Aborlan | |
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Municipality of Aborlan | |
![]() Palm plantation in Sagpangan | |
![]() Map of Palawan with Aborlan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°26′19″N 118°32′53″E / 9.438639°N 118.548136°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | June 28, 1949 |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jaime Ortega |
• Vice Mayor | Marvin C. Madeja |
• Representative | Edward Solon Hagedorn |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 29,443 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 807.33 km2 (311.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Highest elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 38,736 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,715 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.44 |
• Revenue | ₱ 369.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 868.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 245.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 226.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5302 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Aborlan Tagbanwa Palawano Tagalog |
Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Aborlan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.[4]
Formerly a municipal district, Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949 by virtue of Executive Order No. 232.[6][7] In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of Quezon.[8]
Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.[6]
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