Palawan

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA[?] region in Luzon. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City[?] and it is the largest province in terms of land area. The islands of Palawan stretches from Mindoro to Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea in the northwest and Sulu Sea in the southeast.

Palawan is considered to be the Philippines' last frontier. The province boasts of many splendid beaches and resorts and it is where the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park[?], one of the World Heritage Sites, is located.

Table of contents 1 People and Culture 2 Economy 3 Geography 3.1 Political 3.1.1 City 3.1.2 Municipalities 3.2 Physical 4 History 5 External Links

People and Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Palawan is subdivided into 23 municipalities and 1 city.

The Philippine government claims most of the Spratly Islands, locally called the Kalayaan Group of Islands[?], in the South China Sea Islands to be under the jurisdiction of Palawan.

City

• Puerto Princesa City[?]

Municipalities

Aborlan[?] Agutaya[?] Araceli[?] Balabac[?] Bataraza[?] Brooke's Point[?] Busuanga[?] Cagayancillo[?] Coron[?] Cuyo[?] Dumaran[?] El Nido[?] (Bacuit)

Linapacan[?] Magsaysay[?] Narra[?] Quezon[?] Roxas[?] San Vicente[?] Taytay[?] Kalayaan[?] Culion[?] Rizal[?] (Marcos) Sofronio Española[?]

Physical

History