Roxas, Palawan

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]

Roxas
Municipality
Municipality of Roxas
Downtown area
Flag
Map of Palawan with Roxas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Roxas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°19′11″N 119°20′27″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	May 15, 1951
Named after	Manuel Roxas
Barangays	31 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Dennis M. Sabando
• Vice Mayor	Reynaldo B. Pacho
• Representative	Edgardo L. Salvame
• Municipal Council	Members Jesus V. Miraflores Bernie V. Valdez Garardo C. Ganardo Henry U. Acosta Loida M. Sebido Grace E. Bañes Alijotham C. Favila Wilfredo L. Magdayao
• Electorate	45,968 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	1,177.56 km2 (454.66 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Highest elevation	303 m (994 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	69,729
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Households	17,287
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.74 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 590 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 1,493 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 448.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 611.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5308
PSGC	1705318000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Ibatag Palawano Tagalog

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

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

Climate data for Roxas, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	56 (2.2)	38 (1.5)	68 (2.7)	71 (2.8)	157 (6.2)	208 (8.2)	212 (8.3)	194 (7.6)	216 (8.5)	218 (8.6)	189 (7.4)	107 (4.2)	1,734 (68.2)
Average rainy days	12.9	10.5	14.3	15.9	24.6	27.6	28.6	27.4	27.8	27.5	23.5	18.6	259.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Roxas

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 9,329 —     1970 16,341 +5.76% 1975 19,976 +4.11% 1980 24,890 +4.50% 1990 36,604 +3.93% 1995 44,370 +3.67%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 47,242 +1.35% 2007 51,084 +1.08% 2010 61,058 +6.71% 2015 65,358 +1.30% 2020 69,624 +1.34% 2024 69,729 +0.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Flora on the coast of Sulu Sea

The coast of Sulu Sea, Roxas Municipality

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

10 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]