Puerto Princesa
Sign in to savecity of the Philippines and capital of the province of Palawan
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Mimaropa
- Province
- Palawan (geographically only)
- District
- 3rd district
- Founded
- March 4, 1872
- Cityhood
- January 1, 1970
- Highly urbanized city
- July 21, 2007
- Named after
- Infanta Eulalia of Spain (as Puerto de la Princesa )
- Barangays
- 66 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Lucilo R. Bayron
- Vice mayor
- Peter Q. Maristela
- Representative
- Gil A. Acosta Jr.
- City council
- Members Nesario G. Awat Judith M. Bayron Jimmy L. Carbonell Elgin Robert L. Damasco Herbert S. Dilig Henry A. Gadiano Patrick Alex M. Hagedorn Luis M. Marcaida III Feliberto S. Oliveros III Modesto V. Rodriguez II
- Electorate
- 181,815 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 2,381.02 km (919.32 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 98 m (322 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 1,257 m (4,124 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Puerto Princesa, officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon: Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa; Filipino: Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa), is a highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 316,384 people.
It is a city located in the western Philippine province of Palawan and is the westernmost city in the Philippines. Though the seat of government and capital of the province, the city itself is one of 38 independent cities within the Philippines not controlled by the province in which it is geographically located and is therefore an independent area located within Palawan for its geographical and statistical purposes by the Philippine Statistics Authority. It is the largest city in the province of Palawan and the Mimaropa region.