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MIMAROPA

MIMAROPA is a region of the Philippines in Luzon. Its population was 3,245,446 in the 2024 census, and it has 5 provinces, 2 cities and 71 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
A dark cave mouth in a grey limestone cliff hung with vines, opening onto still turquoise water where a small boat waits.
The mouth of the Underground River, in the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.Photo: “Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National park 01” by Charima312017, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    3,245,446

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 18.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    16th

    of the 18 regions of the Philippines by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in the Philippines lived in MIMAROPA in 2024 (2.88%)

  • Inside itSources

    5

    provinces

    73 cities and municipalities, 1,460 barangays

  • LandSources

    29,063.47 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: MIMAROPA's land would fill a square about 170.5 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 112 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    837,270

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    36%

    About 36 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1700000000[4]Formerly 170000000

People

MIMAROPA had 3,245,446 people in the 2024 census, up 18.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

MIMAROPA had the 16th most people of the 18 regions of the Philippines in 2024[1]
  1. 12Eastern Visayas4,625,929
  2. 13Bangsamoro (BARMM)4,545,486
  3. 14SOCCSKSARGEN4,462,776
  4. 15Cagayan Valley3,777,608
  5. 16MIMAROPA3,245,446
  6. 17Caraga2,865,196
  7. 18Cordillera Administrative Region1,808,985
Of every 100 people in MIMAROPA in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.6%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.9%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5273,636141,964131,672
5 - 9326,851169,719157,132
10 - 14355,761184,107171,654
15 - 19333,660172,652161,008
20 - 24290,702148,716141,986
25 - 29249,785126,943122,842
30 - 34236,549120,456116,093
35 - 39205,850105,561100,289
40 - 44189,85798,36291,495
45 - 49168,49887,73480,764
50 - 54151,03578,12572,910
55 - 59127,02464,31562,709
60 - 64110,74755,67755,070
65 - 6984,41340,29844,115
70 - 7457,29525,83331,462
75 - 7935,01813,91521,103
80 - 8419,7357,00112,734
85 and over13,7743,8689,906

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
3,245,446[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
837,270[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of the Philippines, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.88%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
36% (1,166,760 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
1,645,246 men, 1,584,944 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20243,245,446[1, 2]0.13% a year837,2703.9
2020as of May 1, 20203,228,558[1]1.82% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20152,963,360[1]1.47% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20102,744,671[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then2,559,791[20]1.49% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders2,299,229[20, 21]2.67% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then2,033,271[20]2.59% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then1,774,074[20]2.34% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then1,408,040[20]2.91% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then1,219,609[20]3.64% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then1,020,222[20]3.44% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then722,227[20]———

Provinces and cities

MIMAROPA is made up of 5 provinces and 1 city that governs itself, Puerto Princesa City, with 1,460 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of MIMAROPA by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Marinduque: 226,522 people, 266 per km², −1.30% a yearOccidental Mindoro: 511,417 people, 75 per km², −0.64% a yearOriental Mindoro: 919,504 people, 209 per km², 0.29% a yearPalawan: 968,795 people, 72 per km², 0.74% a yearRomblon: 302,824 people, 219 per km², −0.48% a yearPuerto Princesa City: 316,384 people, 154 per km², 0.72% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 300,000
  • 300,000 to 640,000
  • 640,000 to 890,000
  • 890,000 to 1.6 million
  • 1.6 million and over

The same steps colour every map of provinces in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 220
  • 220 to 310
  • 310 to 440
  • 440 and over

The same steps colour every map of provinces in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Provinces and cities of MIMAROPA. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
MarinduqueProvince226,5226.98%−1.30% a year851.01 km²
Occidental MindoroProvince511,41715.76%−0.64% a year6,859.72 km²
Oriental MindoroProvince919,50428.33%0.29% a year4,407.03 km²
PalawanProvince968,79529.85%0.74% a year13,511.74 km²
RomblonProvince302,8249.33%−0.48% a year1,385.70 km²
Puerto Princesa CityHighly urbanized city316,3849.75%0.72% a year2,048.27 km²

Land & Environment

MIMAROPA covers 29,063.47 km² of land, 112 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,322 m above the sea and it has 7,837.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
29,063.47 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
112 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
10.53667° N, 119.47010° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[17]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
240 m
Highest
2,322 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

7,837.4 km of coastline[18]

Rivers[18]

  1. Babuyan River69.3 of 69.6 km
  2. Bongabong River69.2 of 70.5 km
  3. Bugsanga River53.5 of 65.1 km
  4. Baracbacan River51.5 km
  5. Mag-asawang Tubig River49.2 km
  6. Inagawan River47.9 of 48.1 km
  7. Ilog ng Pola46.0 of 46.1 km
  8. Malaylay River44.1 of 44.2 km

The longest inside it: 295 in all.

