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Municipality

Culion

Culion is a municipality in Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 23,985 in the 2024 census, and it has 14 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Culion by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CoronBalala: 649 people, 2,185 per km², −0.37% a yearBaldat: 1,113 people, 41 per km², 1.88% a yearBinudac: 2,583 people, 65 per km², 0.84% a yearCulango: 409 people, 3,858 per km², 1.02% a yearGaloc: 2,296 people, 65 per km², 0.34% a yearJardin: 1,480 people, 649 per km², 1.82% a yearLibis: 1,439 people, 5,643 per km², −0.66% a yearLuac: 2,078 people, 25 per km², 0.90% a yearMalaking Patag: 1,940 people, 33 per km², 2.28% a yearOsmeña: 4,154 people, 86 per km², 0.90% a yearTiza: 1,156 people, 3,590 per km², −0.51% a yearBurabod: 999 people, 48 per km², 0.93% a yearHalsey: 1,002 people, 42 per km², 0.76% a yearCarabao: 2,687 people, 29 per km², 0.43% 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

    23,985

    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 22.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    17th

    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 2 of every 100 people in Palawan lived in Culion in 2024 (2.48%)

  • Inside itSources

    14

    barangays

  • LandSources

    445.87 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: Culion's land would fill a square about 21.1 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: 54 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

    6,451

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    4.6%

    About 5 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
1705322000[4]Formerly 175322000
ZIP code
5315[13, 14, 15]

People

Culion had 23,985 people in the 2024 census, up 22.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1995

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.

Culion had the 17th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan in 2024[1]
  1. 14San Vicente33,768
  2. 15Busuanga26,974
  3. 16Cuyo24,702
  4. 17Culion23,985
  5. 18Dumaran23,795
  6. 19Linapacan16,782
  7. 20Araceli14,554
All 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 87 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Osmeña4,15417 in 100
  2. Carabao2,68711 in 100
  3. Binudac2,58311 in 100
  4. Galoc2,29610 in 100
  5. Luac2,0789 in 100
  6. Malaking Patag1,9408 in 100
  7. Jardin1,4806 in 100
  8. Libis1,4396 in 100
  9. Tiza1,1565 in 100
  10. Baldat1,1135 in 100
See all 14 barangays of Culion
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.7%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.8%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,3821,2361,146
5 - 92,6631,4171,246
10 - 142,5021,2911,211
15 - 192,4241,2751,149
20 - 242,1151,1071,008
25 - 291,9941,011983
30 - 341,739928811
35 - 391,493818675
40 - 441,244711533
45 - 491,085592493
50 - 54912492420
55 - 59807423384
60 - 64667361306
65 - 69399198201
70 - 74293154139
75 - 791687395
80 years and over18068112

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
23,985[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
6,451[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 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
2.48%[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
4.6% (1,113 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
12,155 men, 10,912 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202423,985[1, 2]0.79% a year6,4513.7
2020as of May 1, 202023,213[1]3.03% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201520,139[1]0.57% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,543[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then17,194[32]1.82% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders15,090[33]3.20% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then13,024[32]———

Barangays

Culion is made up of 14 barangays.
Barangays of Culion. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balala6492.71%−0.37% a yearabout 0.297 km²Rural
Baldat1,1134.64%1.88% a yearabout 27.13 km²Urban
Binudac2,58310.77%0.84% a yearabout 39.76 km²Rural
Burabod9994.17%0.93% a yearabout 20.68 km²Rural
Carabao2,68711.2%0.43% a yearabout 93.33 km²Rural
Culango4091.71%1.02% a yearabout 0.106 km²Rural
Galoc2,2969.57%0.34% a yearabout 35.12 km²Rural
Halsey1,0024.18%0.76% a yearabout 24.10 km²Rural
Jardin1,4806.17%1.82% a yearabout 2.28 km²Rural
Libis1,4396%−0.66% a yearabout 0.255 km²Rural
Luac2,0788.66%0.90% a yearabout 83.65 km²Rural
Malaking Patag1,9408.09%2.28% a yearabout 59.37 km²Rural
Osmeña4,15417.32%0.90% a yearabout 48.47 km²Rural
Tiza1,1564.82%−0.51% a yearabout 0.322 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

Culion covers 445.87 km² of land, 54 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 473 m above the sea and it has 559.9 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
445.87 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
54 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.85070° N, 119.96484° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
74 m
Highest
473 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

559.9 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Coring River3.5 km
  2. Loac River1.5 of 1.7 km
  3. Bongon River1.4 km
  4. Ditupac River1.2 km
  5. Igay River1.0 km
  6. Tabulsit River0.9 of 1.1 km

Peaks[29]

  1. Mount Oltaloro468 m
  2. Mount Maus244 m
  3. Mount Chinankanheight 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 I[30]

