El Nido, officially the Municipality of El Nido, is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 51,367 people. Buena Suerte is situated 6 km east of Helicopter Island.

El Nido

Photo: Maxime Guilbot, CC BY-SA 2.5.

El Nido is a coastal town in Palawan. El Nido comprises 45 islands and islets; limestone cliffs are also found here, which form a Karst backdrop similar to those found in Ha Long Bay, Krabi and Guilin.

Corong-Corong

Quarter

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

Corong-Corong is a quarter, which is situated 7 km southeast of Helicopter Island.

Helicopter Island

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: El Nido
Category: tourism
Location: Palawan, Mimaropa, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

11.19632° or 11° 11′ 47″ north

Longitude

119.33853° or 119° 20′ 19″ east

Open location code

7P3X58WQ+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5944124319

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Highlights include Serendipity Beach and Cadlao Lagoon.

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