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Municipality

Aborlan

Aborlan is a municipality in Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 39,972 in the 2024 census, and it has 19 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Aborlan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Puerto Princesa CityNarraQuezonApoaporawan: 1,045 people, 100 per km², 0.51% a yearApoc-apoc: 1,295 people, 59 per km², 0.34% a yearApurawan: 4,463 people, 16 per km², 0.88% a yearBarake: 1,066 people, 41 per km², 1.74% a yearCabigaan: 2,349 people, 84 per km², −0.22% a yearGogognan: 681 people, 133 per km², 0.90% a yearIraan: 2,287 people, 58 per km², 1.33% a yearIsaub: 2,622 people, 120 per km², 0.69% a yearJose Rizal: 1,482 people, 118 per km², −0.59% a yearMabini: 1,190 people, 506 per km², 0.47% a yearMagbabadil: 1,392 people, 200 per km², 0.76% a yearPlaridel: 3,491 people, 149 per km², −1.35% a yearRamon Magsaysay: 3,405 people, 98 per km², 2.81% a yearSagpangan: 2,121 people, 39 per km², 2.51% a yearSan Juan: 3,882 people, 242 per km², 1.67% a yearTagpait: 1,141 people, 338 per km², −0.50% a yearTigman: 1,953 people, 165 per km², 0.64% a yearPoblacion: 2,519 people, 1,594 per km², −0.07% a yearCulandanum: 1,588 people, 9 per km², 1.20% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

  • PeopleSources

    39,972

    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 24.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan 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 4 of every 100 people in Palawan lived in Aborlan in 2024 (4.13%)

  • Inside itSources

    19

    barangays

  • LandSources

    642.85 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: Aborlan's land would fill a square about 25.4 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: 62 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 2 hectares 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

    10,291

    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

    6.3%

    About 6 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
1705301000[4]Formerly 175301000
ZIP code
5302[12, 13, 14]

People

Aborlan had 39,972 people in the 2024 census, up 24.1% 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.

Aborlan had the 12th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan in 2024[1]
  1. 9Dr. Jose P. Rizal59,040
  2. 10El Nido51,367
  3. 11Balabac42,662
  4. 12Aborlan39,972
  5. 13Sofronio Española39,371
  6. 14San Vicente33,768
  7. 15Busuanga26,974
All 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 73 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Apurawan4,46311 in 100
  2. San Juan3,88210 in 100
  3. Plaridel3,4919 in 100
  4. Ramon Magsaysay3,4059 in 100
  5. Isaub2,6227 in 100
  6. Poblacion2,5196 in 100
  7. Cabigaan2,3496 in 100
  8. Iraan2,2876 in 100
  9. Sagpangan2,1215 in 100
  10. Tigman1,9535 in 100
See all 19 barangays of Aborlan
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.8%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,9302,0941,836
5 - 94,4892,2992,190
10 - 144,3752,2912,084
15 - 194,1372,1381,999
20 - 243,5621,7981,764
25 - 292,9421,5591,383
30 - 342,4631,2911,172
35 - 392,3971,2131,184
40 - 442,2321,1901,042
45 - 491,9661,051915
50 - 541,608830778
55 - 591,465787678
60 - 641,176612564
65 - 69774396378
70 - 74526259267
75 - 79366164202
80 years and over313111202

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
39,972[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
10,291[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Palawan, 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
4.13%[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
6.3% (2,519 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
20,083 men, 18,638 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202439,972[1, 2]0.76% a year10,2913.9
2020as of May 1, 202038,736[1]2.10% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201535,091[1]1.64% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201032,209[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then27,953[31]1.25% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders25,540[31, 32]3.60% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then21,650[31]2.73% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then18,751[31]4.74% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then11,799[31]2.45% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,452[31]3.32% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then8,880[31]−6.43% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then17,530[31]———

Barangays

Aborlan is made up of 19 barangays.
Barangays of Aborlan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Apoaporawan1,0452.61%0.51% a yearabout 10.43 km²Rural
Apoc-apoc1,2953.24%0.34% a yearabout 21.92 km²Rural
Apurawan4,46311.17%0.88% a yearabout 284.44 km²Rural
Barake1,0662.67%1.74% a yearabout 25.93 km²Rural
Cabigaan2,3495.88%−0.22% a yearabout 27.94 km²Rural
Culandanum1,5883.97%1.20% a yearabout 172.28 km²Rural
Gogognan6811.7%0.90% a yearabout 5.12 km²Rural
Iraan2,2875.72%1.33% a yearabout 39.13 km²Rural
Isaub2,6226.56%0.69% a yearabout 21.76 km²Rural
Jose Rizal1,4823.71%−0.59% a yearabout 12.56 km²Rural
Mabini1,1902.98%0.47% a yearabout 2.35 km²Rural
Magbabadil1,3923.48%0.76% a yearabout 6.97 km²Rural
Plaridel3,4918.73%−1.35% a yearabout 23.44 km²Rural
Poblacion2,5196.3%−0.07% a yearabout 1.58 km²Urban
Ramon Magsaysay3,4058.52%2.81% a yearabout 34.72 km²Rural
Sagpangan2,1215.31%2.51% a yearabout 54.19 km²Rural
San Juan3,8829.71%1.67% a yearabout 16.06 km²Rural
Tagpait1,1412.85%−0.50% a yearabout 3.38 km²Rural
Tigman1,9534.89%0.64% a yearabout 11.82 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Aborlan covers 642.85 km² of land, 62 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,607 m above the sea and it has 82.4 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
642.85 km²[6]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
62 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.54244° N, 118.42122° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
292 m
Highest
1,607 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

