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Aurora (province)

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Aurora

Province of northwest Luzon Island in the Philippines; population (1995) 160,000. The capital is Baler. It is a rugged, rocky province in the typhoon zone, containing important forest resources, many of which are conservation areas. Fishing and subsistence agriculture are carried out. Surfing attracts some tourism. It is home to the Dumagat and Ilongot peoples.

It became the 73rd province of the Philippines in 1978. Aurora province is named after Aurora Aragon, the wife of Manuel Luis Quezon (the first president of the Philippines). Some key scenes in the film Apocalypse Now were shot here.



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