Highly urbanized city

Puerto Princesa City

Puerto Princesa City is a highly urbanized city in Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 316,384 in the 2024 census, and it has 66 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
316,384
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 42.1% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
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
Inside itSources
66
barangays
LandSources
2,048.27 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: Puerto Princesa City's land would fill a square about 45.3 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: 154 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 2 people 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
82,828
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
82.1%
About 82 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: 1731500000^[5]Formerly 175316000
ZIP code: 5300^{[16, 17, 18]}

People

Puerto Princesa City had 316,384 people in the 2024 census, up 42.1% 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.

Puerto Princesa City had the most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan in 2024^[1]

1Puerto Princesa City316,384
2Bataraza87,384
3Taytay85,258
4Narra80,572
5Brooke's Point76,715
6Roxas69,729
7Coron69,439

All 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 60 of every 100 of its people^[2]

San Pedro29,8259 in 100
San Jose25,4808 in 100
Sicsican22,9407 in 100
Santa Monica21,7897 in 100
San Manuel20,1526 in 100
San Miguel17,8706 in 100
Bancao-bancao15,3005 in 100
Tiniguiban13,8944 in 100
Santa Lourdes11,0663 in 100
Tagburos10,1183 in 100

See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[4]People living in households, by age and sex

About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.9%)
About 68 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67.8%)
About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.3%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	26,073	13,542	12,531
5 - 9	28,520	14,743	13,777
10 - 14	28,859	14,868	13,991
15 - 19	32,415	16,307	16,108
20 - 24	33,368	16,631	16,737
25 - 29	27,854	13,809	14,045
30 - 34	25,408	12,750	12,658
35 - 39	21,009	10,766	10,243
40 - 44	19,331	9,738	9,593
45 - 49	16,085	8,258	7,827
50 - 54	13,567	6,798	6,769
55 - 59	11,419	5,696	5,723
60 - 64	9,992	4,976	5,016
65 - 69	7,113	3,448	3,665
70 - 74	4,724	2,238	2,486
75 - 79	2,584	1,136	1,448
80 - 84	1,261	471	790
85 and over	912	323	589

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: 316,384^{[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: 82,828^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.7 on average^{[1, 2]}
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: 82.1% (259,610 people)^[6]
Men and women, 2024: 156,498 men, 153,996 women^[4]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	316,384^{[1, 2]}	0.72% a year	82,828	3.7
2020as of May 1, 2020	307,079^[1]	3.98% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	255,116^[1]	2.62% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	222,673^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	210,508^[38]	3.68% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	161,912^{[38, 39]}	4.89% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	129,577^[38]	6.59% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	92,147^[38]	4.34% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	60,234^[38]	5.67% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	45,709^[38]	3.90% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	37,774^[38]	4.91% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	23,125^[38]	—	—	—

Barangays

Puerto Princesa City is made up of 66 barangays.

