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Facts about Palawan;

 Palawan is also known as Philippines’ Best Island, The Last Frontier


and Land of Promise.

 Founded in 1818
 Land Area - 17,030.75 sqkm( 5,656.29.sqmiles )
 Long - 450 km (280 miles), Wide - 50 km ( 31 miles )
 Population: Palawan (2020) - 935,594, Puerto Princesa - 307,079 .
Total Population - 1,242,585
 Barangay - Palawan 367 + Puerto Princesa 66 = 433 Barangay/s

 13 Mainland Municipalities and 10 Island Municipalities


 1st District - 5 Northern mainland and 9 island towns ( Agutaya, Araceli,
Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan,
Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay ) 
Representative: Franz Josef George E. Alvarez (2019-2022)
 2nd District - 6 Southern Municipalities and Balabac (  Balabac, Bataraza,
Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española ) 
Representative: Cyrille F. Abueg-Zaldivar (2019-2022)
 3rd District - Puerto Princesa and Aborlan
Representative: Gil A. Acosta Jr. (2019-2022)
 Calamianes Group of Islands;
Busuanga, Coron, Linapacan and Culion
 Cuyo Group of Islands;
Cuyo, Agutaya and Magsaysay
 Spratly Islands;
Araceli, Cagayancillo, Balabac and Kalayaan

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