This is Palawan
This is Palawan

North to south

Eight areas

24 towns

  1. Coron from the air: forested limestone islands, turquoise lagoons and boats moored between them01CalamianesThe Calamian Islands sit at the northern end of Palawan, between Mindoro and the mainland, where the South China Sea meets the Sulu Sea.Busuanga, Coron, Culion, Linapacan
  2. Forested limestone islands off El Nido from above, with boats anchored over the reef in a sheltered cove02El Nido and TaytayEl Nido and Taytay share the northern mainland and the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, about 903 km² of land and sea declared in 1998.El Nido, Taytay
  3. Clear shallow water over a sandy beach at Capusan, Cuyo, with the town and a ferry moored along the shoreline at dawn03Sulu Sea IslandsOut in the Sulu Sea, east of the mainland, lie the Cuyo Archipelago and the reef islands of Cagayancillo.Cuyo, Agutaya, Magsaysay, Cagayancillo
  4. Alimanguan beach in San Vicente from the air: white sand, clear shallows and a palm-covered headland04North CentralNorth of Puerto Princesa the mainland narrows.San Vicente, Roxas, Dumaran, Araceli
  5. Visitors in a paddle boat at the mouth of the Puerto Princesa Underground River, under a forested limestone cliff05Puerto PrincesaPuerto Princesa is the province's highly urbanized city and its main gateway, set on Puerto Princesa Bay in the middle of the mainland.Puerto Princesa
  6. Forested limestone cliff of Lipuun Point with cave openings and moored boats at the Tabon Caves shoreline06South CentralSouth of the city the national highway runs down the east coast through Aborlan, Narra and Sofronio Española, past rice fields and resettlement towns, while Quezon lies across the mountains on the west coast..Aborlan, Narra, Quezon, Sofronio Española
  7. Coconut palms leaning over a white-sand beach and clear shallows in Balabac07The Far SouthThe far south is the land of Mt.Brooke's Point, Rizal, Bataraza, Balabac
  8. Aerial view of the sheltered port being built on Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan08KalayaanKalayaan is the Philippine municipality in the Spratly Islands, far out in the West Philippine Sea.Kalayaan