Palauig

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Palauig
Municipality
Municipality of Palauig
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Palauig
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°26′01″N119°54′30″E / 15.4336°N 119.9083°E / 15.4336; 119.9083
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon
Province Zambales
District 2nd district
Founded 1870
ReestablishedJanuary 1, 1910 [1]
Barangays 19 (see Barangays)
Government
  [2]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Christian Daniel Hammond Aceron
 •  Vice Mayor Billy M. Aceron
 •  Representative Doris 'Nanay Bing' Maniquiz
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Franklin T. Nacin
  • James Nicholas T. Aranda
  • Eric S. Alba
  • Bryan A. Anaud
  • Ferdinand T. Catolico
  • Fred M. Sevilla
  • Jeffrey G. Landero
  • Dan Gabriel B. Paradeza
 •  Electorate 28,607 voters (2025)
Area
[3]
 • Total
310.00 km2 (119.69 sq mi)
Elevation
9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Highest elevation
2,037 m (6,683 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [4]
 • Total
43,250
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 •  Households
9,612
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
28.92
% (2021) [5]
 •  Revenue ₱ 285.1 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 709.2 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 183.8 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 254.6 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZambales 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2210
PSGC
0307108000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)47
Native languages Sambal
Ilocano
Tagalog

Palauig, officially the Municipality of Palauig (Sambal : Babali nin Palauig; Ilocano : Ili ti Palauig; Filipino : Bayan ng Palauig), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,784 people. [6]

Contents

The municipality of Palauig is the nearest mainland to the Philippine-claimed EEZ Panatag Shoal, or Scarborough Shoal.

Geography

Barangays

Palauig is politically subdivided into 19 barangays, as indicated below.  [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Alwa
  • Bato
  • Bulawen
  • Cauyan
  • East Poblacion
  • Garreta
  • Libaba
  • Liozon
  • Lipay
  • Locloc
  • Macarang
  • Magalawa
  • Pangolingan
  • Salaza
  • San Juan
  • Santo Niño
  • Santo Tomas
  • San Vicente
  • West Poblacion

Climate

Climate data for Palauig, Zambales
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31
(88)		32
(90)		33
(91)		34
(93)		32
(90)		31
(88)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		30
(86)		31
(88)		31
(88)		31
(88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20
(68)		20
(68)		21
(70)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		20
(68)		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)16
(0.6)		18
(0.7)		28
(1.1)		51
(2.0)		200
(7.9)		253
(10.0)		301
(11.9)		293
(11.5)		246
(9.7)		171
(6.7)		70
(2.8)		28
(1.1)		1,675
(66)
Average rainy days6.27.110.415.524.426.428.227.526.223.615.98.7220.1
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Palauig
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,363—    
1918 4,406+1.82%
1939 6,026+1.50%
1948 8,386+3.74%
1960 10,392+1.80%
1970 14,546+3.42%
1975 16,359+2.38%
1980 17,176+0.98%
1990 21,577+2.31%
1995 26,794+4.14%
2000 29,983+2.44%
2007 30,747+0.35%
2010 33,286+2.93%
2015 34,947+0.93%
2020 39,784+2.77%
2024 43,250+2.03%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Palauig was 39,784 people, [14] with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.

Language

Most of the citizens in the municipality speak Sambal followed by Ilocano and Tagalog.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Palauig

10
20
30
40
2000
39.81
2003
24.38
2006
19.20
2009
21.27
2012
20.76
2015
22.91
2018
10.32
2021
28.92

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Government

Local government

At present, Palauig is headed by Mayor Billy M. Aceron , with the Municipal Council called Sangguniang Bayan with 8 members, particularly 7 regular Councilors and the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Bel Ponce Altares.

Tourism

Palauig is home to the mountain climbing resort of Mount Tapulao. Because of cold climate on its summit similar to Baguio, it has become an attraction to many local and foreign mountaineering groups and tourists. The Municipal Tourism Authority of the Palauig Municipal Government also promotes the Magalawa Island Resort and Famous Beach Resorts along the coastal Barangay of Locloc.

Due to the municipal government's aggressive tourism campaign, local and foreign tourist arrivals in the municipality is on the rise and bringing Palauig as another Tourist destination in Zambales Province.

Special Administrative Zone

References

  1. ↑ Forbes, W. Cameron (31 July 1909). "Executive Order No. 57": 148–149. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑   Municipality of Palauig | (DILG)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Palauig: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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