Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan ( tgl, Bayan ng Aborlan), is a 1st class
municipality
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in the
province
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of ,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.
It lies in a vast plain between the
Sulu Sea
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and the mountains, south of
Puerto Princesa
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City.
Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949, by 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
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.
Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called
Western Philippines University
The Western Philippines University ( fil, Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas) is a state higher education institution located in Palawan. The university began as the Aborlan Farm Settlement School for the Tagbanuas (an indigenous ...
. It was founded in 1910.
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Geography
Barangays
Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangay
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s.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Aborlan was 38,736 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
Aborlan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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Municipalities of Palawan
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