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

Covers about 93 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 Coron, the nearest PAGASA station, 31 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,502 mm of rain on 127 days a year; 28.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Coron, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January19 mm328.0 °C32.5 °C23.5 °C
February23 mm228.1 °C32.7 °C23.6 °C
March15 mm328.7 °C33.1 °C24.3 °C
April37 mm429.5 °C34.1 °C24.9 °C
May187 mm1129.3 °C33.5 °C25.0 °C
June319 mm1728.3 °C32.1 °C24.6 °C
July522 mm2127.5 °C30.9 °C24.1 °C
August472 mm1927.7 °C31.1 °C24.3 °C
September470 mm2027.6 °C31.2 °C24.1 °C
October241 mm1428.2 °C32.1 °C24.2 °C
November107 mm728.6 °C32.8 °C24.4 °C
December90 mm628.2 °C32.3 °C24.1 °C
The year2,502 mm12728.3 °C32.4 °C24.3 °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 60 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 40 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
40.2% of people[18]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 40 of every 100 people in Culion lived below the poverty line in 2021 (40.2%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 33.6% and 46.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 22schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 3beaches
  • 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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Culion. 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.[11, 12]

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
1st district of Palawan[16, 17]

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
    Cesar Mendoza De Vera Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[20]
    Vice mayor
    Alister Sayson Leyson[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[21]
    Vice mayor
    Alister Sayson Leyson[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ystan Joseph Aristotle Guia Lagrosa[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Emiliano Pineda Marasigan Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Patricia Cokun Hilao[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Emiliano Pineda Marasigan Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Paul Aquino Evangelista[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Veronica Jarata Cantimbuhan[25]
    Vice mayor
    Paul Aquino Evangelista[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Emiliano Marasigan[26]
    Vice mayor
    Erwin Palao[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Emilano Pineda Marasigan Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Ermin Cubilan Palao[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Culion, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Cesar Mendoza De Vera Jr.[19]Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[19]
2022–2025Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[20]Alister Sayson Leyson[20]
2019–2022Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[21]Alister Sayson Leyson[21]
2016–2019Ma. Virginia Nacachi De Vera[22]Ystan Joseph Aristotle Guia Lagrosa[22]
2013–2016Emiliano Pineda Marasigan Jr.[23]Patricia Cokun Hilao[23]
2010–2013Emiliano Pineda Marasigan Jr.[24]Paul Aquino Evangelista[24]
2007–2010Veronica Jarata Cantimbuhan[25]Paul Aquino Evangelista[25]
2004–2007Emiliano Marasigan[26]Erwin Palao[26]
2001–2004Emilano Pineda Marasigan Jr.[27]Ermin Cubilan Palao[27]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 7193, dated 19 February 1992, created the Municipality of Culion from the islands of the Culion leper colony reservation; it began to exist on ratification in a plebiscite.[9]

Its story

The NHCP marker says the Culion Leper Colony was established by Executive Order No. 35 of the American government on 22 August 1904.[10]

The first group of 365 patients with Hansen's disease arrived from the Visayas on 27 May 1906, and Act No. 1711 of 12 September 1907 gathered patients to Culion.[10]

By the 1920s the colony was the largest and a model leprosarium in the world and a centre of research on the disease, per the marker.[10]

During World War II the Japanese took the food stored on the island and more than 2,000 patients died of hunger and disease, according to the marker.[10]

Culion became a municipality only in 1992 under Republic Act No. 7193, with its seat in Barangay Balala.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1904 or 1912

    Sources differThe date of Executive Order No. 35 setting aside the Culion reservation differs between sources: the NHCP marker gives 22 August 1904, while RA 7193 refers to it as of Series of 1912.[9, 10]

  2. 22 August 1904

    Culion Leper Colony established by Executive Order No. 35, per the NHCP marker.[10]

  3. 27 May 1906

    The first 365 patients arrived from the Visayas.[10]

  4. 12 September 1907

    Act No. 1711 was enforced to gather patients in Culion.[10]

  5. 19 February 1992

    Republic Act No. 7193 created the Municipality of Culion.[9]

  6. 2009

    The former Culion hospital became Culion Sanitarium and General Hospital.[10]

Nearby

Culion shares a border with Coron.

How it compares

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

Culion beside Palawan
FigureCulionPalawanRank 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 glossary23,985[1, 2]968,79517th 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 glossary0.79% a year[1, 2]faster0.74% a year13th 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 glossary54[6]less crowded7221st 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 glossary445.87 km²[6]13,511.74 km²16th 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 glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.9not 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 glossary4.6%[5]lower39.4%not ranked

Shares a border with[3]

How far, in a straight line[3]

Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan
219.4 km southwest
Manila
324.9 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. CoronPalawan37.5 km northeast
  2. BusuangaPalawan38.3 km north
  3. LinapacanPalawan47.8 km south
  4. El NidoPalawan83.5 km southwest
  5. AgutayaPalawan133.8 km southeast
  6. San JoseOccidental Mindoro137.5 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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