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Roxas, Palawan

Municipality in Palawan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Roxas, officially the Municipality of Roxas (Tagalog: Bayan ng Roxas), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,624 people.[5]

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History

Roxas was created under Republic Act No. 615 in 1951 from the barrios of Tinitian, Caramay, Rizal, Del Pilar, Malcampo, Tumarbong, Taradungan, Ilian, and Capayas of Puerto Princesa.[6]

Geography

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Roxas is located on the eastern coast of Palawan facing the Sulu Sea. It is 135 kilometres (84 mi) from Puerto Princesa.

Barangays

Roxas is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Bagong Bayan was formerly a sitio of Ilian which is now part of the municipality of Dumaran).[7]

  • Abaroan
  • Antonino
  • Bagong Bayan
  • Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay II (Poblacion)
  • Barangay III (Poblacion)
  • Barangay IV (Poblacion)
  • Barangay V (Poblacion) (Porao Island)
  • Barangay VI (Poblacion) (Johnson Island)
  • Caramay
  • Dumarao
  • Iraan
  • Jolo
  • Magara (Arasan)
  • Malcampo
  • Mendoza
  • Narra (Minara)
  • New Barbacan (Retac)
  • New Cuyo
  • Nicanor Zabala
  • Rizal
  • Salvacion
  • San Isidro
  • San Jose
  • San Miguel
  • San Nicolas
  • Sandoval
  • Tagumpay
  • Taradungan
  • Tinitian
  • Tumarbong

Climate

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Demographics

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Flora on the coast of Sulu Sea
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The coast of Sulu Sea, Roxas Municipality
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Coco Loco Island Resort in Roxas

In the 2020 census, the population of Roxas, Palawan, was 69,624 people,[14] with a density of 59 inhabitants per square kilometre or 150 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Roxas

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20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
60.62
2003
59.64
2006
29.40
2009
24.91
2012
20.99
2015
18.33
2018
10.78
2021
17.74

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

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