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Aurora

Aurora is a municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 52,746 in the 2024 census, and it has 44 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Aurora by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
KapataganRamon MagsaysaySultan Naga DimaporoTambuligTukuranAcad: 1,179 people, 269 per km², −0.04% a yearAlang-alang: 840 people, 757 per km², 1.95% a yearAlegria: 426 people, 238 per km², 1.34% a yearAnonang: 1,772 people, 297 per km², 0.90% a yearBagong Mandaue: 493 people, 183 per km², 1.78% a yearBagong Maslog: 816 people, 378 per km², 2.54% a yearBagong Oslob: 705 people, 93 per km², 0.03% a yearBagong Pitogo: 371 people, 142 per km², −0.76% a yearBaki: 295 people, 133 per km², −3.07% a yearBalas: 1,374 people, 129 per km², −6.15% a yearBalide: 1,452 people, 415 per km², −0.38% a yearBalintawak: 1,527 people, 248 per km², −0.09% a yearBayabas: 1,530 people, 254 per km², −0.14% a yearBemposa: 614 people, 165 per km², 1.00% a yearCabilinan: 1,011 people, 380 per km², −3.04% a yearCampo Uno: 1,347 people, 262 per km², −2.70% a yearCeboneg: 373 people, 136 per km², −1.42% a yearCommonwealth: 1,179 people, 590 per km², 3.15% a yearGubaan: 1,636 people, 182 per km², −0.85% a yearInasagan: 975 people, 332 per km², 3.08% a yearInroad: 450 people, 188 per km², −0.94% a yearKahayagan East: 1,032 people, 263 per km², −1.30% a yearKahayagan West: 780 people, 225 per km², −1.93% a yearKauswagan: 757 people, 338 per km², 0.32% a yearLa Victoria: 906 people, 570 per km², −2.01% a yearLantungan: 1,546 people, 260 per km², −4.09% a yearLibertad: 2,524 people, 886 per km², 4.13% a yearLintugop: 2,636 people, 587 per km², −0.25% a yearLubid: 661 people, 115 per km², 0.59% a yearMaguikay: 717 people, 247 per km², 0.44% a yearMahayahay: 975 people, 424 per km², −0.07% a yearMonte Alegre: 1,195 people, 365 per km², −0.90% a yearMontela: 779 people, 198 per km², −3.35% a yearNapo: 255 people, 88 per km², 4.89% a yearPanaghiusa: 407 people, 170 per km², −6.26% a yearPoblacion: 6,759 people, 3,654 per km², −0.50% a yearResthouse: 506 people, 202 per km², −3.34% a yearRomarate: 1,681 people, 899 per km², −0.84% a yearSan Jose: 3,698 people, 2,889 per km², 3.78% a yearSan Juan: 764 people, 170 per km², 3.99% a yearSapa Loboc: 1,183 people, 426 per km², −2.45% a yearTagulalo: 1,051 people, 199 per km², 4.64% a yearLa Paz: 708 people, 344 per km², −3.18% a yearWaterfall: 861 people, 217 per km², 4.17% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    52,746

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 8.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 5 of every 100 people in Zamboanga del Sur lived in Aurora in 2024 (5.05%)

  • Inside itSources

    44

    barangays

  • LandSources

    159.67 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Aurora's land would fill a square about 12.6 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 330 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    13,981

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    19.8%

    About 20 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0907302000[4]Formerly 097302000
ZIP code
7020[13, 14]

