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Palawan is the westernmost province of the , with probably the most pristine natural environment away from its settlements. It is regularly voted among the most beautiful islands on Earth.
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is the capital of the island province of Palawan. The city has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the .

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is a town in the province of Palawan on Busuanga Island. The area is famous for its World War II wreck diving, and the site has been named in many lists of top dive spots in the world.

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is a Philippines national park, administratively in Palawan province, but geographically out in the middle of the Sulu Sea.

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Explore places such as Calamian Islands and El Nido.

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The or Calamianes are in Palawan province in the . They are located northeast of Palawan Island, across a straight from .

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is a coastal town in Palawan. comprises 45 islands and islets; limestone cliffs are also found here, which form a Karst backdrop similar to those found in , and .

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Palawan, . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,357 people.

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is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Palawan, . According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 41,669 people in 8,453 households. It is where the Tabon Man lived long time ago in the Philippines.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Palawan, . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,948 people.

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is a small town in Palawan. It has a very fine beach 14 km long and, as of early 2015, is undergoing fairly extensive infrastructure development. Once the airport and some resorts open, it may become a major tourist destination.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Palawan, . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,624 people.

is a municipality in Palawan Province, a group of 31 islands in the middle of the Sulu Sea. It is a bit closer to than to Palawan Island. is the closest settlement to the .

Brooke's Point is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has an estimated population of 66,374.

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is a second-class municipality in the southern tip of Palawan consisting of 32 islands. Being the westernmost point of the country, it is closer to than the rest of the Philippines, with only the Sabah Strait separating the municipality from its neighboring country.

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The are a group of islands in Palawan Province, . The archipelago is in the Sulu Sea, to the northeast of the main island of Palawan, south of and west of .

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is a small coastal village in Palawan, .

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is a small village in Palawan, . It is used as an entry point to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River. There's not much in the village except services for those going to visit the river, but there is a beach and a chilled out atmosphere.

Palawan

Latitude of center
10° north
Longitude of center
118.75° or 118° 45′ east
Population
969,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704371
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1695736
Wiki­data ID
Q13869
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Western Panjabi—“Palawan” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Palawan”
  • Afrikaans: “Palawan”
  • Arabic: “بالاوان”
  • Asturian: “Palawan”
  • Balinese: “Palawan”
  • Banjar: “Palawan”
  • Belarusian: “Правінцыя Палаван”
  • Bengali: “পালাওয়ান”
  • Bulgarian: “Палаван”
  • Capiznon: “Palawan”
  • Catalan: “Palawan”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Palawan”
  • Cebuano: “Palawan”
  • Central Bikol: “Palawan”
  • Chavacano: “Palawan”
  • Chinese: “Palawan”
  • Chinese: “巴拉望省”
  • Croatian: “Palawan”
  • Czech: “Palawan”
  • Danish: “Palawan”
  • Dutch: “Palawan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بالاوان”
  • Esperanto: “Palaŭano”
  • Esperanto: “Palavano”
  • Esperanto: “Provinco Palavano”
  • Estonian: “Palawan”
  • Filipino: “Panalingaan”
  • Finnish: “Palawan”
  • French: “Palawan”
  • French: “province de Palawan”
  • French: “Province de Palawan”
  • Georgian: “პალავანი (პროვინცია)”
  • Georgian: “პალავანის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Palawan”
  • German: “Provinz Palawan”
  • Gorontalo: “Palawan”
  • Greek: “Παλάουαν”
  • Gujarati: “પાલાવાન”
  • Hebrew: “פאלאוואן”
  • Hebrew: “פאלאוון”
  • Hebrew: “פלאוואן”
  • Hebrew: “פלאוון”
  • Hiligaynon: “Palawan”
  • Hindi: “पलावन”
  • Hindi: “पालावान”
  • Hungarian: “Palawan”
  • Iloko: “Palawan”
  • Indonesian: “Palawan”
  • Interlingua: “Palawan”
  • Italian: “provincia di Palawan”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Palawan”
  • Japanese: “Palawan”
  • Japanese: “パラワン”
  • Japanese: “パラワン州”
  • Javanese: “Palawan”
  • Kannada: “ಪಾಲವಾನ್”
  • Khmer: “ខេត្តប៉ាឡាវ៉ាន់”
  • Khmer: “ប៉ាឡាវ៉ាន់”
  • Kinaray-A: “Palawan”
  • Korean: “팔라완주”
  • Lao: “ປາລາວັນ”
  • Latin: “Paragoia”
  • Latvian: “Palavana (province)”
  • Latvian: “Palavana”
  • Macedonian: “Палаван”
  • Malay: “Palawan”
  • Malayalam: “പലാവൻ”
  • Marathi: “पालावान”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Palawan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “巴拉灣省”
  • Minangkabau: “Palawan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palawan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Palawan”
  • Norwegian: “Palawan”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Palawan”
  • Ossetian: “Палаван (провинци)”
  • Ossetian: “Палаван”
  • Pampanga: “Palawan”
  • Pangasinan: “Palawan”
  • Persian: “پالاوان”
  • Polish: “Palawan”
  • Portuguese: “Palauã”
  • Portuguese: “Palawan”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Palawan”
  • Russian: “Палаван”
  • Scots: “Palawan”
  • Serbian: “Палаван”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Palawan”
  • Sinhala: “පලවන්”
  • Slovenian: “Palawan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پالاوان”
  • Spanish: “La Paragua”
  • Spanish: “Palawan”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de La Paragua”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Palawan”
  • Sundanese: “Palawan”
  • Swedish: “Palawan”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Palawan”
  • Tagalog: “Palawan”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Palawan”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Palawan”
  • Tamil: “பலவான்”
  • Telugu: “పాలావాన్”
  • Tetum: “Palawan”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดปาลาวัน”
  • Thai: “ปาลาวัน”
  • Turkish: “Palawan”
  • Ukrainian: “Палаван”
  • Urdu: “پالاوان”
  • Vietnamese: “Palawan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Palawan”
  • Welsh: “Palawan”
  • Western Panjabi: “پالاوان”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Palawan”. Photo: Alex.vonbun, CC BY-SA 2.5.