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Before 1979 , Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. Aurora was, in fact, named after Aurora A. Quezon , the wife of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon , the president of the Philippine Commonwealth , after whom the mother province was named. PEOPLE & CULTURE The majority of the people of Aurora province are lowland Christians, particularly Tagalog in municipalities south of Baler , the capital, and Ilocano in municipalities north of Baler. There are also pockets of Negrito s, called Dumagat s. Most Dumagats are living in the hillsides or mountains. They are believed to have result from a fusion of Austronesian and Melaneisan ancestries, and survive from fishing and hunting. There are three kinds of Dumagats in Aurora province, the Umiray Dumagat, Casiguran Dumagat, and the Palanan Dumagat. All three subgroupings have the Bible translated into their languages. ECONOMY GEOGRAPHY Political Aurora is subdivided into 8 Municipalities . Municipalities Physical HISTORY Aurora was formerly a sub-province of Quezon , which in turn was formerly named Tayabas. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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