Municipality of El Nido | | | Location | | Map of Palawan showing the location of El Nido | | Government | | Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | | Province | Palawan | | District | 1 | | Barangays | 18 | | Income Class: | 4th class municipality; rural area | | Founded | 1916 | | Mayor | Edna Gacot-Lim | | Official Website | www.elnidotourism.com | | Physical characteristics | | Population Total (2000) Image File history File links ENSeal. ...
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Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of seven provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Palawan and 17 cities making it the region with the most number of cities. ...
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27,029 | El Nido is a fourth class municipality and marine reserve park in the province of Palawan, Philippines. It is about 420 kilometers southwest of Manila. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 27,029 people in 5,191 households. 85% of the population are living in the rural barangays, while only 15% of them are in the Poblacion (town proper). Image File history File links El Nido, Philippines from the air Template:Verified File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...
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Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ...
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The municipality covers the northernmost tip of mainland Palawan. It is composed of 45 islands and islets, each has its own unique geological formations. Like the rest of Palawan, it is part of the Eurasian Plate, a plate that is entirely separate from the Philippine Plate to which the rest of the Philippines belongs. The limestone cliffs here is similar to those that can be found in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Guillin in China, which are both part of the Eurasian Plate. The Eurasian plate, shown in green The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the continents Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. ...
The Philippine plate, shown in dull red The Philippine Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Philippines. ...
The Eurasian plate, shown in green The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the continents Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. ...
History
El Nido has been inhabited by humans as early 2680 BC or even up to 22,000 years ago. This was confirmed by fossils and burial sites, dating back to the Late Neolithic Age, that can be found in many caves and excavation sites surrounding the municipality. Chinese traders had been regularly visiting the area of El Nido for its edible birds' nests during Sung Dynasty (960-1279 BC). In fact, El Nido is specifically mentioned in Chinese records as far back 1225 BC. Caho Ju-Kua, a member of the Chinese Royal Family, Trade Commissioner and Superintendent of Customs of the Port of Chuan How wrote about the island, Pa-Lao-Yu or Land of Beautiful Harbors in his book Chu Fan Chai. (28th century BC - 27th century BC - 26th century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2775 - 2650 BC -- Second Dynasty wars in Egypt Germination of the Bristlecone pine tree Methuselah about 2700 BC, the...
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The town traces its roots from a small Tagbanua village called Talindak. Some time in the 16th century, waves of migrants from Cuyo Islands came here to settle. In the 1800s, the Spaniards arrived, and they moved to the part where present-day town proper and Barangay Mabini are located. The first Spanish families were Canovas, Vasquez, Rios and Rey. In 1890, the Spaniards renamed it "Bacuit." At the time, the center of the town was Cabigsing, then known as Inventario. Chinese families moved into the area about the same period, first settling in Langeblangeban. The first Chinese settlers were named Lim, Chin, Liao, Edsan, Ambao, Que-Ke, Lim Piao, Yu His, Pe Phan and Pe Khen. In 1954, the town was finally given its present name, El Nido, after the edible nests of swiftlets collocalia fuciphaga found in the crevices of its limestone cliffs. In 1983, major tourism started in El Nido when Ten Knots Development Corporation, a Filipino - Japanese joint venture company, opened a divers’ resort on Miniloc Island, and an airstrip (Lio airport) at Villa Libertad on the mainland. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
People
Ethnic Groups The original settlers of El Nido were the Tagbanuas and Cuyunons. Throughout the centuries, there has been a constant migration of Tagalogs, Visayans, Bicolanos, Ilocanos, Chinese and Spaniards. There are also a small number of Germans and Koreans. Intermarriage between ethnic groups are not uncommon in El Nido. Tagbanua tribes can be found in the central and northern Palawan, Philippines. ...
The term refers to a group of people populating most parts of Palawan and their native dialect. ...
The Tagalogs are the largest Filipino ethnic group. ...
Map of the Philippines showing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Visayas is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. ...
Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines Being an Austronesian language, it is related to such languages as Indonesian, Malay, Fijian, Maori (of New Zealand), Hawaiian, Malagasy (of Madagascar), Samoan, Tahitian, Chamorro (of Guam and the Northern Mariana...
The first town census of 1918 showed El Nido having a population of 1,789. In the period between 1980 and 1990, the population grew up to 18,832. Today, almost 27,000 people call El Nido their home. Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
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Languages The main language is Filipino, which is based on Tagalog. In addition, many people are very proficient in the English language, Visayan languages (Bisaya, Cebuano, Ilonggo, and Waray), and Bicolano. A small but significant percentage of the population speaks Cuyunon, the native dialect of the Cuyo Islands and most parts of Palawan. Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...
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Visayan may refer to: Visayan languages, spoken in the central Philippines. ...
The Bisaya people or Visayans are a group of people of Malay ancestry who originate from the central and southern regions of the Philippines. ...
Cebuano, also known as Sugbuanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 18,000,000 people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ. The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, with the Spanish suffix -ano meaning native, of a place, added...
Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ...
Wáray-Wáray is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. ...
Bicolano or Bikol is an Austronesian language used in the Philippines particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon. ...
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Religion El Nido is predominantly Roman Catholic. A small segment of the population belongs to other Christian denominations such as Baptist, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Seventh-day Adventist and other Protestant churches. Recently, there is a growing number of migrants, who are engaged in Islamic faith, from southern Palawan and parts of Mindanao. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
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A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ...
