Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan (), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
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.
Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called
Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.
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Etymology
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 boar
The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a Suidae, suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The speci ...
s, thus making the place called Aboarland.
History
Formerly a municipal district, Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949 by virtue of Executive Order No. 232.Quezon
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.
Geography
It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea
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and the mountains, south of Puerto Princesa City.
Barangays
Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Apo-Aporawan
* Apoc-apoc
* Aporawan
* Barake
* Cabigaan
* Gogognan
* Iraan
* Isaub
* Jose Rizal
* Mabini
* Magbabadil
* Plaridel
* Ramon Magsaysay
* Sagpangan
* San Juan
* Tagpait
* Tigman
* Poblacion
* Culandanum
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
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Palawan
Political divisions established by Philippine executive order
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