Kalayaan, Palawan

Kalayaan
Kalayaan
Municipality
	Municipality of Kalayaan
	Seaport under-construction in Thitu (Pag-asa) Island.
	Flag Seal
	Map of Palawan with Kalayaan highlighted
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	Kalayaan Location in the South China Sea and the Philippines Kalayaan Kalayaan (South China Sea) Kalayaan Kalayaan (Southeast Asia)
	Coordinates: 11°03′08″N 114°17′00″E / 11.0522°N 114.2833°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	June 11, 1978
Barangays	1 (Pag-asa)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Roberto M. del Mundo
• Vice Mayor	Beltzasar S. Alindongan
• Representative	Edgardo L. Salvame
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	521 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	290.00 km2 (111.97 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Highest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	193
• Density	0.67/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
• Households	35
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.21% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 91.05 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 277 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 76.9 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 103.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Kalayaan Municipal Electric System (KAMES)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5322
PSGC	175321000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Palawano; Tagalog
Website	kalayaanpalawan.gov.ph

Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a 5th class municipality under the jurisdiction of the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 193 people making it the least populated town in the Philippines.^[3]

Part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea (known as West Philippine Sea in the Philippines), the Kalayaan municipality, which includes Thitu Island (locally known as Pag-asa, the administrative center of Kalayaan Island Group) is 280 nautical miles (320 mi; 520 km) northwest of Puerto Princesa and 932 kilometres (503 nmi; 579 mi) south-west of Metro Manila. It consists of a single barangay located on Pag-asa Island, which also serves as the seat of the municipal government. Besides Thitu Island, the municipality comprises six other islands: West York Island, Northeast Cay, Nanshan Island, Loaita Island, Flat Island (South China Sea) and Lankiam Cay (respectively locally named Likas, Parola, Lawak, Kota, Patag and Panata), and three shoals or reefs: Irving Reef (Balagtas Reef), Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal) and Commodore Reef (Rizal Reef).^[5] It is the least populated municipality in the Philippines. Kalayaan's annual budget is 47 million pesos (about $1.1 million).^[6]

Kalayaan municipality has an airstrip, a naval port, a five-bed lying-in clinic, a police station, a coast guard station, a marine research station, and a small integrated elementary and high school.^[7]

Formerly an exclusively military installation, Pag-asa Island was opened to civilian settlement in 2002.^[7]^[8]

^ Municipality of Kalayaan | (DILG)
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "Socio-Economic and Physical Profile" (PDF). The 2018-2027 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Municipality of Kalayaan. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
^ Moss, Trefor (23 May 2014). "Countries Around South China Sea Bolster Claims With Island Outposts". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b Esmaquel II, Paterno (19 July 2014). "PH town 'no match' vs China's Sansha City". Rappler. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ Angelina G. Goloy "Promise of Pag-asa" Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Manila Standard, Manila, 22 August 2005. Retrieved on 10 October 2005.

[1] Municipality of Kalayaan | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–17-3] Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[5] "Socio-Economic and Physical Profile" (PDF). The 2018-2027 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Municipality of Kalayaan. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

[Countries_Around_South_China_Sea_Bolster_Claims_With_Island_Outposts-6] Moss, Trefor (23 May 2014). "Countries Around South China Sea Bolster Claims With Island Outposts". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[rappler-7] Esmaquel II, Paterno (19 July 2014). "PH town 'no match' vs China's Sansha City". Rappler. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[8] Angelina G. Goloy "Promise of Pag-asa" Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Manila Standard, Manila, 22 August 2005. Retrieved on 10 October 2005.

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