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Roxas, Palawan

Coordinates: 10°19′11″N 119°20′27″E / 10.3197°N 119.3408°E / 10.3197; 119.3408
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Roxas
Municipality
Municipality of Roxas
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Roxas
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Map of Palawan with Roxas highlighted
Map of Palawan with Roxas highlighted
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Roxas is located in Philippines
Roxas
Roxas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°19′11″N 119°20′27″E / 10.3197°N 119.3408°E / 10.3197; 119.3408
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
District 1st district
FoundedMay 15, 1951
Named forManuel Roxas
Barangays31 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDennis M. Sabando
 • Vice MayorReynaldo B. Pacho
 • RepresentativeEdgardo L. Salvame
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate43,171 voters (2022)
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
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
69,624
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Households
17,287
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
17.74
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 412.5 million (2020), 162.1 million (2012), 185.8 million (2013), 216 million (2014), 249.6 million (2015), 272.2 million (2016), 307.1 million (2017), 331.7 million (2018), 369 million (2019), 435.5 million (2021), 590 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 1,001 million (2020), 168.5 million (2012), 291.7 million (2013), 349.6 million (2014), 435.9 million (2015), 507.8 million (2016), 635.3 million (2017), 793.6 million (2018), 925.2 million (2019), 1,318 million (2021), 1,493 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 337 million (2020), 147.4 million (2012), 166.2 million (2013), 165.6 million (2014), 192.8 million (2015), 206.3 million (2016), 244.2 million (2017), 280.1 million (2018), 306.4 million (2019), 388.4 million (2021), 448.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 411 million (2020), 46.62 million (2012), 159.2 million (2013), 165.8 million (2014), 207.8 million (2015), 212.6 million (2016), 267.8 million (2017), 349.3 million (2018), 406.3 million (2019), 664.9 million (2021), 611.3 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPalawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5308
PSGC
175318000
IDD : area code +63 (0)48
Native languagesIbatag
Palawano
Tagalog

Roxas, officially the Municipality of Roxas (Tagalog: Bayan ng Roxas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,624 people.[3]

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.[5]

Geography

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Roxas is located on the eastern coast of the island facing Sulu Sea. It is 135 kilometres (84 mi) from Puerto Princesa.

Barangays

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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).[6]

  • 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

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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)[7]

Demographics

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Population census of Roxas
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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+1.25%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]
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,[3] with a density of 59 inhabitants per square kilometre or 150 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Roxas

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
29.40
2009
24.91
2012
20.99
2015
18.33
2018
10.78
2021
17.74

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Roxas | (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. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "An act creating the municipality of Roxas, province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  6. ^ "An Act Converting the Sitio of Bagongbayan in the Barrio of Ilian, Municipality of Roxas, Province of Palawan, into a Barrio". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ^ "Roxas, Palawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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