People

Aurora had 52,746 people in the 2024 census, up 8.9% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Aurora had the 3rd most people of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 1Zamboanga City1,018,849
  2. 2Pagadian City206,483
  3. 3Aurora52,746
  4. 4Molave52,540
  5. 5Mahayag48,695
  6. 6Dumingag48,495
  7. 7Labangan45,343
All 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion6,75913 in 100
  2. San Jose3,6987 in 100
  3. Lintugop2,6365 in 100
  4. Libertad2,5245 in 100
  5. Anonang1,7723 in 100
  6. Romarate1,6813 in 100
  7. Gubaan1,6363 in 100
  8. Lantungan1,5463 in 100
  9. Bayabas1,5303 in 100
  10. Balintawak1,5273 in 100
See all 44 barangays of Aurora
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,9683,0062,962
5 - 96,0483,1572,891
10 - 146,0153,0832,932
15 - 195,5182,7892,729
20 - 244,5622,3402,222
25 - 294,2472,2152,032
30 - 343,6701,8661,804
35 - 393,0551,6071,448
40 - 442,8321,5101,322
45 - 492,4571,3041,153
50 - 542,1681,1181,050
55 - 591,938993945
60 - 641,564803761
65 - 691,254626628
70 - 74707303404
75 - 79489194295
80 years and over494185309

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
52,746[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
13,981[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zamboanga del Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
5.05%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
19.8% (10,457 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
27,099 men, 25,887 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202452,746[1, 2]−0.11% a year13,9813.8
2020as of May 1, 202052,995[1]0.91% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201550,755[1]0.89% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201048,434[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then47,177[31]1.34% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders42,820[31, 32]1.38% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then40,157[31]0.99% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then38,097[31]0.23% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then37,248[31]3.67% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then31,092[31]3.67% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then25,975[31]0.16% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then25,558[31]———

Barangays

Aurora is made up of 44 barangays.
Barangays of Aurora. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Acad1,1792.24%−0.04% a yearabout 4.39 km²Rural
Alang-alang8401.59%1.95% a yearabout 1.11 km²Rural
Alegria4260.81%1.34% a yearabout 1.79 km²Rural
Anonang1,7723.36%0.90% a yearabout 5.96 km²Rural
Bagong Mandaue4930.93%1.78% a yearabout 2.70 km²Rural
Bagong Maslog8161.55%2.54% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
Bagong Oslob7051.34%0.03% a yearabout 7.55 km²Rural
Bagong Pitogo3710.7%−0.76% a yearabout 2.61 km²Rural
Baki2950.56%−3.07% a yearabout 2.22 km²Rural
Balas1,3742.6%−6.15% a yearabout 10.67 km²Rural
Balide1,4522.75%−0.38% a yearabout 3.50 km²Rural
Balintawak1,5272.9%−0.09% a yearabout 6.16 km²Rural
Bayabas1,5302.9%−0.14% a yearabout 6.02 km²Rural
Bemposa6141.16%1.00% a yearabout 3.72 km²Rural
Cabilinan1,0111.92%−3.04% a yearabout 2.66 km²Rural
Campo Uno1,3472.55%−2.70% a yearabout 5.15 km²Rural
Ceboneg3730.71%−1.42% a yearabout 2.75 km²Rural
Commonwealth1,1792.24%3.15% a yearabout 2.00 km²Rural
Gubaan1,6363.1%−0.85% a yearabout 8.98 km²Rural
Inasagan9751.85%3.08% a yearabout 2.94 km²Rural
Inroad4500.85%−0.94% a yearabout 2.40 km²Rural
Kahayagan East1,0321.96%−1.30% a yearabout 3.92 km²Rural
Kahayagan West7801.48%−1.93% a yearabout 3.47 km²Rural
Kauswagan7571.44%0.32% a yearabout 2.24 km²Rural
La Paz7081.34%−3.18% a yearabout 2.06 km²Rural
La Victoria9061.72%−2.01% a yearabout 1.59 km²Rural
Lantungan1,5462.93%−4.09% a yearabout 5.95 km²Rural
Libertad2,5244.79%4.13% a yearabout 2.85 km²Rural
Lintugop2,6365%−0.25% a yearabout 4.49 km²Rural
Lubid6611.25%0.59% a yearabout 5.74 km²Rural
Maguikay7171.36%0.44% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Mahayahay9751.85%−0.07% a yearabout 2.30 km²Rural
Monte Alegre1,1952.27%−0.90% a yearabout 3.27 km²Rural
Montela7791.48%−3.35% a yearabout 3.94 km²Rural
Napo2550.48%4.89% a yearabout 2.89 km²Rural
Panaghiusa4070.77%−6.26% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Poblacion6,75912.81%−0.50% a yearabout 1.85 km²Urban
Resthouse5060.96%−3.34% a yearabout 2.51 km²Rural
Romarate1,6813.19%−0.84% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
San Jose3,6987.01%3.78% a yearabout 1.28 km²Urban
San Juan7641.45%3.99% a yearabout 4.50 km²Rural
Sapa Loboc1,1832.24%−2.45% a yearabout 2.78 km²Rural
Tagulalo1,0511.99%4.64% a yearabout 5.29 km²Rural
Waterfall8611.63%4.17% a yearabout 3.97 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Aurora covers 159.67 km² of land, 330 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 324 m above the sea and it has 5.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
159.67 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
330 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.95146° N, 123.60155° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
175 m
Highest
324 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

