Capital and largest highly urbanized city of Palawan, Philippines
Highly urbanized city in Mimaropa, Philippines
Puerto Princesa
Highly urbanized city
City of Puerto Princesa
From top, left to right: Emerald Beach and Nature Park, Dos Palmas Resort, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Palawan Provincial Capitol, Puerto Princesa seafront
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Nicknames:
Eco-Tourism Center of the Philippines[1]
The City in the Forest[2]
City of the Living God[2]
Anthem: Martsa ng Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa March)
Puerto Princesa ([ˈpwɛɾʔtɔpɾinˈsesa]), officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon: Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa; Filipino: Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 307,079 people.[5]
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 for 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.
It is the least densely populated city in the Philippines with 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280 inhabitants/sq mi). In terms of land area, the city is the second largest geographically after Davao City with an area of 2,381.02 square kilometres (919.32 sq mi).[7] Puerto Princesa is the location of the Philippines' Western Command headquarters.[8]
Today, Puerto Princesa is a tourist city with many beach resorts and seafood restaurants. It has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines.[9]
^Ladaga, Rica Thea (April 11, 2018). "A Glimpse of Palawan: The Impact of Community-Based Ecotourism | DSWD Field Office IV Mimaropa Official Website". DSWD Field Office IV Mimaropa Official Website. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ abSantos, Catherine (May 9, 2017). "Legislator tags Puerto Princesa as "City in the Dark"". Palawan News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^City of Puerto Princesa | (DILG)
^"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.
^ abCensus of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^"List of Cities". Philippine Statistics Authority – National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
^Sea Tensions Deepen With China's Rise June 7, 2012
^Graceffo, Antonio (June 9, 2007). "Puerto Princesa: The Philippines' Cleanest and Greenest City". Wild Asia. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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