Lakes[18]

  1. Naujan Lake83.4 km²
  2. Lake Manguao6.7 km²
  3. Tagbunsaing Lake0.70 km²
  4. Kayangan Lake0.29 km²
  5. Luluyuwan0.19 km²
  6. Tamalahi Lakelagoon0.16 km²

The largest: 7 in all.

Peaks[18]

  1. Mount Halcon2,616 m
  2. Mount Baco2,488 m
  3. Mount Mantalingajan2,086 m
  4. Mount Guiting-Guiting2,023 m
  5. Mount Wood2,005 m
  6. Mount Sibuyan1,952 m

The highest: 322 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[19]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Covers about 51 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

MIMAROPA's economy made ₱538.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱160,506 for each person. About 23 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱538.1 billion[13]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱447.5 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.2%[14]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱160,506[15]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
23.0% of people[16]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
About 23 of every 100 people in MIMAROPA lived below the poverty line in 2023 (23.0%)[16]

The PSA's survey puts it between 20.3% and 25.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱30,472 a person for the year.

History & Identity

Official name
MIMAROPA Region[4]
Created
Executive Order No. 103 of 17 May 2002 split Region IV in two, Region IV-A and Region IV-B, and gave Region IV-B the name MIMAROPA, covering Marinduque, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Palawan and Romblon.[8]

How it got its name

The name MIMAROPA is an acronym built from its provinces: Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan.[9]

Its story

Executive Order No. 103 split Region IV in 2002 and gave Region IV-B the name MIMAROPA.[8]

The same order moved Aurora province out of Region IV and into Region III.[8]

In May 2005 Executive Order No. 429 ordered Palawan and Puerto Princesa City moved from Region IV to Region VI.[10]

In August 2005 Administrative Order No. 129 directed the Interior and Local Government Department to keep that transfer on hold until an implementation plan was approved.[11]

In 2016 Republic Act No. 10879 set up the region in law as the MIMAROPA Region, with Palawan and Puerto Princesa among its members.[12]

Timeline

  1. 17 May 2002

    Executive Order No. 103 divided Region IV; Region IV-B became MIMAROPA and Aurora went to Region III.[8]

  2. 23 May 2005

    Executive Order No. 429 reorganized Region VI to include Palawan and Puerto Princesa City.[10]

  3. 19 August 2005

    Administrative Order No. 129 put the implementation of Executive Order No. 429 in abeyance.[11]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. January to June 2002

    Made by dividing Region IV (Southern Tagalog), by EO 103.[22]

Nearby

MIMAROPA shares no land border with another region. Nearest across the water are Western Visayas, CALABARZON, Bicol Region and Central Luzon.

How it compares

MIMAROPA beside Luzon, and where it stands among the regions of the Philippines.

MIMAROPA beside Luzon
FigureMIMAROPALuzonRank among the regions of the Philippines
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary3,245,446[1, 2, 23]64,162,9777th of 8
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.13% a year[1, 2, 23]slower0.75% a year7th of 8
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary112[1, 7, 23]less crowded4267th of 8
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary29,063.47 km²[7]150,742.84 km²2nd of 8
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2, 23]higher3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary36%[6]not publishednot ranked

The nearest regions across the water[3, 24]

  1. Western VisayasVisayas4.3 km east
  2. CALABARZONLuzon6.9 km northeast
  3. Bicol RegionLuzon55.6 km northeast
  4. Central LuzonLuzon61.9 km north

Measured between the two borders where they come closest, on the Earth's surface, across the water. Not a boat or ferry route.

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Page updated October 2, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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