Araceli covers roughly the northern half of Dumaran Island, off the northeast coast of mainland Palawan. Cuyonon is the main language.
The town takes its name from its parish, Nuestra Señora de Araceli, a Spanish title that translates roughly as Our Lady of the Altar of the Sky.
- Area
- North Central
- On the map
- Open Araceli in Google Maps
The local government
- Mayor
- Sue Cudilla
- Vice mayor
- Paeng Abiog
- Municipality of
- Araceli
- PSGC code
- 1705303000
- Barangays
- 13
- Land area
- 204.3 km²
Elected on 12 May 2025 for the term to 30 June 2028, named as on the ballot, from the count COMELEC released (via Rappler); checked 9 November 2026. An official can be suspended or replaced during a term, so the town hall has the last word.
In an emergency
Call 911Araceli’s disaster office (MDRRMO): 0926-308-5827, 0912-419-0079
From the provincial emergency page, checked 8 November 2026. Every emergency number
Its people and its past
In Spanish times the town was itself called Dumaran. It was renamed Araceli on 15 June 1954, and in 1961 five of its barrios were separated to form the present municipality of Dumaran.
Japanese forces landed in October 1944, and local guerrillas held out in fortified positions in the hills until the Japanese withdrew to the mainland in February 1945.
Also around Araceli
island
Cambari Island
An island in Araceli designated as a marine protected area; the municipality protects it as a tourist attraction and a fish breeding ground.
Palawan town protests vloggers' spearfishing in MPA - Palawan News
Where it is
164 km north-east of Puerto Princesa, as the crow flies.
Places within reach
