Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three

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in the province of

Palawan Palawan (, ), officially the Province of Palawan (; ), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of . The capital and largest c ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1987. The district encompasses the southern portion of

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including the

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group. It consists of the municipalities of

Balabac Balabac Island is the southernmost island of Palawan province, and therefore the westernmost undisputed island in the Philippines, some north of Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait. Administratively, the island forms the main part of th ...

Bataraza Bataraza, officially the Municipality of Bataraza (), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,439 people making it the second most populous city/town in Palawan (after Pu ...

Brooke's Point Brooke's Point, officially the Municipality of Brooke's Point (), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,994 people. The Pearl of Lao Tzu, formerly considered the wo ...

, Narra,

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and Sofronio Española. Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city

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and the municipality of

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. The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose C. Alvarez of the

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(NPC).

Representation history

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References

{{Philippine congressional districts in Mimaropa Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Palawan 1987 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Mimaropa Constituencies established in 1987