Palawan is an archipelago situated in the western border of the philippines.
Approximately one (1) hr. Air travel and 24 hrs. Boat travel southwest of manila. It is located 30 nautical miles south of mindoro and 60 nautical miles north of borneo and is bounded on the east by the sulu sea.
It is the philippines largest province:
| Total land area of palawan: | 1,489,655 has |
| No. Of islands and islets: | 1,780 |
| Length : stretches (tip to tip): | 650 kms |
| main land: | 425 kms |
| Length of coastline: | (main land) 2,000 kms |
| Coastal area of mainland: | (mun.Waters) 1,718,000 has |
| Total number of cities/towns: | city : 1 |
| towns : 23 | |
| Total number of barangays | 431 |
| Total population as of y2000: | 755,412 |
| Dialect: | cuyunon, tagalog |
| Indigenous tribes: | Tagbanua, plawa'an, tau't bato, & the bataks |
