Roxas | |
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Municipality of Roxas | |
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![]() Map of Palawan with Roxas highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°19′11″N 119°20′27″E / 10.3197°N 119.3408°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 1st district |
Founded | May 15, 1951 |
Named for | Manuel Roxas |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Dennis M. Sabando |
• Vice Mayor | Reynaldo B. Pacho |
• Representative | Edgardo L. Salvame |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 43,171 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• 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 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Households | 17,287 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.74 |
• Revenue | ₱ 412.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,001 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 337 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 411 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5308 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Ibatag 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
[edit]Roxas is located on the eastern coast of the island facing Sulu Sea. It is 135 kilometres (84 mi) from Puerto Princesa.
Barangays
[edit]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
[edit]Climate data for Roxas, Palawan | |||||||||||||
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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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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Roxas | (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.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "An act creating the municipality of Roxas, province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Roxas, Palawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Roxas, Palawan at Wikimedia Commons
- Roxas Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System