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Municipality

Roxas

Roxas is a municipality in Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 69,729 in the 2024 census, and it has 31 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Roxas by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Puerto Princesa CityDumaranSan VicenteTaytayAbaroan: 3,797 people, 41 per km², −0.27% a yearAntonino: 1,211 people, 9 per km², −1.13% a yearBagong Bayan: 1,039 people, 35 per km², −0.66% a yearCaramay: 3,107 people, 40 per km², 0.60% a yearDumarao: 3,021 people, 30 per km², −0.16% a yearIraan: 734 people, 63 per km², 2.73% a yearJolo: 1,082 people, 20 per km², 0.40% a yearMagara: 5,282 people, 64 per km², −0.75% a yearMalcampo: 1,965 people, 98 per km², 0.17% a yearMendoza: 1,411 people, 69 per km², −0.67% a yearNarra: 1,344 people, 55 per km², 0.91% a yearNew Barbacan: 4,728 people, 229 per km², 0.79% a yearNew Cuyo: 1,837 people, 54 per km², 0.00% a yearBarangay 1: 4,691 people, 6,197 per km², 0.49% a yearRizal: 904 people, 49 per km², −0.63% a yearSalvacion: 895 people, 63 per km², 4.13% a yearSan Isidro: 647 people, 45 per km², −0.91% a yearSan Jose: 1,785 people, 149 per km², 1.77% a yearSan Miguel: 1,311 people, 91 per km², 1.29% a yearSan Nicolas: 1,315 people, 52 per km², 0.39% a yearSandoval: 2,107 people, 57 per km², −0.89% a yearTagumpay: 2,980 people, 57 per km², 0.54% a yearTaradungan: 1,264 people, 23 per km², 0.00% a yearTinitian: 2,057 people, 25 per km², 0.96% a yearTumarbong: 4,205 people, 174 per km², 0.32% a yearBarangay II: 670 people, 573 per km², −2.42% a yearBarangay III: 5,148 people, 968 per km², −1.01% a yearBarangay IV: 6,211 people, 353 per km², −0.37% a yearBarangay V Pob.: 4 people, 68 per km²Barangay VI Pob.: 561 people, 3,243 per km², −1.72% a yearNicanor Zabala: 2,416 people, 37 per km², −0.16% 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. A place shown plain has no rate: its border changed after 2020.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    69,729

    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 14.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    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 7 of every 100 people in Palawan lived in Roxas in 2024 (7.2%)

  • Inside itSources

    31

    barangays

  • LandSources

    1,150.29 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: Roxas's land would fill a square about 33.9 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: 61 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

    18,319

    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

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    24.8%

    About 25 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
1705318000[4]Formerly 175318000
ZIP code
5308[14, 15, 16]

People

Roxas had 69,729 people in the 2024 census, up 14.2% 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.

Roxas had the 6th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan in 2024[1]
  1. 3Taytay85,258
  2. 4Narra80,572
  3. 5Brooke's Point76,715
  4. 6Roxas69,729
  5. 7Coron69,439
  6. 8Quezon68,532
  7. 9Dr. Jose P. Rizal59,040
All 24 cities and municipalities of Palawan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 62 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Barangay IV6,2119 in 100
  2. Magara5,2828 in 100
  3. Barangay III5,1487 in 100
  4. New Barbacan4,7287 in 100
  5. Barangay 14,6917 in 100
  6. Tumarbong4,2056 in 100
  7. Abaroan3,7975 in 100
  8. Caramay3,1074 in 100
  9. Dumarao3,0214 in 100
  10. Tagumpay2,9804 in 100
See all 31 barangays of Roxas
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,7763,5543,222
5 - 97,7283,9493,779
10 - 147,7734,0443,729
15 - 197,4573,8103,647
20 - 246,0623,0852,977
25 - 295,4162,7862,630
30 - 344,8152,4572,358
35 - 394,5072,3952,112
40 - 443,8892,0461,843
45 - 493,4271,8561,571
50 - 543,0861,6311,455
55 - 592,6181,3321,286
60 - 642,1161,0571,059
65 - 691,568770798
70 - 741,056514542
75 - 79642293349
80 years and over573200373

