Linapacan

Linapacan, officially the Municipality of Linapacan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Linapacan), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,424 people.^[4]

Linapacan
Municipality
Municipality of Linapacan
Decabaitot Island
Flag Seal
Map of Palawan with Linapacan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Linapacan Location within the Philippines
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  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Emil Tabique Neri
• Vice Mayor	Ricky Catubay Rodriguez
• Representative	Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Municipal Council	Members Ricky C. Rodriguez Noel A. Cabrestante Angel M. Rey Harry A. Collado Pablo R. Palanca Jr. Jimmy U. Alaska Dory G. Sedeste Maria Salvacion D. Villano
• Electorate	10,354 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	195.44 km2 (75.46 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	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 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 156.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 292.6 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 98.59 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 49.79 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Busuanga Island Electric Cooperative (BISELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5314
PSGC	1705313000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Palawano Tagalog

History

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]

Geography

Barangays

Linapacan is politically subdivided into 10 island barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Barangonan (Iloc)
• Cabunlawan
• Calibangbangan
• Decabaitot
• Maroyogroyog
• Nangalao
• New Culaylayan
• Pical
• San Miguel (Poblacion)
• San Nicolas

Climate

Climate data for Linapacan, Palawan
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]

Demographics

Population census of Linapacan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 2,555 —     1970 3,107 +1.97% 1975 3,671 +3.40% 1980 4,428 +3.82% 1990 5,835 +2.80% 1995 7,269 +4.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 9,198 +5.18% 2007 11,688 +3.36% 2010 14,180 +7.29% 2015 15,668 +1.92% 2020 16,424 +0.93%
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.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Linapacan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 75.86 2003 76.37 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]

See also

• Islands portal
• Philippines portal

• List of islands of the Philippines