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Municipality

El Nido

El Nido is a municipality in Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 51,367 in the 2024 census, and it has 18 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of El Nido by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
TaytayBagong Bayan: 1,498 people, 68 per km², 2.31% a yearBuena Suerte Pob.: 2,426 people, 180 per km², −0.28% a yearBarotuan: 2,664 people, 104 per km², 2.04% a yearBebeladan: 2,141 people, 36 per km², −0.99% a yearCorong-corong Pob.: 3,532 people, 165 per km², −0.68% a yearMabini: 1,646 people, 41 per km², −0.74% a yearManlag: 2,779 people, 62 per km², −0.39% a yearMasagana Pob.: 2,153 people, 1,259 per km², −1.18% a yearNew Ibajay: 3,571 people, 60 per km², 0.41% a yearPasadeña: 3,104 people, 57 per km², 0.05% a yearMaligaya Pob.: 1,380 people, 1,753 per km², −0.87% a yearSan Fernando: 2,553 people, 114 per km², 0.09% a yearSibaltan: 2,047 people, 54 per km², 0.47% a yearTeneguiban: 5,304 people, 111 per km², 0.83% a yearVilla Libertad: 5,380 people, 220 per km², 0.21% a yearVilla Paz: 1,419 people, 38 per km², 0.51% a yearBucana: 6,083 people, 283 per km², 1.55% a yearAberawan: 1,687 people, 54 per km², 3.96% 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

    51,367

    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 41.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    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 5 of every 100 people in Palawan lived in El Nido in 2024 (5.3%)

  • Inside itSources

    18

    barangays

  • LandSources

    591.14 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: El Nido's land would fill a square about 24.3 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: 87 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

    13,856

    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

    51.1%

    About 51 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
1705312000[4]Formerly 175312000
ZIP code
5313[14, 15, 16]

People

El Nido had 51,367 people in the 2024 census, up 41.9% 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.

El Nido had the 10th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan in 2024[1]
  1. 7Coron69,439
  2. 8Quezon68,532
  3. 9Dr. Jose P. Rizal59,040
  4. 10El Nido51,367
  5. 11Balabac42,662
  6. 12Aborlan39,972
  7. 13Sofronio Española39,371
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. Bucana6,08312 in 100
  2. Villa Libertad5,38010 in 100
  3. Teneguiban5,30410 in 100
  4. New Ibajay3,5717 in 100
  5. Corong-corong Pob.3,5327 in 100
  6. Pasadeña3,1046 in 100
  7. Manlag2,7795 in 100
  8. Barotuan2,6645 in 100
  9. San Fernando2,5535 in 100
  10. Buena Suerte Pob.2,4265 in 100
See all 18 barangays of El Nido
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.9%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (3.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,7202,9332,787
5 - 95,5522,8582,694
10 - 145,1902,6652,525
15 - 195,0252,5522,473
20 - 245,3382,7122,626
25 - 294,6832,4642,219
30 - 343,7271,9721,755
35 - 393,1891,7331,456
40 - 442,7381,4501,288
45 - 492,3551,2751,080
50 - 541,887991896
55 - 591,588886702
60 - 641,125593532
65 - 69778388390
70 - 74581281300
75 - 79317155162
80 years and over25193158

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
51,367[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
13,856[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
5.3%[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
51.1% (26,258 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
26,001 men, 24,043 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202451,367[1, 2]0.41% a year13,8563.7
2020as of May 1, 202050,494[1]4.16% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201541,606[1]2.69% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201036,191[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then30,249[32]1.56% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders27,029[32, 33]4.56% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then21,948[32]2.91% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then18,832[32]4.91% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then11,657[32]5.90% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then8,749[32]3.53% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then7,358[32]5.95% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then4,075[32]———

Barangays

El Nido is made up of 18 barangays.
Barangays of El Nido. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aberawan1,6873.28%3.96% a yearabout 31.07 km²Rural
Bagong Bayan1,4982.92%2.31% a yearabout 21.87 km²Rural
Barotuan2,6645.19%2.04% a yearabout 25.64 km²Rural
Bebeladan2,1414.17%−0.99% a yearabout 58.74 km²Rural
Bucana6,08311.84%1.55% a yearabout 21.48 km²Urban
Buena Suerte Pob.2,4264.72%−0.28% a yearabout 13.51 km²Urban
Corong-corong Pob.3,5326.88%−0.68% a yearabout 21.41 km²Urban
Mabini1,6463.2%−0.74% a yearabout 40.00 km²Rural
Maligaya Pob.1,3802.69%−0.87% a yearabout 0.787 km²Urban
Manlag2,7795.41%−0.39% a yearabout 44.95 km²Rural
Masagana Pob.2,1534.19%−1.18% a yearabout 1.71 km²Urban
New Ibajay3,5716.95%0.41% a yearabout 59.72 km²Rural
Pasadeña3,1046.04%0.05% a yearabout 54.46 km²Rural
San Fernando2,5534.97%0.09% a yearabout 22.32 km²Rural
Sibaltan2,0473.99%0.47% a yearabout 38.12 km²Rural
Teneguiban5,30410.33%0.83% a yearabout 47.64 km²Urban
Villa Libertad5,38010.47%0.21% a yearabout 24.50 km²Urban
Villa Paz1,4192.76%0.51% a yearabout 37.59 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

