Cagayancillo

Cagayancillo
Municipality of Cagayancillo
View from Cagayancillo Fort
View from Cagayancillo Fort
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Official seal of Cagayancillo
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Map of Palawan with Cagayancillo highlighted
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Cagayancillo is located in Philippines
Cagayancillo
Cagayancillo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°34′37″N 121°11′50″E / 9.5769°N 121.1972°E / 9.5769; 121.1972
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
District 1st district
Founded1810
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSergio S. Tapalla
 • Vice MayorLourdes C. Lanoy
 • RepresentativeEdgardo L. Salvame
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate4,790 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Elevation
2.0 m (6.6 ft)
Highest elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total6,884
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
 • Households
1,367
Economy
 • Income class6th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.16
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 
 • Assets₱ 
 • Expenditure₱ 
 • Liabilities₱ 
Service provider
 • ElectricityPalawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5321
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)48
Native languagesKagayanen
Palawano
Tagalog

Cagayancillo, officially the Municipality of Cagayancillo (Tagalog: Bayan ng Cagayancillo), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,884 people.[3]

Located between the islands of Palawan and Negros in the Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo is the closest settlement to the Tubbataha National Marine Park. The word Cagayancillo is Spanish meaning "Little Cagayan".

  1. ^ Municipality of Cagayancillo | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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