- Famous for its Underground River, located in Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Palawan truly made its way into being a household name for domestic travel. "The Land of Beautiful Safe Harbor," once it was called for the island was a dock for merchant ships sailing in the old times.In current times, it takes on a new purpose as "The Land of Promise."
Palawan is popularly known for being nature travelers' sublime haven, providing refuge and oneness with the environment. It has been hailed as Philippines' cleanest, greenest and most peaceful city. Adding up to that, Palawan has been named as the "Last Ecological Frontier" for its unique ecological balance. The locals (called as Palawenos) are also very serious about environmental protection and conservation, although being hospitable and warmhearted to tourists.
FAST FACTS ABOUT PALAWAN
- CAPITAL: Puerto Princesa City
- FOUNDED ON: March 10, 1917
- TOPOGRAPHY: 1,780 islands. Mainland Palawan is bisected by three mountain ranges.
- AREA: 1,703,075 hectares
- LENGTH: 650 kilometers long from tip to tip; Mainland is 450 kilometers long
- POPULATION: 892,660 (2007 census)
- LANGUAGE: There are 52 dialects in
the province, with Tagalog being spoken by 28 percent of the people. Other major dialects are Cuyonon (26.27 percent), Palawano (11.08 percent), and Ilonggo (9.6 percent). English is also widely spoken.
- CLIMATE: Warm weather all year round. Two pronounced seasons. The dry season is from November to May, and the wet season from June to August.
LOCATION
Palawan is approximately 586 kilometers southwest of Manila, between Mindoro Island on the North, Borneo on the South, West Philippines Sea on the west, and Sulu Sea on the East
Its geographical coordinates are 9° 31′ 39” N, 118° 23′ 51” E (9.5275, 118.3975) as referenced from GeoHack, a modified version of map sources from Egil Kvaleberg’s GIS extension (used by Wikipedia to provide links to various mapping services)
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
1 CITY: Puerto Princesa City
23 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 Española
- Taytay
HOW TO GET THERE
- BY AIR
- From/To Manila
Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly to Puerto Princesa City every day. The flying time is about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- From/To Cebu
Cebu Pacific operates three flights a week to Puerto Princesa City. The flying time is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. - From/To Busuanga and El Nido
Southeast Asian Airlines operates flights to /from Puerto Princesa twice or thrice a week. The flight takes about 1 hour from/ to Busuanga and approximately 30 minutes from/ to El Nido. - From Caticlan (Boracay)
Southeast Asian Airlines operates a flight from Caticlan on Tuesdays and back on Fridays.
- BY SEA
- From/To Manila
- First glimpse of Palawan Mainland by ferry (source)
Every Thursday, Negros Navigation departs from Manila for Puerto Princesa. It heads back to Manila every Saturday. On the other hand, Super ferry departs from Manila for Puerto Princesa every Friday and heads back to Manila every Sunday. The journey takes between 18 and 22 hours from Manila and includes a stopover at Coron. - From/To Coron
Negros Navigation leaves Coron for Puerto Princesa every Friday and heads back to Coron every Saturday. Super ferry, meanwhile, leaves from Coron every Saturday and returns on Sunday.
GETTING AROUND PALAWAN
- A jeepney in El Nido, Palawan
Navigating through the island is easy and convenient. Although road journeys tend to be bumpy, time consuming and completely vexing, worry not for there are new roads that are being developed and built between Puerto Prinsesa and El Nido. Sea travel could be an alternative, there are boats and ferries that go around the islands and as well as small bangka (boats) can be hired if you prefer a point on coast to an offshore island travel.
On mainland El Nido, you could only travel via jeepney or tricycle because of the narrow roads that are unaccessible for larger vehicles like buses and cars. Jeepneys and trikes are easily available and their rates for normal routes are fixed per passenger basis. There are also some motorcycles and bicycles that can be hired for special trips.
There are also some outrigger boats are available for hire on a per day basis.
SOURCES
- http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/index.php?title=AllAboutPalawan&func=all&pid=5841
- http://www.philippine-islands.ph/en/palawan-philippines-municipalities.html
- http://visitpalawan.com/category/all-about-palawan
- http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/index.php?title=AllAboutPalawan&func=all&pid=5841
- http://www.gopalawan.travel/palawan-transportation
- http://palawanfrontier.com/54/where-is-palawan-philippines/
- http://www.realtropics.com/palawan.html
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