Barangays of Puerto Princesa City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
San Pedro	29,825	9.43%	3.43% a year	about 6.06 km²	Urban
San Jose	25,480	8.05%	1.65% a year	about 9.20 km²	Urban
Sicsican	22,940	7.25%	0.33% a year	about 11.55 km²	Urban
Santa Monica	21,789	6.89%	0.69% a year	about 6.95 km²	Urban
San Manuel	20,152	6.37%	2.06% a year	about 6.08 km²	Urban
San Miguel	17,870	5.65%	−3.97% a year	about 3.99 km²	Urban
Bancao-bancao	15,300	4.84%	−0.74% a year	about 4.27 km²	Urban
Tiniguiban	13,894	4.39%	0.58% a year	about 3.46 km²	Urban
Santa Lourdes	11,066	3.5%	7.50% a year	about 31.18 km²	Urban
Tagburos	10,118	3.2%	0.71% a year	about 8.35 km²	Urban
Mandaragat	9,852	3.11%	−0.94% a year	about 0.614 km²	Urban
Irawan	9,155	2.89%	1.00% a year	about 45.62 km²	Urban
Iwahig	8,746	2.76%	12.15% a year	about 48.23 km²	Urban
Mangingisda	8,227	2.6%	0.71% a year	about 11.09 km²	Urban
Bagong Sikat	7,052	2.23%	0.06% a year	about 0.866 km²	Urban
Bacungan	6,015	1.9%	0.18% a year	about 176.78 km²	Urban
Inagawan Sub-Colony	4,626	1.46%	−2.67% a year	about 183.01 km²	Rural
Bagong Silang	4,266	1.35%	0.24% a year	about 0.176 km²	Rural
Maunlad	4,154	1.31%	−1.20% a year	about 0.373 km²	Urban
Cabayugan	4,104	1.3%	2.16% a year	about 120.02 km²	Urban
Luzviminda	3,417	1.08%	−1.48% a year	about 18.64 km²	Rural
Milagrosa	3,197	1.01%	0.74% a year	about 0.386 km²	Urban
Babuyan	3,095	0.98%	1.35% a year	about 18.44 km²	Rural
Manalo	2,985	0.94%	1.62% a year	about 28.34 km²	Rural
Napsan	2,863	0.9%	−1.61% a year	about 165.74 km²	Rural
Langogan	2,740	0.87%	1.12% a year	about 173.77 km²	Rural
Bahile	2,699	0.85%	0.29% a year	about 109.23 km²	Rural
San Rafael	2,485	0.79%	4.54% a year	about 87.46 km²	Rural
Masipag	2,175	0.69%	0.23% a year	about 0.209 km²	Urban
Kamuning	2,148	0.68%	0.93% a year	about 15.49 km²	Rural
Lucbuan	1,951	0.62%	2.31% a year	about 22.49 km²	Rural
Concepcion	1,894	0.6%	1.84% a year	about 65.84 km²	Rural
Macarascas	1,874	0.59%	2.15% a year	about 18.72 km²	Rural
Inagawan	1,853	0.59%	1.27% a year	about 7.40 km²	Rural
Maruyogon	1,813	0.57%	−0.71% a year	about 9.08 km²	Rural
Salvacion	1,680	0.53%	2.66% a year	about 24.58 km²	Rural
Tanglaw	1,638	0.52%	−3.99% a year	about 0.202 km²	Urban
Binduyan	1,613	0.51%	1.45% a year	about 83.32 km²	Rural
Buenavista	1,585	0.5%	1.40% a year	about 43.18 km²	Rural
Maoyon	1,465	0.46%	0.35% a year	about 31.82 km²	Rural
Bagong Bayan	1,326	0.42%	13.29% a year	about 67.29 km²	Rural
Simpocan	1,204	0.38%	−0.84% a year	about 69.04 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	1,067	0.34%	−0.53% a year	about 30.59 km²	Rural
Tagabinit	990	0.31%	−11.27% a year	about 28.60 km²	Rural
Masikap	966	0.31%	−0.05% a year	about 0.0575 km²	Urban
Tanabag	947	0.3%	5.05% a year	about 33.64 km²	Rural
Maningning	937	0.3%	1.19% a year	about 0.127 km²	Urban
Liwanag	926	0.29%	−7.35% a year	about 0.0602 km²	Urban
Princesa	898	0.28%	−2.62% a year	about 0.081 km²	Urban
Marufinas	772	0.24%	1.12% a year	about 128.18 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 66. See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

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

Puerto Princesa City covers 2,048.27 km² of land, 154 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,566 m above the sea and it has 478.7 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: 2,048.27 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: 154 people per km²^[7]
Coordinates: 10.11730° N, 119.00934° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[34]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 271 m
Highest: 1,566 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

478.7 km of coastline^[35]

Rivers^[35]

Babuyan River69.3 of 69.6 km
Inagawan River40.9 of 48.1 km
Langogan River37.8 of 38.0 km
Iwahig River26.1 of 26.3 km
Bacungan River23.9 km
Tanabag River23.7 km
Tarabanan River18.6 of 18.7 km
Irawan River16.2 km

The longest inside it: 23 in all.

