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Map of Palawan showing the location of Coron

Coron is a first class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,243 people in 6,264 households.

The municipality covers part of Busuanga Island and all of the nearby Coron Island. Both islands are part of the Calamian Group of Islands in northern Palawan. The main industries of Coron are fishing and tourism, being a popular diving location.

The aquatic views from the sunken Japanese warships off Coron Island are listed in Forbes Traveler Magazine’s top 10 best scuba diving sites in the world.^[1]^[2]

In 1950 the town of Busuanga was created from the barrios of Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, New Busuanga, Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey which used to belong to Coron.^[3]

In 1954, the islands of Linapacan, Cabunlaoan, Niangalao, Decabayotot, Calibanbangan, Pical, and Barangonan were separated from Coron to form the town of Linapacan, Palawan.^[4]

Barangays

Coron is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

Banuang Daan
Bintuan
Borac
Buenavista
Bulalacao
Cabugao
Decabobo
Decalachao
Guadalupe (also called Binalabag)
Lajala
Malawig
Marcilla

Barangay I (Pob.)
Barangay II (Pob.)
Barangay III (Pob.)
Barangay IV (Pob.)
Barangay V (Pob.)
San Jose
San Nicolas
Tagumpay
Tara
Turda
Barangay VI (Pob.)

The rock formations on the islands around Coron Island
Coron Island is surrounded by Islands with large rock formations
Coron Island
Large granite rock formations make up most of the Islands around Coron

References

^ manilastandardtoday.com, Lagen, Miniloc resorts win world’s green vote
^ www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist, The world's greenest hotels, from Switzerland to Sri Lank
^ "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
^ "An Act to Create the Municipality of Linapacan in the Province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.

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References

11°36′N 120°07′E / 11.60°N 120.12°E / 11.60; 120.12

[1] standardtoday.com, Lagen, Miniloc resorts win world’s green vote

[2] www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist, The world's greenest hotels, from Switzerland to Sri Lank

[3] "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

[4] "An Act to Create the Municipality of Linapacan in the Province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.

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 In 1950 the town of [[Busuanga, Palawan|Busuanga]] was created from the barrios of Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, New Busuanga, Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey which used to belong to Coron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra560.html|title=An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=2011-04-09}}</ref>
+In 1954, the islands of Linapacan, Cabunlaoan, Niangalao, Decabayotot, Calibanbangan, Pical, and Barangonan were separated from Coron to form the town of [[Linapacan, Palawan|Linapacan]], [[Palawan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1020.html|title=An Act to Create the Municipality of Linapacan in the Province of Palawan|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=2011-04-11}}</ref>
 ==Barangays==

v t e Province of Palawan
Puerto Princesa (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Aborlan Agutaya Araceli Balabac Bataraza Brooke's Point Busuanga Cagayancillo Coron Culion Cuyo Dumaran El Nido Kalayaan Linapacan Magsaysay Narra Quezon Rizal Roxas San Vicente Sofronio Española Taytay
Highly urbanized city	Puerto Princesa (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Palawan by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)