Palawan
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Type | province |
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Island group | Luzon |
Region | MIMAROPA Region |
Highly urbanized cities | 1 |
Cities | 0 |
Municipalities | 23 |
Barangays [note] | 367 |
Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
Marine waterbodies | South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Balabac Strait, Mindoro Strait |
Area (2013) [note] | 14,649.73 km2 (5,656.29 sq mi) |
Population (2020) [note] | 939,594 |
Density (2020) [note] | 64 / km2 (166 / sq mi) |
[note] Figures exclude highly urbanized cities |
Palawan is a province in the Philippines situated in the MIMAROPA Region grouped under the Luzon island group.
The province has a land area of 14,649.73 square kilometers or 5,656.29 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 939,594. This represented 29.10% of the total population of the MIMAROPA Region, 1.51% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.86% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 64 inhabitants per square kilometer or 166 inhabitants per square mile.
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Palawan is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by the Mindoro Strait, Sulu Sea, Balabac Strait, and South China Sea.
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Local government units
Palawan has 23 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the province is 367. The City of Puerto Princesa serves as the provincial capital, although it is administratively independent due to its distinction as a highly urbanized city.
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Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Aborlan | municipality | 38,736 | 35,091 | 2.10% | 807.33 | 48 | 19 |
Agutaya | municipality | 12,867 | 12,545 | 0.54% | 37.31 | 345 | 10 |
Araceli | municipality | 14,434 | 14,909 | -0.68% | 204.30 | 71 | 13 |
Balabac | municipality | 42,527 | 40,142 | 1.22% | 581.60 | 73 | 20 |
Bataraza | municipality | 85,439 | 75,468 | 2.65% | 726.20 | 118 | 22 |
Brooke's Point | municipality | 73,994 | 66,374 | 2.31% | 1,303.40 | 57 | 18 |
Busuanga | municipality | 25,617 | 22,046 | 3.21% | 392.90 | 65 | 14 |
Cagayancillo | municipality | 6,884 | 6,285 | 1.94% | 26.39 | 261 | 12 |
Coron | municipality | 65,855 | 51,803 | 5.18% | 689.10 | 96 | 23 |
Culion | municipality | 23,213 | 20,139 | 3.04% | 499.59 | 46 | 14 |
Cuyo | municipality | 23,489 | 22,360 | 1.04% | 84.95 | 277 | 17 |
Dumaran | municipality | 23,528 | 23,734 | -0.18% | 435.00 | 54 | 16 |
El Nido | municipality | 50,494 | 41,606 | 4.16% | 923.26 | 55 | 18 |
Kalayaan | municipality | 193 | 184 | 1.01% | 290.00 | 1 | 1 |
Linapacan | municipality | 16,424 | 15,668 | 1.00% | 195.44 | 84 | 10 |
Magsaysay | municipality | 12,603 | 12,196 | 0.69% | 49.48 | 255 | 11 |
Narra | municipality | 77,948 | 73,212 | 1.33% | 831.73 | 94 | 23 |
Quezon | municipality | 65,283 | 60,980 | 1.45% | 943.19 | 69 | 14 |
Rizal | municipality | 56,162 | 50,096 | 2.44% | 1,256.47 | 45 | 11 |
Roxas | municipality | 69,624 | 65,358 | 1.34% | 1,177.56 | 59 | 31 |
San Vicente | municipality | 33,507 | 31,232 | 1.49% | 1,462.94 | 23 | 10 |
Sofronio Española | municipality | 37,416 | 32,876 | 2.76% | 473.91 | 79 | 9 |
Taytay | municipality | 83,357 | 75,165 | 2.20% | 1,257.68 | 66 | 31 |
Palawan Total | 939,594 | 849,469 | 2.15% | 14,649.73 | 64 | 367 |
Economy
The annual regular revenue of Palawan for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱2,188,605,564.66.
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Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 1,212,979,137.00 | – |
2010 | 1,254,552,418.00 | 3.43% |
2011 | 1,408,396,602.73 | 12.26% |
2012 | 1,372,308,793.17 | -2.56% |
2013 | 1,518,840,746.60 | 10.68% |
2014 | 1,658,881,478.71 | 9.22% |
2015 | 2,022,251,580.13 | 21.90% |
2016 | 2,188,605,564.66 | 8.23% |
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Demographics
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Palawan is 5 to 9, with 132,688 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 6,761 individuals.
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Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 25,128 | 2.27% |
1 to 4 | 105,457 | 9.55% |
5 to 9 | 132,688 | 12.01% |
10 to 14 | 127,635 | 11.56% |
15 to 19 | 121,102 | 10.96% |
20 to 24 | 103,781 | 9.40% |
25 to 29 | 86,812 | 7.86% |
30 to 34 | 77,205 | 6.99% |
35 to 39 | 68,880 | 6.24% |
40 to 44 | 58,892 | 5.33% |
45 to 49 | 51,050 | 4.62% |
50 to 54 | 43,359 | 3.93% |
55 to 59 | 34,185 | 3.09% |
60 to 64 | 25,195 | 2.28% |
65 to 69 | 17,344 | 1.57% |
70 to 74 | 11,301 | 1.02% |
75 to 79 | 7,810 | 0.71% |
80 and over | 6,761 | 0.61% |
Total | 1,104,585 | 100.00% |
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Historical population
The population of Palawan grew from 35,696 in 1903 to 939,594 in 2020, an increase of 903,898 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.15%, or an increase of 90,125 people, from the previous population of 849,469 in 2015.
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Census date | Population | Growth rate |
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35,696 | – | |
69,053 | 4.25% | |
93,673 | 1.54% | |
106,269 | 1.30% | |
139,544 | 2.42% | |
198,861 | 3.53% | |
254,356 | 5.06% | |
311,548 | 4.14% | |
436,140 | 3.42% | |
510,909 | 3.01% | |
593,500 | 3.27% | |
682,152 | 1.94% | |
771,667 | 4.59% | |
849,469 | 1.85% | |
939,594 | 2.15% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Palawan for the year 2019 was 677,185.
National roads
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Palawan are:
Secondary Roads
- Aramaywan-Berong-Puerto Princesa Road
- Capitol-Canigaran Road
- Culandanum-Panalingaan Cross Country Road
- El Nido-Junction New Ibahay Road
- Irawan-Tagburos Road
- Palawan Circumferential Road (Panalingaan-Tagbita-Latud)
- Palawan Circumferential Road
- PPSR Junction (Abo-abo)-Quezon Road
- PPSR Junction-Napsan-Apurawan Road
- Puerto Princesa North Road
- Puerto Princesa South Road
- Quezon-Aramaywan Road
- Quezon-Punta Baja Road
- Roxas Diversion Road
Tertiary Roads
- Coron-Busuanga Road
- F.B. Reyes (Busuanga-Coron) Road
- Junction Paglaum-Bato Road
- Malvar Road
- PPNR Junction-Taytay Poblacion Road
- PPSR Junction-Poblacion Brooke's Point Road
- Puerto Princesa South Diversion Road
- Puerto Princesa Wharf Road
- Tapul-Bahile Road
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
- Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.