Peaks^[35]

Cleopatra Needle1,593 m
Stripe Peak1,475 m
Thumb Peak1,260 m
Escarpado Peak1,236 m
Mount Stavely1,151 m
Mount Peel1,101 m

The highest: 21 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 III^[36]

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 61 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, 50 km away^[37]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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	56 mm	5	27.3 °C	30.9 °C	23.8 °C
February	31 mm	3	27.4 °C	31.1 °C	23.7 °C
March	37 mm	4	28.1 °C	31.9 °C	24.3 °C
April	49 mm	5	28.9 °C	32.9 °C	25.0 °C
May	126 mm	10	29.1 °C	32.9 °C	25.3 °C
June	157 mm	14	28.4 °C	32.1 °C	24.8 °C
July	170 mm	15	28.0 °C	31.5 °C	24.4 °C
August	173 mm	14	28.0 °C	31.6 °C	24.3 °C
September	172 mm	14	28.0 °C	31.7 °C	24.3 °C
October	213 mm	15	27.9 °C	31.6 °C	24.2 °C
November	196 mm	12	27.9 °C	31.4 °C	24.4 °C
December	175 mm	9	27.7 °C	31.0 °C	24.3 °C
The year	1,555 mm	120	28.1 °C	31.7 °C	24.4 °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

Puerto Princesa City's economy made ₱88.1 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱255,145 for each person. About 7 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: ₱88.1 billion^[21]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱68.0 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 5.4%^[22]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱255,145^[23]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: 6.5% of people^[24]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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^[5]

About 7 of every 100 people in Puerto Princesa City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (6.5%)^[24]

The PSA's survey puts it between 4.3% and 8.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱30,465 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

155government offices
23hospitals and health centres
127schools
53places of worship
7markets
15stations and terminals
9parks
20beaches
6monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 9]}. 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 “Puerto Princesa” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices106

100 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

Hospitals and health centres23

17 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

Markets7

Stations and terminals15

9 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

Parks9

3 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

Beaches20

14 more beaches are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 66 barangays of Puerto Princesa City

Monuments and memorials6

Bantayog ng Bayanihan · Manalo
Dr. José P. Rizal Memorial · Liwanag
Iwahig Penal Colony · Iwahig
Plaza Cuartel · Liwanag
Rizal · Iwahig
San Exequiel Moreno (1848–1906) · Matiyaga

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Puerto Princesa City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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.^{[14, 15]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Palawan^[5]
Capital of: Palawan^[5]
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^{[19, 20]}

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. Two names: the record names both for that term.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[25]
Vice mayor
Peter Quicho Maristela^[25]
2022–2025
Mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[26]
Vice mayor
Maria Nancy Macalinao Socrates^[26]
2019–2022
Mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[27]
Vice mayor
Maria Nancy Macalinao Socrates^[27]
2016–2019
Mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[28]
Vice mayor
Luis Marimla Marcaida III^[28]
2013–2016
Mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[29]
Vice mayor
Luis Marimla Marcaida III^[29]
2010–2013
Mayor
Edward Solon Hagedorn^[30]
Vice mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[30]
2007–2010
Mayor
Edward Solon Hagedorn^[31]
Vice mayor
Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[31]
2004–2007
Mayor
Edward Hagedorn^[32]
Vice mayor
Lucilo Bayron^[32]
2001–2004
Mayor
Victorino Dennis M. Socrates / Edward S. Hagedorn^[33]
Vice mayor
Fernando U. Batul^[33]

Mayors and vice mayors of Puerto Princesa City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[25]	Peter Quicho Maristela^[25]
2022–2025	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[26]	Maria Nancy Macalinao Socrates^[26]
2019–2022	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[27]	Maria Nancy Macalinao Socrates^[27]
2016–2019	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[28]	Luis Marimla Marcaida III^[28]
2013–2016	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[29]	Luis Marimla Marcaida III^[29]
2010–2013	Edward Solon Hagedorn^[30]	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[30]
2007–2010	Edward Solon Hagedorn^[31]	Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron^[31]
2004–2007	Edward Hagedorn^[32]	Lucilo Bayron^[32]
2001–2004	Victorino Dennis M. Socrates / Edward S. Hagedorn^[33]	Fernando U. Batul^[33]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Puerto Princesa City

