Narra, Palawan

Narra, officially the Municipality of Narra (Tagalog: Bayan ng Narra), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,948 people.^[5]

Narra
Municipality
Municipality of Narra
Municipal Hall
Flag
Map of Palawan with Narra highlighted
Narra Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°17′N 118°25′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	2nd district
Founded	June 21, 1969
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Gerandy B. Danao
• Vice Mayor	Marcelino 'Jun' Calso, Jr.
• Representative	Jose Ch. Alvarez
• Municipal Council	Members Joel Bito-onon Janet G. Nabua Arnold V. Verano Cenon P. Garcia Francisco T. Atchera Jr. Amelia G. Gimpaya Ceferino M. Genovea Christene Joy T. Mahilum
• Electorate	48,298 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	831.73 km2 (321.13 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	80,572
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Households	19,513
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.56 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 608.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 1,518 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 388 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 578.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5303
PSGC	1705315000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Palawano Tagalog

Having a title as "The Rice Granary of Palawan" Municipality of Narra is the main rice producer of the Province of Palawan. The municipality also held "Palay Festival" (Formerly called as "Anihan(Reaping) Festival") held every middle or end week of the October.

History

Besides spelling out the local name for the Pterocarpus indicus—the Philippines' national tree—it is an acronym for National Resettlement Rehabilitation Administration. This program, established on June 18, 1954, resettled landless people from Luzon to Palawan. On June 21, 1969, the Municipality of Narra was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 5642 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos.^[6]

Geography

Narra is 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Puerto Princesa. It includes Rasa Island, home of the endangered endemic cockatoo species called "Katala or Abukay or Kalangay (depends on local dialect)" or Philippine red-vented cockatoo (cacatua haematuropygia) and other rare animal species.

Barangays

Narra is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Antipuluan
• Aramaywan
• Bagong Sikat
• Batang-batang
• Bato-bato (San Isidro)
• Burirao
• Caguisan
• Calategas
• Dumagueña
• Elvita
• Estrella Village
• Ipilan
• Malatgao
• Malinao
• Narra (Poblacion)
• Panacan
• Panacan 2
• Princess Urduja
• Sandoval
• Tacras
• Taritien
• Teresa
• Tinagong Dagat

Climate

Climate data for Narra, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	25 (76)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85 (3.3)	69 (2.7)	100 (3.9)	105 (4.1)	202 (8.0)	246 (9.7)	241 (9.5)	215 (8.5)	236 (9.3)	262 (10.3)	231 (9.1)	144 (5.7)	2,136 (84.1)
Average rainy days	15.6	13.3	17.5	19.9	27.4	28.1	29.4	28.6	28.6	28.8	26.4	21.0	284.6
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Narra

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 18,549 —     1975 25,256 +6.39% 1980 30,099 +3.57% 1990 41,326 +3.22% 1995 48,339 +2.98% 2000 56,845 +3.54%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 62,525 +1.32% 2010 65,264 +1.57% 2015 73,212 +2.21% 2020 77,948 +1.33% 2024 80,572 +0.80%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Narra, Palawan, was 77,948 people,^[13] with a density of 94 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Narra

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 50.14 2003 48.46 2006 27.50 2009 21.39 2012 20.58 2015 18.28 2018 10.34 2021 17.56 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Gallery

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  Estrella Falls
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  Malatgao Beach
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  Fish Pond in Malatgao
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  Narra Municipal Hall