Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan (), is a

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in the

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of ,

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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.

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

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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. In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of

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Geography

It lies in a vast plain between the

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and the mountains, south of

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Barangays

Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Apo-Aporawan * Apoc-apoc * Aporawan * Barake * Cabigaan * Gogognan * Iraan * Isaub * Jose Rizal * Mabini * Magbabadil * Plaridel * Ramon Magsaysay * Sagpangan * San Juan * Tagpait * Tigman *

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* 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 Long stubs with short prose {{Mimaropa-geo-stub