5.8 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Tukuran River13.5 of 50.8 km
  2. Salug Daku River9.7 of 13.2 km
  3. Panubigan River5.6 of 27.0 km
  4. Salug River1.0 of 10.8 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 58 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 21 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
21.0% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 21 of every 100 people in Aurora lived below the poverty line in 2021 (21.0%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.6% and 24.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 48schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Aurora. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Zamboanga del Sur[15, 16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[19]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[20]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Boen Dorotheo Rosauro Cabahug[21]
    Vice mayor
    Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[22]
    Vice mayor
    Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Boen Dorotheo Rosauro Cabahug[23]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Enrique Judilla Cabahug Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Enrique Judilla Cabahug Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Leocio Ceniza Zanoria[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Enrique Cabahug Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Matias Lagare[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Leocio C. Zanoria[27]
    Vice mayor
    Matias S. Lagare[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Aurora, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[19]Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[19]
2022–2025Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[20]Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[20]
2019–2022Boen Dorotheo Rosauro Cabahug[21]Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[21]
2016–2019Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[22]Silvano Ceniza Zanoria[22]
2013–2016Boen Dorotheo Rosauro Cabahug[23]Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[23]
2010–2013Enrique Judilla Cabahug Jr.[24]Emmanuel Lumansoc Palma II[24]
2007–2010Enrique Judilla Cabahug Jr.[25]Leocio Ceniza Zanoria[25]
2004–2007Enrique Cabahug Jr.[26]Matias Lagare[26]
2001–2004Leocio C. Zanoria[27]Matias S. Lagare[27]

History & Identity

Created
Aurora was organized as a municipality by Executive Order No. 353 of President Manuel L. Quezon, signed 1 July 1941, taking effect 1 January 1942.[9]

Its story

The order that made Aurora took three barrios (Cebuano Barracks, Parasan and Tambulig) out of the municipality of Pagadian, then in the undivided province of Zamboanga.[9]

The new town's seat of government was placed at the barrio of Cebuano Barracks.[9]

The organization was set to take effect on 1 January 1942.[9]

In 1957 a new municipality, Tambulig, was cut partly out of Aurora's territory and partly out of Molave's.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1 July 1941

    Executive Order No. 353 signed, organizing Aurora out of Pagadian.[9]

  2. 1 January 1942

    Aurora's organization takes effect.[9]

  3. 27 December 1957

    Executive Order No. 282 creates Tambulig from parts of Molave and Aurora.[10]

Nearby

Aurora shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Aurora beside Zamboanga del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur.

Aurora beside Zamboanga del Sur
FigureAuroraZamboanga del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary52,746[1, 2]1,045,1263rd of 28
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary−0.11% a year[1, 2]faster−0.13% a year16th of 28
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary330[6]more crowded2447th of 28
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary159.67 km²[6]4,290.46 km²11th of 28
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]lower3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary19.8%[5]lower25.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur
22.2 km southwest
Manila
792.0 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. TukuranZamboanga del Sur8.5 km south
  2. BonifacioMisamis Occidental13.1 km north
  3. TambuligZamboanga del Sur14.0 km northwest
  4. LabanganZamboanga del Sur14.0 km southwest
  5. LalaLanao del Norte15.4 km east
  6. Ramon MagsaysayZamboanga del Sur17.6 km northwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  29. 29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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