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
69,729[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
18,319[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 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
7.2%[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
24.8% (17,311 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
35,779 men, 33,730 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202469,729[1, 2]0.04% a year18,3193.8
2020as of May 1, 202069,624[1]1.34% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201565,358[1]1.30% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201061,058[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then51,084[32]1.08% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders47,242[32, 33]1.35% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then44,370[32]3.67% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then36,604[32]3.93% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then24,890[32]4.49% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then19,976[32]4.11% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then16,341[32]5.63% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then9,329[32]———

Barangays

Roxas is made up of 31 barangays.
Barangays of Roxas. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abaroan3,7975.45%−0.27% a yearabout 92.88 km²Rural
Antonino1,2111.74%−1.13% a yearabout 127.79 km²Rural
Bagong Bayan1,0391.49%−0.66% a yearabout 29.83 km²Rural
Barangay 14,6916.73%0.49% a yearabout 0.757 km²Rural
Barangay II6700.96%−2.42% a yearabout 1.17 km²Urban
Barangay III5,1487.38%−1.01% a yearabout 5.32 km²Urban
Barangay IV6,2118.91%−0.37% a yearabout 17.61 km²Urban
Barangay V Pob.40.01%no 2020 countabout 0.0588 km²Rural
Barangay VI Pob.5610.8%−1.72% a yearabout 0.173 km²Rural
Caramay3,1074.46%0.60% a yearabout 77.84 km²Rural
Dumarao3,0214.33%−0.16% a yearabout 102.25 km²Rural
Iraan7341.05%2.73% a yearabout 11.59 km²Rural
Jolo1,0821.55%0.40% a yearabout 55.30 km²Rural
Magara5,2827.58%−0.75% a yearabout 81.96 km²Urban
Malcampo1,9652.82%0.17% a yearabout 19.95 km²Rural
Mendoza1,4112.02%−0.67% a yearabout 20.35 km²Rural
Narra1,3441.93%0.91% a yearabout 24.41 km²Rural
New Barbacan4,7286.78%0.79% a yearabout 20.67 km²Rural
New Cuyo1,8372.63%0.00% a yearabout 34.22 km²Rural
Nicanor Zabala2,4163.46%−0.16% a yearabout 64.91 km²Rural
Rizal9041.3%−0.63% a yearabout 18.41 km²Rural
Salvacion8951.28%4.13% a yearabout 14.29 km²Rural
San Isidro6470.93%−0.91% a yearabout 14.32 km²Rural
San Jose1,7852.56%1.77% a yearabout 11.94 km²Rural
San Miguel1,3111.88%1.29% a yearabout 14.33 km²Rural
San Nicolas1,3151.89%0.39% a yearabout 25.48 km²Rural
Sandoval2,1073.02%−0.89% a yearabout 37.12 km²Rural
Tagumpay2,9804.27%0.54% a yearabout 51.89 km²Rural
Taradungan1,2641.81%0.00% a yearabout 54.82 km²Rural
Tinitian2,0572.95%0.96% a yearabout 81.38 km²Rural
Tumarbong4,2056.03%0.32% a yearabout 24.10 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

Roxas covers 1,150.29 km² of land, 61 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,159 m above the sea and it has 113.9 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
1,150.29 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
61 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.25837° N, 119.17219° 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
132 m
Highest
1,159 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

113.9 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Baracbacan River51.5 km
  2. Rizal River36.0 of 41.2 km
  3. Caramay River28.5 of 28.7 km
  4. Taradungan River20.6 km
  5. Buayan River18.7 km
  6. Ilian River10.0 of 20.9 km
  7. Molid River4.7 km
  8. Matembang River3.5 km

The longest inside it: 12 in all.

