Palawan (island)

Palawan

Map with Palawan Island highlighted in red
Palawan Location within the Philippines
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	9°30′N 118°30′E / 9.5°N 118.5°E / 9.5; 118.5
Archipelago	Philippine Islands
Adjacent to	South China Sea Sulu Sea
Area	12,188.6 km2 (4,706.0 sq mi)[1]
Area rank	64th
Length	425 km (264.1 mi)[2]
Width	40 km (25 mi)[2]
Coastline	1,354.1 km (841.4 mi)[1]
Highest elevation	2,086 m (6844 ft)[1]
Highest point	Mount Mantalingajan
Administration
Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
Municipalities	List Aborlan Bataraza Brooke's Point Dumaran El Nido Narra Puerto Princesa Quezon Rizal Roxas San Vicente Sofronio Española Taytay
Capital and largest city	Puerto Princesa (pop. 307,079)
Demographics
Population	994,101 (2020)[3]
Pop. density	72.7/km2 (188.3/sq mi)

Palawan is the largest island of the province of Palawan in the Philippines and fifth-largest by area and tenth-most populous island of the country, with a total population of 994,101 as of 2020 census. The northwest coast of the island is along the Palawan Passage in the eastern South China Sea, while the southeast coast forms part of the northern limit of the Sulu Sea.^[4] Much of the island remains traditional and is considered by some as under-developed. Abundant wildlife, jungle mountains, and some white sandy beaches attract many tourists, as well as international companies looking for development opportunities.^[5][6][7]

One city and 12 out of the 23 municipalities of the Province of Palawan are on this island. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, one of seven operating units of the Bureau of Corrections, is located on the island.