people in 6,751 households. The town was named after Maria Aurora Aragon Quezon, the first daughter of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and First Lady Aurora Aragon Quezon. Maria Aurora along with her mother Aurora was ambushed by elements of the Hukbalahap movement in Nueva Ecija.
Barangays
Maria Aurora is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.
- Alcala
- Bagtu
- Bangco
- Bannawag
- Barangay I (Pob.)
- Barangay II (Pob.)
- Barangay III (Pob.)
- Barangay IV (Pob.)
- Baubo
- Bayanihan
- Bazal
- Cabituculan East
- Cabituculan West
- Debucao
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- Decoliat
- Detailen
- Diaat
- Dialatman
- Diaman
- Dianawan
- Dikildit
- Dimanpudso
- Diome
- Estonilo
- Florida
- Galintuja
- Cadayacan
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- Malasin
- Ponglo
- Quirino
- Ramada
- San Joaquin
- San Jose
- San Leonardo
- Santa Lucia
- Santo Tomas
- Suguit
- Villa Aurora
- Wenceslao
- San Juan
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