Aborlan

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.

Aborlan
Municipality
Municipality of Aborlan
Palm plantation in Sagpangan
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Map of Palawan with Aborlan highlighted
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Aborlan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°26′19″N 118°32′53″E / 9.438639°N 118.548136°E / 9.438639; 118.548136
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	3rd district
Founded	June 28, 1949
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jaime Ortega
• Vice Mayor	Marvin C. Madeja
• Representative	Edward Solon Hagedorn
• Municipal Council	Members Marissa U. Zumarraga Alex Pedro P. Peneyra David C. Mosteiro Jr. Mamerto N. Chavez Marvin C. Madeja Ibandio M. Caralipio Joel P. Lumis Jr. Roger B. Jagmis
• Electorate	29,443 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	807.33 km2 (311.71 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Highest elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	38,736
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Households	9,715
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	13.33 % (2018)
• Revenue	₱ 369.7 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 868.3 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 245.6 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 226.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5302
PSGC	175301000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Aborlan Tagbanwa Palawano Tagalog

Formerly a municipal district, Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949 by virtue of Executive Order No. 232. In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of Quezon.

Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.

Many stories tell about how the town got its present name:

• Abelnan, a legendary tree of the gods; and
• The English phrase "A Boar Land" that an American man shouted as he noticed the place with wild boars, thus making the place called Aboarland.

It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea and the mountains, 68 kilometres (42 mi) south of Puerto Princesa City.

Barangays

Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

In the 2020 census, the population of Aborlan was 38,736 people, with a density of 48 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.