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Ilian645 m
  2. Mount Caramay470 m
  3. Bancalon Hillheight not mapped
  4. Bay Peakheight not mapped
  5. Dome Peakheight not mapped
  6. Mount Calvaryheight not mapped

The highest: 8 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[31]

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 71 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

About 18 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
17.7% 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 18 of every 100 people in Roxas lived below the poverty line in 2021 (17.7%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 15.6% and 19.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 23government offices
  • 6hospitals and health centres
  • 58schools
  • 16places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 3parks
  • 1beach

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

Government offices12

6 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 31 barangays of Roxas

Hospitals and health centres6

Markets3

Stations and terminals2

Parks2

Beaches1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Roxas. 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
    Pedy Bautista Sabando[20]
    Vice mayor
    Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Dennis Macabale Sabando[21]
    Vice mayor
    Reynaldo Bacosa Pacho[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Dennis Macabale Sabando[22]
    Vice mayor
    Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Maria Angela Valeriano Sabando[23]
    Vice mayor
    Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Maria Angela Valeriano Sabando[24]
    Vice mayor
    Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Maria Angela Valeriano Sabando[25]
    Vice mayor
    Reynaldo Bacosa Pacho[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Dennis Macabale Sabando[26]
    Vice mayor
    Mario Rabago Rodriguez[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Dennis Sabando[27]
    Vice mayor
    Mario Rodriguez[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Dennis Sabando[28]
    Vice mayor
    Nardo Agpao[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Roxas, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Pedy Bautista Sabando[20]Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[20]
2022–2025Dennis Macabale Sabando[21]Reynaldo Bacosa Pacho[21]
2019–2022Dennis Macabale Sabando[22]Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[22]
2016–2019Maria Angela Valeriano Sabando[23]Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[23]
2013–2016Maria Angela Valeriano Sabando[24]Alfredo Betita Enojas Jr.[24]
2010–2013Maria Angela Valeriano Sabando[25]Reynaldo Bacosa Pacho[25]
2007–2010Dennis Macabale Sabando[26]Mario Rabago Rodriguez[26]
2004–2007Dennis Sabando[27]Mario Rodriguez[27]
2001–2004Dennis Sabando[28]Nardo Agpao[28]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 615, approved on 15 May 1951, created the Municipality of Roxas in Palawan from nine barrios of the Municipality of Puerto Princesa.[9]

Its story

Roxas was made up of Capayas, Ilian, Taradungan, Tumarbong, Malcampo, Del Pilar, Rizal, Caramay and Tinitian, barrios formerly under Puerto Princesa, and its government was placed at sitio Barbacan in barrio Del Pilar.[9]

The first town officials were to be appointed by the President until elected successors took office.[9]

In 1961 the barrios of Ilian, Capayas and Leguit were taken out of Roxas to help form the Municipality of Dumaran.[10]

Timeline

  1. 15 May 1951

    The Municipality of Roxas was created by Republic Act No. 615.[9]

  2. 21 June 1959

    The sitio of Malamnang in Roxas was made the barrio of San Vicente.[11]

  3. 18 June 1961

    Barrios Ilian, Capayas and Leguit were separated from Roxas into the new Municipality of Dumaran.[10]

Nearby

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

How it compares

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

Roxas beside Palawan
FigureRoxasPalawanRank 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 glossary69,729[1, 2]968,7956th 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 glossary0.04% a year[1, 2]slower0.74% a year24th 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 glossary61[6]less crowded7219th 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 glossary1,150.29 km²[6]13,511.74 km²5th 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 glossary3.8[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 glossary24.8%[5]lower39.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan
23.8 km southwest
Manila
521.5 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. Puerto Princesa CityPalawan23.8 km southwest
  2. San VicentePalawan32.6 km northeast
  3. TaytayPalawan52.6 km northeast
  4. DumaranPalawan57.1 km northeast
  5. AraceliPalawan84.4 km northeast
  6. AborlanPalawan114.6 km southwest

Sources

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