Narra, Palawan

Narra
Municipality
Municipality of Narra
Municipal Hall
Flag
Map of Palawan with Narra highlighted
Narra Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°17′N118°25′E / 9.28°N 118.42°E / 9.28; 118.42
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	2nd district
Founded	June 21, 1969
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Gerandy B. Danao
•  Vice Mayor	Edmond B. Gastanes
•  Representative	Jose Ch. Alvarez
•  Municipal Council	Members Joel Bito-onon Janet G. Nabua Arnold V. Verano Cenon P. Garcia Francisco T. Atchera Jr. Amelia G. Gimpaya Ceferino M. Genovea Christene Joy T. Mahilum
•  Electorate	48,298 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	831.73 km2 (321.13 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	80,572
• Density	96.873/km2 (250.90/sq mi)
•  Households	19,513
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.56 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 608.9 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 1,518 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 388 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 578.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5303
PSGC	1705315000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Palawano Tagalog

Narra, officially the Municipality of Narra (Tagalog : Bayan ng Narra), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 80,572 people. ^[5]

The town is known as the Rice Granary of Palawan because it is the province’s main rice producer. The municipality holds the Palay Festival, formerly called Anihan Festival (Reaping or Harvesting), every mid or late October.

History

Besides spelling out the local name for the Pterocarpus indicus —the Philippines' national tree—it is an acronym for National Resettlement Rehabilitation Administration. This program, established on June 18, 1954, resettled landless people from Luzon to Palawan. On June 21, 1969, the Municipality of Narra was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 5642 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. ^[6]

Geography

Narra is 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Puerto Princesa. It includes Rasa Island, home of the endangered endemic cockatoo species called "Katala or Abukay or Kalangay (depends on local dialect)" or Philippine red-vented cockatoo (cacatua haematuropygia) and other rare animal species.

Barangays

Narra is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Antipuluan
• Aramaywan
• Bagong Sikat
• Batang-batang
• Bato-bato (San Isidro)
• Burirao
• Caguisan
• Calategas
• Dumagueña
• Elvita
• Estrella Village
• Ipilan
• Malatgao
• Malinao
• Narra (Poblacion)
• Panacan
• Panacan 2
• Princess Urduja
• Sandoval
• Tacras
• Taritien
• Teresa
• Tinagong Dagat

Climate

Climate data for Narra, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	25 (76)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85 (3.3)	69 (2.7)	100 (3.9)	105 (4.1)	202 (8.0)	246 (9.7)	241 (9.5)	215 (8.5)	236 (9.3)	262 (10.3)	231 (9.1)	144 (5.7)	2,136 (84.1)
Average rainy days	15.6	13.3	17.5	19.9	27.4	28.1	29.4	28.6	28.6	28.8	26.4	21.0	284.6
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Narra

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 18,549 —     1975 25,256 +6.39% 1980 30,099 +3.57% 1990 41,326 +3.22% 1995 48,339 +2.98% 2000 56,845 +3.54%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 62,525 +1.32% 2010 65,264 +1.57% 2015 73,212 +2.21% 2020 77,948 +1.33% 2024 80,572 +0.80%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Narra, Palawan, was 77,948 people, ^[13] with a density of 94 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.

Religion

Percentage of religion in Narra, 2024.

Based on religion in 2024, the population of the municipality of Narra was almost entirely Christianity (99.3%), then there were also other religious minorities (0.4%), and also Islam (0.3%). The population is mostly Roman Catholic, settlers from Luzon, while other religions include Buddhism and Chinese religions, as well as Islam, which is practiced by a small number of native Palawano and Moro immigrants.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Narra

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 50.14 2003 48.46 2006 27.50 2009 21.39 2012 20.58 2015 18.28 2018 10.34 2021 17.56 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. ^[22] These are the Narra I Schools District, and Narra II Schools District.

Primary and elementary schools

• Antipuluan Elementary School
• Aramaywan I Elementary School
• Aramaywan II Elementary School
• Bagong Sikat Elementary School
• Bagong Sikat Adventist Elementary School
• Batang-Batang Beach Elementary School
• Batang-Batang Proper Elementary School
• Bethlehem Elementary School
• Buong Elementary School
• Burirao Annex Elementary School
• Burirao Proper Elementary School
• Cabuluan Elementary School
• Cacarigan Elementary School
• Caguisan Elementary School
• Calategas Elementary School
• Central Palawan United Methodist Academy
• Checedh Christian School
• Damayan Bliss Elementary School
• Dumangueña Bible Baptist Church School
• Dumangueña Elementary School
• Elvita Elementary School
• Estrella Village Elementary School
• Ipilan Elementary School
• Malatgao Elementary School
• Malinao Elementary School
• Manaile Elementary School
• Maranan Elementary School
• Mariwara Elementary School
• Narra Adventist Elementary School
• Narra Bible Baptist Christian Academy
• Narra Pilot School
• Narra West Elementary School (Pilot West ES)
• Palawan Adventist Academy
• Panacan Elementary School
• Princess Urduja Elementary School
• San Isidro Elementary School
• Sandoval Elementary School
• Tacras Elementary School
• Taritien Annex Elementary School
• Taritien Elementary School
• Teresa Elementary School
• Tinagong Dagat Elementary School
• Upper Lapu lapu Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Aramaywan National High School
• Bagong Sikat National High School
• Burirao National High School
• Calategas National High School
• Dumangeña National High School
• Estrella Village National High School
• Lapu-Lapu National High School
• Malatgao National High School
• Narra National High School
• Panacan National High School
• Princess Urduja National High School
• San Francisco Javier College
• Sandoval National High School

Gallery

• 
  Estrella Falls
• 
  Malatgao Beach
• 
  Fish Pond in Malatgao
• 
  Narra Municipal Hall

Notable personalities

• Janicel Lubina, Filipino beauty pageant titleholder and actress

References

1.   Municipality of Narra | (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.
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5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". psa.gov.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
6. "NARRA" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
7. "Narra: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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11. 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.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
22. "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

External links

• Narra Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine