Roxas, Palawan

Roxas
Municipality
Municipality of Roxas
Downtown area
Flag
Map of Palawan with Roxas highlighted
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Roxas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°19′11″N119°20′27″E / 10.3197°N 119.3408°E / 10.3197; 119.3408
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	May 15, 1951
Named after	Manuel Roxas
Barangays	31 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Pedy Bautista Sabando
•  Vice Mayor	Reynaldo B. Pacho
•  Representative	Edgardo L. Salvame
•  Municipal Council	Members Jesus V. Miraflores Bernie V. Valdez Garardo C. Ganardo Henry U. Acosta Loida M. Sebido Grace E. Bañes Alijotham C. Favila Wilfredo L. Magdayao
•  Electorate	45,968 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	69,729
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
•  Households	17,287
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.74 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 590 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 1,493 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 448.7 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 611.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5308
PSGC	1705318000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Ibatag Palawano Tagalog

Roxas, officially the Municipality of Roxas (Tagalog : Bayan ng Roxas), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,624 people. ^[5]

History

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. ^[6]

Geography

Roxas is located on the eastern coast of Palawan facing the Sulu Sea. It is 135 kilometres (84 mi) from Puerto Princesa.

Barangays

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). ^[7]

• 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

Climate data for Roxas, Palawan
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) [8]

Demographics

Population census of Roxas

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 9,329 —     1970 16,341 +5.76% 1975 19,976 +4.11% 1980 24,890 +4.50% 1990 36,604 +3.93% 1995 44,370 +3.67%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 47,242 +1.35% 2007 51,084 +1.08% 2010 61,058 +6.71% 2015 65,358 +1.30% 2020 69,624 +1.34% 2024 69,729 +0.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Flora on the coast of Sulu Sea

The coast of Sulu Sea, Roxas Municipality

Coco Loco Island Resort in Roxas

In the 2020 census, the population of Roxas, Palawan, was 69,624 people, ^[14] with a density of 59 inhabitants per square kilometre or 150 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Roxas

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 60.62 2003 59.64 2006 29.40 2009 24.91 2012 20.99 2015 18.33 2018 10.78 2021 17.74 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

1.   Municipality of Roxas | (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.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "An act creating the municipality of Roxas, province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
7. "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.
8. "Roxas, Palawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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 IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. 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.
12. 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.
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.

External links

• 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