Linapacan
Municipality in Palawan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Palawan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linapacan, officially the Municipality of Linapacan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Linapacan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,424 people.[4]
Linapacan | |
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Municipality of Linapacan | |
Coordinates: 11°29′31″N 119°52′16″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 12, 1954 |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Emil Tabique Neri |
• Vice Mayor | Ricky Catubay Rodriguez |
• Representative | Franz Josef George E. Alvarez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 10,765 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 195.44 km2 (75.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10.2 m (33.5 ft) |
Highest elevation (Mount Olo) | 244 m (801 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 16,424 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,847 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.87 |
• Revenue | ₱ 108.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 207.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 70.24 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 33.97 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Busuanga Island Electric Cooperative (BISELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5314 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Palawano Tagalog |
When the Spaniards came in the 16th century, they made a fortress called Caseledan Port and Eli Port to be able to protect against Moro raiders.
In 1954, the 10 islands of Barangonan, Cabunlawan, Calibangbangan, Decabaitot, Maroyogroyog, Nangalao, New Calaylayan, Pical, San Miguel, and San Nicolas were separated from Coron to form the town of Linapacan.[6] The municipality of Culion is between Linapacan and Coron.
In October 2013, the website Daily News Dig proclaimed the waters of Linapacan Island so clear that the website put it on the top of their list of 35 waters to swim in around the world before one dies.[7]
Linapacan is politically subdivided into 10 island barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Linapacan, Palawan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
62 (2.4) |
64 (2.5) |
127 (5.0) |
159 (6.3) |
172 (6.8) |
147 (5.8) |
167 (6.6) |
182 (7.2) |
172 (6.8) |
88 (3.5) |
1,419 (56) |
Average rainy days | 12.1 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 22.7 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 22.7 | 17.8 | 247.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Linapacan was 16,424 people,[4] with a density of 84 inhabitants per square kilometre or 220 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Linapacan
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
63.40 2009
18.10 2012
39.55 2015
37.74 2018
21.81 2021
15.87 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
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