Puerto Princesa City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

Film, 1:00
MIMAROPA
MIMAROPA: the region that spells its islands
MIMAROPA is an acronym of its islands. In 2005 one order moved Palawan to Western Visayas and another froze it; a 2016 law named the region the Southwestern Tagalog Region.
Why It's Called That

And from Luzon, which Puerto Princesa City is part of:

Film, 0:58
Luzon
Is Luzon named after a rice mortar?
They say Luzon is named after the lusong, the wooden mortar for pounding rice. The oldest records, from Ming China to Pigafetta's word list, leave a strange clue, but no record of a naming.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Puerto Princesa City's fiesta and days

City fiesta: Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionTown fiesta · Immaculate Conception · Every 8 December · next Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Local special non-working holiday in the City of Puerto PrincesaLocal special day · Every 4 March · next Thursday, 4 March 2027
Local special working holiday in the City of Puerto PrincesaLocal special day · Every 19 June · next Saturday, 19 June 2027
Local special non-working holiday in the City of Puerto PrincesaLocal special day · Every 23 June · next Wednesday, 23 June 2027

Everything listed for Puerto Princesa City in Now

Official name: City of Puerto Princesa^[5]
Created: Republic Act No. 5906, approved 21 June 1969, created the City of Puerto Princesa, to take effect on 1 January 1970 if voters approved conversion in a plebiscite in November 1969.^[10]

How it got its name

Sources differThe city's ECAN plan says Puerto Princesa was named in honor of Princess Eulalia, daughter of Queen Isabel II, and that the settlement was renamed Puerto de la Princesa and later shortened.^[11]

Local traditionThe same plan records a local folk story of a princess-like maiden who visited the land, and a belief that the name describes a 'royal sanctuary for ships'.^[11]

Its story

According to the ECAN plan, the Spanish founded the settlement on 4 March 1872 and by May 1872 the port was the centre of Spanish naval operations.^[11]

The plan says the settlement was a pueblo with a hospital, roads and port by 1883.^[11]

The plan says the American government moved the provincial capital from Taytay to Puerto Princesa in 1911.^[11]

Timeline

4 March 1872
Spanish settlement founded at Puerto Princesa, per the city ECAN plan.^[11]
9 January 1907
Act No. 1582 made the township of Puerto Princesa a municipality solely so that Delegates to the Philippine Assembly could be elected.^[12]
1911
The provincial capital moved from Taytay to Puerto Princesa, per the ECAN plan.^[11]
21 June 1969
Republic Act No. 5906 approved, creating the City of Puerto Princesa.^[10]
1 January 1970
City charter takes effect, subject to plebiscite approval.^[10]
26 March 2007
Proclamation No. 1264 converted the city into a highly urbanized city.^[13]

Changes since 1977

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

July to September 2007
Its city class changed.^[40]

Nearby

Puerto Princesa City shares a border with Aborlan, Roxas and San Vicente.

How it compares

Puerto Princesa City beside Palawan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Palawan.

Puerto Princesa City beside Palawan
Figure	Puerto Princesa City	Palawan	Rank 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 glossary	316,384^{[1, 2]}	968,795	1st 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 glossary	0.72% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.74% a year	15th 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 glossary	154^[7]more crowded	72	6th 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 glossary	2,048.27 km²^[7]	13,511.74 km²	1st 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 glossary	3.7^{[1, 2]}lower	3.9	not 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 glossary	82.1%^[6]higher	39.4%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 542.9 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]

RoxasPalawan23.8 km northeast
San VicentePalawan55.5 km northeast
TaytayPalawan76.1 km northeast
DumaranPalawan80.8 km northeast
AborlanPalawan90.9 km southwest
AraceliPalawan107.5 km northeast

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