FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
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.
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.
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Puerto Princesa City
Municipalities
Aborlan
Agutaya
Araceli
Balabac
Bataraza
Brooke's Point
Busuanga
Cagayancillo
Coron
Culion
Cuyo
Dumaran
El Nido (Bacuit)
Kalayaan
Linapacan
Magsaysay
Narra
Quezon
Rizal (Marcos)
Roxas
San Vicente
Sofronio Espaņola
Taytay
Physical
Palawan consists of the long and narrow Palawan Island, plus a number of other smaller islands surrounding the main island. The Calamian Group, to the northwest consists of Busuanga Island, Culion Island, and Coron Island. Durangan Island almost touches the westernmost part of Palawan Island, while Balabac Island is located off the southern tip, separated from Borneo by the Balabac Strait. In addition, Palawan covers the Cuyo Islands and Cagayan Island in the Sulu Sea. The disputed Spratly Islands, located a few hundred kilometers to the west is considered part of Palawan by the Philippines, and is locally called the Kalayaan Group of Islands.
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region.
The islands of Palawan stretches from Mindoro to Borneo in the southwest.
Palawan, formerly part of Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) of the Luzon Group, was moved to Region VI (Western Visayas) on May 23, 2005 by virtue of Executive Order 429.
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