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ROMEL KEESHA
TRIPULCA APOLINARIO
AMOS
SA BANWA ANG
LINAPACAN
TAREN!
OVERVIEW
CULTURE
HISTORY
CLASSIFICATI AND
AND
ON OTHER
GEOGRAP
FACTORS
HY
HISTORY Linapacan, a Cuyonon word
meaning "to step on," is believed
to be derived from a 16th-
century Spanish missionary's
discovery of a beautiful woman
named Pacan, who was the wife
of the island's chieftain, and
later renamed Linapacan.
GEOGRAPHY
Linapacan's
municipal
center, located at
11° 29' North,
119° 52' East, is
33.4 feet above
mean sea level.
CLASSIFICAT
ION
5TH CLASS MUNICIPALITY
Linapacan, a fifth-class income municipality in Palawan,
Philippines, has a population of 14,180 according to the
2010 census.