Aborlan
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]
Aborlan | |
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Municipality of Aborlan | |
Aborlan Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°26′19″N 118°32′53″E / 9.438639°N 118.548136°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | June 28, 1949 |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jaime Ortega |
• Vice Mayor | Marvin C. Madeja |
• Representative | Edward Solon Hagedorn |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 29,443 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 807.33 km2 (311.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Highest elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 38,736 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,715 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.33 |
• Revenue | ₱ 369.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 868.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 245.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 226.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5302 |
PSGC | 175301000 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Aborlan Tagbanwa Palawano Tagalog |
It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea and the mountains, 69 kilometres (43 mi) south of Puerto Princesa City.
Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949, by Executive Order No. 232.[6] In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of Quezon.[7]
Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.[6]
Geography
Barangays
Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Apo-Aporawan
- Apoc-apoc
- Aporawan
- Barake
- Cabigaan
- Gogognan
- Iraan
- Isaub
- Jose Rizal
- Mabini
- Magbabadil
- Plaridel
- Ramon Magsaysay
- Sagpangan
- San Juan
- Tagpait
- Tigman
- Poblacion
- Culandanum
Climate
Climate data for Aborlan, Palawan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[8] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] |
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.
Economy
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References
- ^ Municipality of Aborlan | (DILG)
- ^ "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. (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Elevation of Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines".
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "MIMAROPA". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aborlan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Aborlan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code