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Roxas, officially the Municipality of Roxas (Tagalog: Bayan ng Roxas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,624 people. [3]

Roxas
Municipality
Municipality of Roxas
Downtown area
Map of Palawan with Roxas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Roxas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°20′N 119°20′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st district
Founded	May 15, 1951
Named for	Manuel Roxas
Barangays	31 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Dennis M. 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	41,650 voters (2019)
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 (2020 census) [3]
• Total	69,624
• Density	59/km² (150/sq mi)
• Households	15,321
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	10.78% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱412,526,507.68 (2020)
• Assets	₱1,001,350,434.61 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱337,033,762.69 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱411,049,288.40 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5308
PSGC	175318000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Palawan Batak Palawano Tagalog

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.[5]

Geography

Roxas is located on the eastern coast of the island. Facing Sulu Sea.

Barangays

Roxas is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Bagong Bayan was formerly a sitio of Ilian which is now part of the municipality of Dumaran).[6]

Abaroan
Antonino
Bagong Bayan
Caramay
Dumarao
Iraan
Jolo
Magara (Arasan)
Malcampo
Mendoza
Narra (Minara)
New Barbacan (Retac)
New Cuyo
Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
Rizal
Salvacion
San Isidro
San Jose
San Miguel
San Nicolas
Sandoval
Tagumpay
Taradungan
Tinitian
Tumarbong
Barangay II (Poblacion)
Barangay III (Poblacion)
Barangay IV (Poblacion)
Barangay V (Poblacion) (Porao Islan)
Barangay VI (Poblacion) (Johnson Is)
Nicanor Zabala

Climate

Climate data for Roxas, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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)[7]

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	+1.25%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Roxas, Palawan, was 69,624 people, [3] with a density of 59 inhabitants per square kilometre or 150 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Roxas

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

References

Municipality of Roxas | (DILG)
"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.
Census of Population (2020). "MIMAROPA". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
"An act creating the municipality of Roxas, province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
"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.
"Roxas, Palawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
"Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Roxas (Palawan).

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

v t e Province of Palawan
Puerto Princesa (capital)
Municipalities	Aborlan Agutaya Araceli Balabac Bataraza Brooke's Point Busuanga Cagayancillo Coron Culion Cuyo Dumaran El Nido Kalayaan Linapacan Magsaysay Narra Quezon Rizal Roxas San Vicente Sofronio Española Taytay
Highly urbanized city	Puerto Princesa (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Palawan by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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