Aborlan

Aborlan
Municipality
Municipality of Aborlan
Palm plantation in Sagpangan, in Aborlan municipality
Palm plantation in Sagpangan, in Aborlan municipality
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Map of Palawan with Aborlan highlighted
Map of Palawan with Aborlan highlighted
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Aborlan is located in Philippines
Aborlan
Aborlan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°26′19″N 118°32′53″E / 9.438639°N 118.548136°E / 9.438639; 118.548136
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
District 3rd district
FoundedJune 28, 1949
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJaime Ortega
 • Vice MayorMarvin C. Madeja
 • RepresentativeEdward Solon Hagedorn
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate29,443 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
807.33 km2 (311.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
210 m (690 ft)
Highest elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
38,736
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Households
9,715
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.44
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 369.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 868.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 245.6 million (2020, 2019)
 • Liabilities₱ 226.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPalawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5302
PSGC
175301000
IDD : area code +63 (0)48
Native languagesAborlan Tagbanwa
Palawano
Tagalog

Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Aborlan), is a municipality in the province of Palawan , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.[4]

Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.[6]

Etymology

Many stories tell about how the town got its present name:[7]

  • Abelnan, a legendary tree of the gods; and
  • The English phrase "A Boar Land" that an American man shouted as he noticed the place with wild boars, thus making the place called Aboarland.

History

Formerly a municipal district, Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949 by virtue of Executive Order No. 232.[6][8] In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of Quezon.[9]

Geography

It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea and the mountains, 68 kilometres (42 mi) south of Puerto Princesa City.

Barangays

Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Apo-Aporawan
  • Apoc-apoc
  • Aporawan
  • Barake
  • Cabigaan
  • Gogognan
  • Iraan
  • Isaub
  • Jose Rizal
  • Mabini
  • Magbabadil
  • Plaridel
  • Ramon Magsaysay
  • Sagpangan
  • San Juan
  • Tagpait
  • Tigman
  • Poblacion
  • Culandanum

Climate

Climate data for Aborlan, Palawan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		25
(76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73
(2.9) 		68
(2.7) 		96
(3.8) 		104
(4.1) 		193
(7.6) 		246
(9.7) 		225
(8.9) 		199
(7.8) 		213
(8.4) 		250
(9.8) 		226
(8.9) 		143
(5.6) 		2,036
(80.2)
Average rainy days 15.4 13.7 17.8 19.4 27.0 28.5 29.1 27.8 28.3 28.5 25.6 21.8 282.9
Source: Meteoblue[10]

Demographics

Population census of Aborlan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,734—    
1939 5,780+3.63%
1948 6,351+1.05%
1960 17,530+8.83%
1970 8,880−6.57%
1975 10,452+3.32%
1980 11,799+2.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 18,751+4.74%
1995 21,650+2.73%
2000 25,540+3.61%
2007 27,953+1.25%
2010 32,209+5.29%
2015 35,091+1.65%
2020 38,736+1.96%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Aborlan was 38,736 people,[4] with a density of 48 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Aborlan

10
20
30
40
2006
37.30
2009
23.37
2012
22.35
2015
21.56
2018
13.33
2021
15.44

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

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Aborlan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Elevation of Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines".
  4. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Aborlan" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Executive Summary (Aborlan)" (PDF). Commission on Audit. 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Executive Order No. 232, s. 1949 (June 28, 1949), Converting into municipalities the municipal districts of Aborlan and Brooke’s Point, both of the Province of Palawan, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved September 22, 2023
  9. ^ Republic Act No. 617 (May 15, 1951), An act to create the municipality of Quezon in the province of Palawan, The Corpus Juris, retrieved September 22, 2023
  10. ^ "Aborlan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  14. ^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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