Population : 892,660
Climate
Northern Monsoon (Amihan) – Nov. to Feb.
Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) – Jun. to Oct.
Favorable for Sea travel --------Mar. to May
Land Area
Total land area: 1,789,655 Hectares
Alienable & Disposable: 447,776 Hectares (30% of total land area)
Forested : 1,041,850 Hectares (70% of total land area)
Agricultural area : 454,405 Hectares (31% of total land area)
(Uncultivated = 45%; Low productivity = 55%)
Region Roads System
Density- 1.98 km/1,000 population
28.56% or 1,325.890 kms. of total road length are Provincial Roads
26.10% or 1,211.719 kms. are national roads
8.53% or 396.243 kms.are city/municipal roads
36.81% or 1,709.377 kms are barangay roads Provincial Bridges - 2,366.86 linear meters
Public Transportation
Air
There are 15 airports and airstrips in the province three of which categorized as national, one as provincial, one as military and 10 as private airports/airstrips. Only Puerto Princesa Airport can accommodate medium-range international jet planes. The rest are classified as fader airports and process sub-standard landing aides or 14 airports are classified as feeder airport & could accommodate light to medium aircrafts.
Three Commercial planes provide daily flights between Manila and Puerto princesa City namely Philippine Airlines, air Philippines and Cebu Pacific. Smaller airlines such as SEAir, Inter-Island Trans Voyager and Asian Spirit provide chartered and commuter flights to Cuyo, Coron, El Nido, Taytay and Culion from Manila or Puerto Princesa City.
Land
Tricycles and multi-cabs are the main modes of transport in Puerto Princesa City. Several buses and shuttle vans provide regular trips to municipalities. Car Rental services are also available at the travel agencies.
Sea
Two major domestic shipping lines ferry passengers and cargo regularly from manila to Puerto Princesa City and vice-versa. Both also ply the Manila-Coron-Puerto Princesa City route and vice-versa. Sea travels takes approximately 24 hours, and passengers may choose from economy to luxury accommodations. Another cargo commercial vessel operates in the province, responding to the cargo requirements of business traders from Puerto Princesa City to Manila and vice versa. An inter-island vessel plies the Puerto Princesa City-Cuyo-Iloilo route twice a week while another vessel provides a once a week trip to Manila-Coron-Liminangcong and back and weekly trips from Manila to Cuyo and vice-versa.
There are 39 functional ports in the province:
• Two (2) are classified as national
• One (1) as base port and
• Four (4) are terminal ports.
Only the ports of Puerto Princesa, Brooke’s Point, Balabac, Coron and Cuyo are capable of berthing small inter-island vessels. The rest can only accommodate motor-powered bancas, launches and small fishing boats.
Puerto Princesa Port is classified as base port utilized for berthing passenger vessels, RORO/containerized and other general cargo vessels.
Four (4) terminal ports utilized as embarking, disembarking, loading and unloading general cargoes. Ten (10) municipal, two (2) national and 11 other government ports can only accommodate small vessels. Eleven (11) private/commercial ports utilized for loading and unloading goods and commodities.
Palawan is linked to Luzon by seas transportation plying the following routes:
• Manila –Puerto Princesa & vice-versa (1 boat passing through Coron)
• Manila-Coron-Liminangcong & vice-versa
• Manila-Coron-Culion & vice-versa
• Puerto princesa City –cuyo-Iloilo and vice-versa
• Coron-Romblon-Aklan
• Linkage to Malaysia is being established
There are 15 airports and airstrips in the province three of which categorized as national, one as provincial, one as military and 10 as private airports/airstrips. Only Puerto Princesa Airport can accommodate medium-range international jet planes. The rest are classified as fader airports and process sub-standard landing aides or 14 airports are classified as feeder airport & could accommodate light to medium aircrafts.
Three Commercial planes provide daily flights between Manila and Puerto princesa City namely Philippine Airlines, air Philippines and Cebu Pacific. Smaller airlines such as SEAir, Inter-Island Trans Voyager and Asian Spirit provide chartered and commuter flights to Cuyo, Coron, El Nido, Taytay and Culion from Manila or Puerto Princesa City.
Land
Tricycles and multi-cabs are the main modes of transport in Puerto Princesa City. Several buses and shuttle vans provide regular trips to municipalities. Car Rental services are also available at the travel agencies.
Sea
Two major domestic shipping lines ferry passengers and cargo regularly from manila to Puerto Princesa City and vice-versa. Both also ply the Manila-Coron-Puerto Princesa City route and vice-versa. Sea travels takes approximately 24 hours, and passengers may choose from economy to luxury accommodations. Another cargo commercial vessel operates in the province, responding to the cargo requirements of business traders from Puerto Princesa City to Manila and vice versa. An inter-island vessel plies the Puerto Princesa City-Cuyo-Iloilo route twice a week while another vessel provides a once a week trip to Manila-Coron-Liminangcong and back and weekly trips from Manila to Cuyo and vice-versa.
There are 39 functional ports in the province:
• Two (2) are classified as national
• One (1) as base port and
• Four (4) are terminal ports.
Only the ports of Puerto Princesa, Brooke’s Point, Balabac, Coron and Cuyo are capable of berthing small inter-island vessels. The rest can only accommodate motor-powered bancas, launches and small fishing boats.
Puerto Princesa Port is classified as base port utilized for berthing passenger vessels, RORO/containerized and other general cargo vessels.
Four (4) terminal ports utilized as embarking, disembarking, loading and unloading general cargoes. Ten (10) municipal, two (2) national and 11 other government ports can only accommodate small vessels. Eleven (11) private/commercial ports utilized for loading and unloading goods and commodities.
Palawan is linked to Luzon by seas transportation plying the following routes:
• Manila –Puerto Princesa & vice-versa (1 boat passing through Coron)
• Manila-Coron-Liminangcong & vice-versa
• Manila-Coron-Culion & vice-versa
• Puerto princesa City –cuyo-Iloilo and vice-versa
• Coron-Romblon-Aklan
• Linkage to Malaysia is being established
Potable Water Supply
Safe drinking water is being provided to about 70% of the total population. In the urban areas, 35,298 households have safe drinking water thru Level III Systems provided by public water systems. The rural population, on the other hand, is served primarily with Level I Systems, and in some cases Level II Systems. The total rural households served with these systems are about 85,190 representing 49 percent of the province’s population.
Electricity Supply
In mainland Palawan the aggregate installed capacity of all power generating sets in 2007 is 36.35 MW with average capacity of 400 kilowatts. All of the units are diesel powered except for the power generating station in Puerto Princesa. The power supply is complemented by solar home system, & battery charging stations particularly in remote and island barangays.
Source:
PPDO, Provincial Development and Physical
Framework Plan 2009-2014
PGO – Tourism Division
DA - The Philippine AgriBusiness Center
PGO – Tourism Division
DA - The Philippine AgriBusiness Center
