User:Aurora ZDS

Aurora Zamboanga del Sur

LOCATION, LAND AREA AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES

☞	Located at geographical coordinate of 7˚55’ 5’’ North latitude and 123˚ 30’ 40’’ East longitudes ☞	Geographically situated in the Eastern part of Zamboanga del Sur ☞	Total land area is 18,095 has. or 180.95 square kilometers ☞	Delineated by the Municipal Boundaries: North Dipolo River; South Tukuran River; Northeast, Kapatagan; and southeast, Karomatan; West, Ramon Magsaysay ☞	Composed of 44 barangays

TOPOGRAPHY

Aurora is predominantly having a terrain that is strongly sloping to moderately steep, which is mostly located in the southern and eastern part of the municipality. The central part, where the Poblacion is located, is generally gently sloping to undulating terrain. The northern part, which is the lowlands comprising the alluvial coastal plains are level to nearly level areas.

CLIMATE

At the elevation of 1,000 feet above sea level, Aurora is generally cool. It has high mean annual rainfall that varies from 1,599 mm in drier areas to 3,500 in the wettest areas. Temperature ranges from 22 degree Celsius to a maximum (day) temperature of 35 degrees Celsius.