Iglesia ni Cristos first chapel The Iglesia ni Cristo (IPA: ) (also known as INC, Iglesia ni Manalo, or Iglesya ni Kristo ; Filipino for Church of Christ) is a nontrinitarian independent religious organization which originated in the Philippines. ...
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), colloquially referred to as the Adventists, is an evangelical Protestant Christian denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century. ...
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Islam (Arabic: ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ...
Education El Nido has more than ten public elementary and secondary schools located in most of its barangays. El Nido Central School and El Nido National High School, which are both located at the Poblacion (town proper), have the largest facilities and number of students, among these schools. Recently, Palawan State University (PSU) opened its El Nido campus in New Ibajay, and it offers extramural programs and studies. Palawan State University (PSU) is a government-funded university in Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Philippines. ...
Economy The main industries of El Nido are fishing, agriculture and tourism, being a popular diving location. Edible nest-gathering is also an economic activity, although it is relatively seasonal. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering animals not classifiable as insects which breathe in water or pass their lives in water. ...
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Most bodies of water can and are used for recreational diving including: seas and oceans - consist of salt water and a huge variety of flora and fauna. ...
Transportation
Air The fastest and most direct way to El Nido is from Manila. The flight takes one hour and fifteen minutes, and lands directly at Lio airport, which is located about 4 kilometers from Poblacion (town proper). There are only two airlines that fly to El Nido, namely Southeast Asian Airlines (SEA Air) and the El Nido Resorts-owned Islands Transvoyager Incorporated (ITI).
Roads The main roads of El Nido are organized around a set of radial and circumferential roads that radiate and circle in and around the town proper and its rural barangays. Its interconnected roads are connected to the major highway that leads Puerto Princesa City, Palawan's capital.
Seaports and piers The main port in El Nido is located in Buena Suerte (Zone II), although a number of small and accessible wharfs are being used in other rural barangays. A number of ferry and other sea vessels owned by Atienza Shipping Lines and San Nicholas Shipping Lines have regular trips from Manila to El Nido town proper.
Communication There is no telephone lines that operate in El Nido. Resorts and other tourist facilities use satellite telephone systems, while majority of the population rely on cellular networks Smart Communications and Globe Telecom. Smart Communications, Inc. ...
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Public services Poblacion (town proper) is part of the service areas of electric utility, Palawan Electric Cooperative. Other barangays use solar panels and electric generators. Water services are accessible in protected water tables and facilities. Ten percent of the population can avail of the Level II Water System by the municipal government, while majority of them are still dependent on deep wells and natural springs.
Government During the Spanish rule, El Nido town was part of the Provice of Castilla, with Taytay as its capital. It remained part of the Municipaliy of Taytay until 1916 when it became an independent Municipality. Taytay is the name of two municipalities in the Philippines: Taytay, Palawan Taytay, Rizal This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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El Nido is politically subdivided into eighteen barangays. Four of which are situated in the Poblacion (town proper), and are also known by their respective zones. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...
- Bagong Bayan
- Buena Suerte (Zone II)
- Barotuan
- Bebeladan
- Corong-corong (Zone IV)
- Mabini (formerly Oton)
- Manlag
- Masagana (Zone III)
- New Ibajay
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- Maligaya (Zone IV)
- San Fernando
- Sibaltan
- Teneguiban
- Villa Libertad
- Villa Paz
- Bucana
- Aberawan
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Places of Interest
 One of the many beautiful beaches of El Nido Image File history File links El_nido. ...
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Bacuit Bay The bay is dotted with islands and islets, most of which are inhabited. Its clear blue waters are rich in marine life. It is home to dugongs, turtles, rays, species of fishes and coral reefs. There are over 30 dive sites ranging in depth from six to more than thirty meters.
El Nido Resorts
Miniloc Island It is where the first resort in El Nido, which first started as a diving station for Japanese and European tourists, can be found. It is a great place for snorkeling, scuba diving and kayaking. Its Big and Small Lagoons showcase a kaleidoscope of marine life in its orchid-lined limestone walls.
Lagen Island The most luxurious exclusive resort in the area is situated in its cove, which is fringed by a lush forest and limestone walls. Its Leta-Leta Cave was an important burial site of the Late Neolithic Age, where a collection of stone and shell artifacts, and sophisticated pottery and nephrite adzes and axes were recovered. Other materials include stone ornaments and shell beads. It was excavated by Dr. Robert Fox in 1965. An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Scotland, Europes most complete Neolithic village. ...
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Pangalusian Island It has one of the widest stretch of powdery white beaches in El Nido, which is very ideal for sun bathing, sunset viewing, and other beach activities.
Cudognun Point It is an important anthropological site, where jewelry and pottery dating back to the Sung Dynasty (960-1279 BC) were yielded. The anthropologists believe that the cave dwellers were from Borneo, and travelled across the ancient land bridge that connected Palawan from Borneo. Alternative meaning: Song Dynasty (420-479) The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ...
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Matinloc Island Matinloc Island, the longest slim island in El Nido [1], has a secret beach that is inaccessible by boat and surrounded by steep rock walls. To reach it, divers must swim underwater through a narrow crevice in a rock wall. [2] According to local legend, this beach inspired Alex Garland's novel The Beach. [3] Alex Garland (left) with Danny Boyle Alex Garland (born 1970) is a British novelist, the son of the well-known and respected political cartoonist, Nick Garland. ...
The Beach (1996) is a novel by Alex Garland about backpackers in Thailand. ...
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