El Nido, Province of Palawan

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvincePalawan
Barangay count18
Postal code5313
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSouth China Sea, Sulu Sea
Philippine major island(s)Palawan
Area (2013)923.26 km2 (356.47 sq mi)
Population (2020)50,494
Density (2020)55 / km2 (142 / sq mi)
Coordinates11° 11' North, 119° 23' East (11.1795, 119.3913)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.5 meters (17.9 feet)

El Nido, formerly known as Bacuit, is a coastal municipality in the island province of Palawan.

The municipality has a land area of 923.26 square kilometers or 356.47 square miles which constitutes 6.30% of Palawan's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 50,494. This represented 5.37% of the total population of Palawan province, or 1.56% of the overall population of the MIMAROPA Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 55 inhabitants per square kilometer or 142 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

El Nido has 18 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of El Nido
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Aberawan2.84%1,4351,3188.88%1.81%
Bagong Bayan2.70%1,3621,20712.84%2.58%
Barotuan4.85%2,4492,2797.46%1.53%
Bebeladan4.42%2,2322,1712.81%0.58%
Bucana11.30%5,7064,49826.86%5.13%
Buena Suerte Poblacion4.86%2,4552,643-7.11%-1.54%
Corong-corong Poblacion7.20%3,6342,80429.60%5.61%
Mabini3.36%1,6981,38122.95%4.45%
Maligaya Poblacion2.83%1,4311,492-4.09%-0.87%
Manlag5.59%2,8252,20028.41%5.40%
Masagana Poblacion4.48%2,2621,85122.20%4.31%
New Ibajay6.95%3,5103,00316.88%3.34%
Pasadeña6.14%3,0982,00154.82%9.64%
San Fernando5.04%2,5432,24913.07%2.62%
Sibaltan3.97%2,0071,65321.42%4.17%
Teneguiban10.15%5,1254,44915.19%3.02%
Villa Libertad10.56%5,3333,28962.15%10.71%
Villa Paz2.75%1,3891,11824.24%4.67%
El Nido Total50,49441,60621.36%4.16%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of El Nido for the fiscal year of 2016 was 290,343,349.24.

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Annual regular income of El Nido (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009113,110,852.53
2010121,835,560.767.71%
2011132,198,469.198.51%
2012143,115,677.618.26%
2013161,909,257.5313.13%
2014199,218,190.6323.04%
2015240,070,270.7720.51%
2016290,343,349.2420.94%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of El Nido in the 2015 Census was 41,319 broken down into 9,490 households or an average of 4.35 members per household.

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Number of households in El Nido (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
18,5823,5755.20
21,9404,1055.34
27,0295,1915.21
30,1426,2954.79
36,0707,4014.87
41,3199,4904.35

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in El Nido is 5 to 9, with 4,945 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 208 individuals.

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Population of El Nido by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 19772.35%
1 to 44,0519.74%
5 to 94,94511.89%
10 to 144,85711.67%
15 to 194,45610.71%
20 to 244,0519.74%
25 to 293,3508.05%
30 to 342,9627.12%
35 to 392,5676.17%
40 to 442,2735.46%
45 to 491,8904.54%
50 to 541,6293.92%
55 to 591,1962.87%
60 to 648652.08%
65 to 696691.61%
70 to 744191.01%
75 to 792410.58%
80 and over2080.50%
Total41,606100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 58.76
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.09
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.85
  • Median Age: 21.87

Historical population

The population of El Nido grew from 1,789 in 1918 to 50,494 in 2020, an increase of 48,705 people over the course of 102 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 4.16%, or an increase of 8,888 people, from the previous population of 41,606 in 2015.

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Population of El Nido (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,789
2,2801.22%
2,3060.12%
4,0755.13%
7,3585.95%
8,7493.54%
11,6575.91%
18,8324.91%
21,9482.91%
27,0294.57%
30,2491.56%
36,1916.75%
41,6062.69%
50,4944.16%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in El Nido for the year 2019 was 27,679, broken down into 14,331 males and 13,348 females.

Location

The municipal center of El Nido is situated at approximately 11° 11' North, 119° 23' East, in the island of Palawan. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.5 meters or 17.9 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to El Nido are Puerto Princesa, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas City, Batangas, Iloilo City, Passi, Iloilo, and Lipa, Batangas. The nearest municipalities are Taytay, Palawan, Linapacan, Palawan, San Vicente, Palawan, Dumaran, Palawan, Roxas, Palawan, and Araceli, Palawan. Its distance from the national capital is 414.88 kilometers (257.79 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 414.88 kilometers (257.79 miles) to the North‑Northeast (N24°E)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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