', officially the ', is the only landlocked and 2nd class of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people. Despite being the only landlocked town of the province, it is the most populated The Millennium Tree in Balete Park and the lush green landscape is Maria Aurora's main tourist asset.
A separate municipality called Dr. Juan C. Angara is being proposed under Senate Bill No. 3132 and House Bill No. 6518. The proposed municipality shall have a land area of 201.2 square kilometers and is composed of western barangays of Dianawan, Decoliat, Galintuja, San Juan, Suguit, Bazal, Pungio, Villa Aurora and Dialatnan. San Juan will serve as poblacion or the seat of government.
Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the total area of Aurora. Maria Aurora is the only non-coastal municipality of the province. It is bounded by Baler and Dipaculao on the east, San Luis on the south, the Province of Nueva Ecija on the west and the Province of Nueva Vizcaya on the north-west.
Barangays
Maria Aurora is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.
Maria Aurora was administered by 12 mayors since its establishment in 1949.
Mayor Pedro C. Montero
Mayor Pedro S. Wenceslao
Mayor Brigido E. Collado
Mayor Leon B. Hulipas
Mayor Leonardo T. Ong
Mayor Juan R. Ortiz
OJC Adriano C. Bitong
OJC Nepumuceno W. Gonzales
Sec. Lorenzo O. Mangaoang
Mayor Adriano C. Bitong
Mayor Brigido M. Noval
Mayor Ariel S. Bitong
Mayor Amado M. Geneta
Transportation
Maria Aurora can be accessed by road through two routes: the Canili–Pantabangan Road, which passes Nueva Ecija's northern towns and through Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya; and the Nueva Ecija–Aurora Road, built on the 1940s that traverses the Sierra Madre Mountains and passes through the towns of Baler and San Luis. Today, the Canili–Pantabangan Road is much more commonly used, though it extends travel time for 1 hour, it is the safest route for vehicles. Originally, the Nueva Ecija–Aurora Road is the standard road for bus commuters, the shortest but the steep turns and unpaved roads makes it the most dangerous for heavy vehicles. There are five bus lines that serve Maria Aurora's vicinity: Maria Aurora Express ; D' Liner ; - Aurora Bus Line and Lizardo Transit
Health
The Department of Health sustains health over the municipality. The municipality has 21 health centers and one provincial hospital, the Aurora Provincial Hospital located in barangay Buhangin in Baler, 30 kilometers south of the town.
