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Also known as Puerto Princesa City, City of Puerto Princesa, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Pto. Princesa, Pto. Princesa City, Pto. Princesa, Palawan

city 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

Official website

Puerto Princesa – The Official Website of the City Government.

puertoprincesa.ph

Puerto Princesa City, a tropical paradise with a bustling urban center perfect for business with leisure trips. Lush rainforests and white sand beaches are simply hours away from the city proper, where a banking and commercial boom has made life easier for workaholics who can never run away from the office. Puerto Princesa City is a relatively young settlement. It was established as a city only in 1970. The first settlers arrived here almost a century earlier though, on March 4, 1872, celebrated every year hence as the foundation day of Puerto Princesa. Puerto Princesa City Philippines sprawls across 253,982 hectares of land stretched over 106 kilometers, making it the country’s largest city. Its narrowest breath is in Bahile, where only 8.5 kilometers of land separate the east and the west coast. Puerto Princesa Philippines has 66 barangays, majority of which are rural settlements scattered in underdeveloped land. Inhabitants number about 150,000, most of them engaged in agriculture and fishing. A third of the population resides in the city proper, an urbanized settlement on the shores of Puerto Princesa Bay. With its huge trees and fresh air, the city has managed to retain its frontier ambience despite the onset of modern trends and structures. Puerto Princesa Philippines climate consists of pronounced wet and dry seasons equally divided throughout the year. The wettest month is September while the driest month is February. From October to April, the northeast monsoon whips up waves on the coast facing the South China Sea. The southwest monsoon blows from April to August. The best time to visit Puerto Princesa would be the summer months from April to June, when seas are usually calm. Humidity is high but annual average temperatures are comfortable at 27 degrees Celsius. Nights may be chilly during rainy days, especially in forested areas, so it is advisable for visitors to bring warm clothing at all times Puerto Princesa City, a tropical paradise with a bustling urban center perfect for business with leisure trips. Lush rainforests and white sand beaches are simply hours away from the city proper, where a banking and commercial boom has made life easier for workaholics who can never run away from the office. Puerto Princesa City is a relatively young settlement. It was established as a city only in 1970. The first settlers arrived here almost a century earlier though, on March 4, 1872, celebrated every year hence as the foundation day of Puerto Princesa. Puerto Princesa City Philippines sprawls across 253,982 hectares of land stretched over 106 kilometers, making it the country’s largest city. Its narrowest breath is in Bahile, where only 8.5 kilometers of land separate the east and the west coast. Puerto Princesa Philippines has 66 barangays, majority of which are rural settlements scattered in underdeveloped land. Inhabitants number about 150,000, most of them engaged in agriculture and fishing. A third of the population resides in the city proper, an urbanized settlement on the shores of Puerto Princesa Bay. With its huge trees and fresh air, the city has managed to retain its frontier ambience despite the onset of modern trends and structures. Puerto Princesa Philippines climate consists of pronounced wet and dry seasons equally divided throughout the year. The wettest month is September while the driest month is February. From October to April, the northeast monsoon whips up waves on the coast facing the South China Sea. The southwest monsoon blows from April to August. The best time to visit Puerto Princesa would be the summer months from April to June, when seas are usually calm. Humidity is high but annual average temperatures are comfortable at 27 degrees Celsius. Nights may be chilly during rainy days, especially in forested areas, so it is advisable for visitors to bring warm clothing at all times

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Puerto Princesa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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