Dipaculao, Aurora

Dipaculao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines.

A folklore which was never written tells a story about how Dipaculao got its name; long time ago when Ilongots, Dumagats, and Aetas walked through the trails of this place, Dipac, a young Ilongot went to see his friends in their meeting place. They started drinking 'tuba', a coconut sap fermented drink. They were so happy and got drank. Dipac could not walk home without assistance, so his friend helped him go home. Along the way, they met some strangers who were lost on their way to Baler. The strangers ask what is the name of the place. Because Dipac was so drank his friend just replied 'Dipac ulaw' which locally means 'Dipac is dizzy'. From that time on the town was known as Dipaculao.