82.4 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Aborlan River34.2 km
  2. Iraan River30.6 of 31.1 km
  3. Apurawan River24.2 km
  4. Baraqui River18.9 km
  5. Isaub River16.9 of 18.3 km
  6. Tigman River14.3 km
  7. Iliwan River10.1 of 10.3 km
  8. Culandanum River9.4 of 9.5 km

The longest inside it: 13 in all.

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Aborlan745 m
  2. Long Point Hillheight not mapped

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 III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 59 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.

At Puerto Princesa City, the nearest PAGASA station, 43 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,555 mm of rain on 120 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Puerto Princesa City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January56 mm527.3 °C30.9 °C23.8 °C
February31 mm327.4 °C31.1 °C23.7 °C
March37 mm428.1 °C31.9 °C24.3 °C
April49 mm528.9 °C32.9 °C25.0 °C
May126 mm1029.1 °C32.9 °C25.3 °C
June157 mm1428.4 °C32.1 °C24.8 °C
July170 mm1528.0 °C31.5 °C24.4 °C
August173 mm1428.0 °C31.6 °C24.3 °C
September172 mm1428.0 °C31.7 °C24.3 °C
October213 mm1527.9 °C31.6 °C24.2 °C
November196 mm1227.9 °C31.4 °C24.4 °C
December175 mm927.7 °C31.0 °C24.3 °C
The year1,555 mm12028.1 °C31.7 °C24.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 17 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 15 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
15.4% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 15 of every 100 people in Aborlan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (15.4%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 11.6% and 19.3%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 27government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 44schools
  • 11places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Aborlan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices10

4 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 19 barangays of Aborlan

Hospitals and health centres4

Markets3

Stations and terminals1

Parks1

Monuments and memorials1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Aborlan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Palawan[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Lito Oczon Tito[18]
    Vice mayor
    Marvin Candeleja Madeja[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jaime Mawal Ortega[19]
    Vice mayor
    Marvin Candeleja Madeja[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Celsa Bediores Adier[20]
    Vice mayor
    Lito Oczon Tito[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Jaime Mawal Ortega[21]
    Vice mayor
    Lito Oczon Tito[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jaime Mawal Ortega[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ariston Trifalgar Madeja[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jaime Mawal Ortega[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ariston Trifalgar Madeja[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Celsa Bediores Adier[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ariston Traipalgar Madeja[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Celsa Adier[25]
    Vice mayor
    Ruben Joya[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Celsa A. Adier[26]
    Vice mayor
    Ramon U. Chavez[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Aborlan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Lito Oczon Tito[18]Marvin Candeleja Madeja[18]
2022–2025Jaime Mawal Ortega[19]Marvin Candeleja Madeja[19]
2019–2022Celsa Bediores Adier[20]Lito Oczon Tito[20]
2016–2019Jaime Mawal Ortega[21]Lito Oczon Tito[21]
2013–2016Jaime Mawal Ortega[22]Ariston Trifalgar Madeja[22]
2010–2013Jaime Mawal Ortega[23]Ariston Trifalgar Madeja[23]
2007–2010Celsa Bediores Adier[24]Ariston Traipalgar Madeja[24]
2004–2007Celsa Adier[25]Ruben Joya[25]
2001–2004Celsa A. Adier[26]Ramon U. Chavez[26]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 232, signed by President Elpidio Quirino on 28 June 1949, converted the municipal district of Aborlan in Palawan into a regular municipality.[9]

Its story

Before 1949 Aborlan was a municipal district; the order gave it a seat of government in its poblacion, effective once its mayor, vice-mayor and a majority of councilors were appointed and qualified.[9]

Nearby

Aborlan shares a border with Puerto Princesa City, Narra and Quezon.

How it compares

Aborlan beside Palawan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Palawan.

Aborlan beside Palawan
FigureAborlanPalawanRank among the cities and municipalities of Palawan
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 glossary39,972[1, 2]968,79512th of 24
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 glossary0.76% a year[1, 2]faster0.74% a year14th of 24
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 glossary62[6]less crowded7218th of 24
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 glossary642.85 km²[6]13,511.74 km²9th of 24
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]about the same3.9not 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 glossary6.3%[5]lower39.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan
90.9 km northeast
Manila
628.0 km northeast

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. NarraPalawan33.3 km southwest
  2. Sofronio EspañolaPalawan71.3 km southwest
  3. QuezonPalawan78.3 km southwest
  4. Brooke's PointPalawan90.6 km southwest
  5. Puerto Princesa CityPalawan90.9 km northeast
  6. RoxasPalawan114.6 km northeast

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