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Aborlan

Coordinates: 9°26′19″N 118°32′53″E / 9.438639°N 118.548136°E / 9.438639; 118.548136
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Aborlan
Municipality
Municipality of Aborlan
Map of Palawan with Aborlan highlighted
Map of Palawan with Aborlan highlighted
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Aborlan is located in Philippines
Aborlan
Aborlan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°26′19″N 118°32′53″E / 9.438639°N 118.548136°E / 9.438639; 118.548136
Country Philippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
District3rd district
FoundedJune 28, 1949
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCelsa B. Adier
 • Vice MayorLito O. Tito
 • CongressmanGil A. Acosta Jr.
 • Electorate29,443 voters (2022)
Area
 [2]
 • Total807.33 km2 (311.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total38,736
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Households
9,715
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence21.56% (2015)[5]
 • Revenue (₱)₱ 369.7 million (2020)
 • Assets (₱)₱ 868.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities (₱)₱ 226.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure (₱)₱ 245.6 million (2020)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5302
PSGC
175301000
IDD : area code +63 (0)48
Native languagesAborlan Tagbanwa
Palawano
Tagalog

Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Aborlan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.[4]

It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea and the mountains. It is located 69 kilometres (43 mi) south of Puerto Princesa City.

Aborlan was made into a regular municipality on June 28, 1949, by virtue of Executive Order No. 232.[6] In 1951, it lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when these were transferred to the then newly created town of Quezon.[7]

It is the only town in the province with an agricultural college, now called the Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.[6]

Barangays

Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

  • Apo-Aporawan
  • Apoc-apoc
  • Aporawan
  • Barake
  • Cabigaan
  • Gogognan
  • Iraan
  • Isaub
  • Jose Rizal
  • Mabini
  • Magbabadil
  • Plaridel
  • Ramon Magsaysay
  • Sagpangan
  • San Juan
  • Tagpait
  • Tigman
  • Poblacion
  • Culandanum

Demographics

Population census of Aborlan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,734—    
1939 5,780+3.63%
1948 6,351+1.05%
1960 17,530+8.83%
1970 8,880−6.57%
1975 10,452+3.32%
1980 11,799+2.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 18,751+4.74%
1995 21,650+2.73%
2000 25,540+3.61%
2007 27,953+1.25%
2010 32,209+5.29%
2015 35,091+1.65%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Aborlan was 38,736 people,[4] with a density of 48 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate

Climate data for Aborlan, Palawan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		25
(76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9) 		68
(2.7) 		96
(3.8) 		104
(4.1) 		193
(7.6) 		246
(9.7) 		225
(8.9) 		199
(7.8) 		213
(8.4) 		250
(9.8) 		226
(8.9) 		143
(5.6) 		2,036
(80.2)
Average rainy days 15.4 13.7 17.8 19.4 27.0 28.5 29.1 27.8 28.3 28.5 25.6 21.8 282.9
Source: Meteoblue [12]

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Aborlan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "Province: Palawan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Elevation of Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines".
  4. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Aborlan" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  7. ^ "An act to create the municipality of Quezon in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  11. ^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Aborlan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.


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