El Nido covers 591.14 km² of land, 87 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 670 m above the sea and it has 385.7 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
591.14 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
87 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.26274° N, 119.48964° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
113 m
Highest
670 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

385.7 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Dewil River11.6 of 11.8 km

Peaks[30]

  1. East Peak509 m
  2. Shark Fin Peak495 m
  3. Mount Ynantagung483 m
  4. Mount Horn393 m
  5. Mount Maateg345 m
  6. Mount Bubulugan305 m

The highest: 12 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[31]

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

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

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
15.3% of people[19]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 El Nido lived below the poverty line in 2021 (15.3%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 11.4% 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

  • 14government offices
  • 6hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 11stations and terminals
  • 31beaches

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 “El Nido” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 18 barangays of El Nido

Hospitals and health centres6

Markets1

Stations and terminals10

4 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 18 barangays of El Nido

Beaches31

25 more beaches are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 18 barangays of El Nido

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads El Nido. 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.[12, 13]

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[17, 18]

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
    Edna Gacot Lim[20]
    Vice mayor
    Joel David Rosento[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Edna Gacot Lim[21]
    Vice mayor
    Luningning Llanera Batoy[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Edna Gacot Lim[22]
    Vice mayor
    Luningning Llanera Batoy[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Nieves Cabuñalda Rosento[23]
    Vice mayor
    Leonor Dangan Corral[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Edna Gacot Lim[24]
    Vice mayor
    Nieves Cabuñalda Rosento[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Edna Gacot Lim[25]
    Vice mayor
    Edgardo Ongpauco Trinidad[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Leonor Dangan Corral[26]
    Vice mayor
    Edna Gacot Lim[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Edna Lim[27]
    Vice mayor
    Leonor Corral[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Edna Gacot Lim[28]
    Vice mayor
    Leonor Dangan Corral[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of El Nido, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Edna Gacot Lim[20]Joel David Rosento[20]
2022–2025Edna Gacot Lim[21]Luningning Llanera Batoy[21]
2019–2022Edna Gacot Lim[22]Luningning Llanera Batoy[22]
2016–2019Nieves Cabuñalda Rosento[23]Leonor Dangan Corral[23]
2013–2016Edna Gacot Lim[24]Nieves Cabuñalda Rosento[24]
2010–2013Edna Gacot Lim[25]Edgardo Ongpauco Trinidad[25]
2007–2010Leonor Dangan Corral[26]Edna Gacot Lim[26]
2004–2007Edna Lim[27]Leonor Corral[27]
2001–2004Edna Gacot Lim[28]Leonor Dangan Corral[28]

History & Identity

Former name
Bacuit[4]
Created
The municipal ECAN plan says Bacuit remained part of Taytay until 1916, when it formally became an independent municipality. No creating act was found; Republic Act No. 1140 (approved 17 June 1954) only changed the name Bacuit to El Nido.[9, 10]

How it got its name

The plan says the town was formerly called Bacuit and was named El Nido after the swift (Collocalia fuciphaga), whose nests are an edible delicacy.[9]

Its story

El Nido was called Bacuit during the Spanish period, and the plan says Bacuit was a barrio of Taytay formerly known as Talindak.[9]

It stayed part of Taytay until 1916, when it became an independent municipality.[9]

Republic Act No. 1140, approved 17 June 1954, changed the name from Bacuit to El Nido.[10]

The area was declared a turtle sanctuary in 1984, a marine reserve park in 1991 and a managed resource protected area in 1998.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1916

    Bacuit becomes an independent municipality, separate from Taytay.[9]

  2. 17 June 1954

    Republic Act No. 1140 renames the municipality of Bacuit El Nido.[10]

  3. 1984

    The El Nido area is made a turtle sanctuary.[9]

Nearby

El Nido shares a border with Taytay.

How it compares

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

El Nido beside Palawan
FigureEl NidoPalawanRank 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 glossary51,367[1, 2]968,79510th 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 glossary0.41% a year[1, 2]slower0.74% a year19th 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 glossary87[6]more crowded7211th 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 glossary591.14 km²[6]13,511.74 km²12th 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 glossary51.1%[5]higher39.4%not ranked

Shares a border with[3]

How far, in a straight line[3]

Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan
137.9 km south
Manila
405.0 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. LinapacanPalawan42.6 km northeast
  2. TaytayPalawan69.7 km south
  3. DumaranPalawan79.5 km south
  4. CulionPalawan83.5 km northeast
  5. San VicentePalawan85.4 km south
  6. AraceliPalawan86.1 km southeast

Sources

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