Palawan
Palawan | |
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Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 10°00′N 118°50′E / 10°N 118.83°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa (in transition) |
| Founded | 1818 |
| Capital and largest city | Puerto Princesa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Victorino Dennis M. Socrates (PPPL) |
| • Vice Governor | Leoncio N. Ola (PPPL) |
| • Legislature | Palawan Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,649.73 km2 (5,656.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st out of 81 |
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| Highest elevation | 2,086 m (6,844 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 939,594 |
| • Rank | 31st out of 81 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 79th out of 81 |
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| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 1
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| • Component cities | 0 |
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| • Districts | Legislative districts of Palawan (shared with Puerto Princesa City) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-PLW |
| Spoken languages | |
| Website | www |
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Palawan (/pəˈlɑːwən/, Tagalog: [pɐˈlaː.wan]), officially the Province of Palawan (Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of 14,649.73 km2 (5,656.29 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Puerto Princesa which is geographically grouped with but administered independently from the province. Palawan is known as the Philippines' Last Frontier and as the Philippines' Best Island.
The islands of Palawan stretch between Mindoro island in the northeast and Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island (09°30′N 118°30′E / 9.500°N 118.500°E), measuring 450 kilometers (280 mi) long, and 50 kilometers (31 mi) wide.
In 2019, it was proposed to divide Palawan into three separate provinces, though the proposal was rejected by the local population in a 2021 plebiscite.