Dingalan
Dingalan | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Dingalan | |
Fisherfolk at Aplaya | |
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| Nickname: Gateway to Southern Tagalog | |
| Motto: Positibo, Agresibo, Progresibong Pagbabago | |
Map of Aurora with Dingalan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Dingalan | |
Dingalan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°23′N 121°24′E / 15.38°N 121.4°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Aurora |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Shierwin H. Taay |
| • Vice Mayor | Edgardo R. Galvez |
| • Representative | Rommel Rico T. Angara |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,361 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 304.55 km2 (117.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,367 m (4,485 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 29,286 |
| • Density | 96.162/km2 (249.06/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,854 |
| Demonym | Dingaleño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.45 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 225.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 476.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 189.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 66.58 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3207 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Umiray Dumaget Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | www |
Dingalan [ˌdiŋɡɐˈlan], officially the Municipality of Dingalan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dingalan; Ilocano: Ili ti Dingalan), is a municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 29,286 people.
The town has several caves, of which the Lamao Caves are the best known. The rough shoreline and very high waves of Dingalan make it attractive to surfers. Dingalan is nicknamed "Gateway to Southern Tagalog", as it is bordered by Quezon Province (in the south), which is part of Southern Tagalog, of which Aurora was a part; Aurora was a sub-province of Quezon.