Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa
Highly urbanized city
City of Puerto Princesa
From top, left to right: Emerald Beach and Nature Park, Dos Palmas Resort, Sabang, Palawan Provincial Capitol, Puerto Princesa seafront
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Eco-Tourism Center of the Philippines[1] The City in the Forest[2] City of the Living God[2]
Anthem: Martsa ng Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa March)
Map of Mimaropa with Puerto Princesa highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Puerto Princesa Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°45′N 118°45′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa (Region IV-B)
Province	Palawan (geographically only)
District	3rd district
Founded	March 4, 1872
Cityhood	January 1, 1970
Highly urbanized city	July 21, 2007
Barangays	66 (see Barangays)
Government  [3]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• mayor of Puerto Princesa[*]	Lucilo R. Bayron
• Vice Mayor	Maria Nancy M. Socrates
• Representative	Edward S. Hagedorn
• City Council	Members Nesario G. Awat Judith M. Bayron Jimmy L. Carbonell Elgin Robert L. Damasco Herbert S. Dilig Henry A. Gadiano Patrick Alex M. Hagedorn Luis M. Marcaida III Feliberto S. Oliveros III Modesto V. Rodriguez II
• Electorate	164,590 voters (2022)
Area [4]
• Total	2,381.02 km^2 (919.32 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Highest elevation	1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	307,079
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
• Households	82,134
Economy
• Income class	1st city income class
• Poverty incidence	4.80% (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱3,804,677,700.52 (2020)
• Assets	₱12,163,462,307.41 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱2,183,539,638.18 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5300
PSGC	175316000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Climate type	tropical climate
Native languages	Ibatag Palawano Tagalog
Website	puertoprincesa.ph

Puerto Princesa, officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon: Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa; Filipino: Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. In the 2020 census, 307,079 people lived there.

The city is in the western Philippine province of Palawan. It is the westernmost city in the Philippines. It is the capital for the province, but the city is one of 38 independent cities in the Philippines that are not controlled by the province in which it is in. Because of this, it is is an independent area in Palawan.

The city is the least densely populated city in the Philippines. It has a population density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/square mile). The city is the second largest geographically. It has an area of 2,381.02 square kilometres (919.32 sq mi).^[6] Puerto Princesa is the location of the Philippines' Western Command headquarters.^[7]

Puerto Princesa is a tourist city. It has many beach resorts and seafood restaurants. It has been been called the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines.^[8]

Barangays

Puerto Princesa City is made up of 66 Barangays. Of these. 35 are urban and 31 are rural.^[9]

Barangay type Pop Babuyan rural 2,472 Bacungan rurak 4,555 Bagong Bayan rurak 827 Bagong Pag-Asa urban 750 Bagong Sikat urban 7,497 Bagong Silang urban 5,296 Bahile rurak 2,339 Bancao-bancao urban 13,612 Binduyan rurak 1,293 Buenavista rurak 1,212 Cabayugan rurak 3,368 Concepcion rurak 1,418 Inagawan rurak 1,623 Inagawan Sub-Colony rurak 4,052 Irawan urban 6,142 Iwahig rurak 4,527 Kalipay urban 725 Kamuning rurak 1,978 Langogan rurak 2,067 Liwanag rurak 1,202 Lucbuan rurak 1,401 Luzviminda rurak 3,473 Mabuhay urban 206 Macarascas rurak 1,609 Magkakaibigan urban 375 Maligaya urban 311 Manalo urban 2,143 Mandaragat urban 9,210 Manggahan urban 644 Mangingisda rurak 5,350 Maningning urban 791 Maoyon rurak 1,281 Marufinas rurak 609

Barangay type Pop Maruyogon rurak 1,450 Masigla urban 609 Masikap urban 958 Masipag urban 1,971 Matahimik urban 1,228 Matiyaga urban 413 Maunlad urban 3,865 Milagrosa urban 3,100 Model urban 327 Montible rurak 362 Napsan rurak 1,797 New Panggangan rurak 629 Pagkakaisa urban 1,131 Princesa urban 1,015 Salvacion rurak 1,197 San Jose urban 17,521 San Manuel urban 12,510 San Miguel urban 19,649 San Pedro urban 22,089 San Rafael rurak 1,836 Santa Cruz rurak 840 Santa Lourdes urban 5,171 Santa Lucia rurak 147 Santa Monica urban 20,094 San Isidro urban 312 Sicsican urban 15,861 Simpocan rurak 1,272 Tagabinet rurak 1,170 Tagburos urban 7,045 Tagumpay urban 465 Tanabag rurak 700 Tanglaw urban 1,739 Tiniguiban urban 12,285

References

1. Ladaga, Rica Thea (April 11, 2018). "A Glimpse of Palawan: The Impact of Community-Based Ecotourism | DSWD Field Office IV Mimaropa Official Website". DSWD Field Office IV Mimaropa Official Website. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
2. Santos, Catherine (May 9, 2017). "Legislator tags Puerto Princesa as "City in the Dark"". Palawan News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
4. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
6. "List of Cities". Philippine Statistics Authority – National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
7. Sea Tensions Deepen With China's Rise June 7, 2012
8. Graceffo, Antonio (June 9, 2007). "Puerto Princesa: The Philippines' Cleanest and Greenest City". Wild Asia. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
9. Municipality/City: PUERTO PRINCESA CITY (Capital), National Statistical Coordination Board.