Cuyo holds the western half of Cuyo Island, the largest island of the Cuyo Archipelago in the Sulu Sea, about 13 km long and 7.5 km wide, together with Bisucay, Manamoc, Pamalican, Pandan and several other small islands.
The town centre is built around a Spanish fort, finished in 1680, whose high stone walls enclose the church, the convent and a chapel. Cuyo was the capital of Palawan from 1873 to 1903.
- Nearest gateway
- Cuyo Airport, in Lucbuan in neighbouring Magsaysay
- Area
- Sulu Sea Islands
- On the map
- Open Cuyo in Google Maps
The local government
- Mayor
- Andoy Ong
- Vice mayor
- Ed Timbancaya
- Municipality of
- Cuyo
- PSGC code
- 1705310000
- Barangays
- 17
- Land area
- 85 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 911Cuyo’s disaster office (MDRRMO): 0946-745-6403, 0975-842-0041
From the provincial emergency page, checked 8 November 2026. Every emergency number
Cuyo in pictures
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Getting to Cuyo
- From Puerto Princesa
- Montenegro Shipping Lines runs a weekly ferry between Puerto Princesa and Iloilo that calls at Cuyo; schedules change with the weather. Cuyo Airport is in Magsaysay, on the same island.
Its people and its past
Cuyonon, the language and culture of the islands, spread from here across much of Palawan. Cuyonon music, the courting songs of the post-harvest season and the Mazurka de Cuyo, a social dance with mazurka steps, are part of the town's heritage.
Each year on 28 August Cuyo celebrates the feast of Saint Augustine, now called the Purongitan Festival, the town's main celebration.
Cuyo was the capital of Paragua, present-day Palawan, from 1873 to 1903. Cuyo, Palawan - Wikipedia
Cuyo holds the feast of San Agustin every August 28, now celebrated as the Purongitan Festival. Cuyo, Palawan - Wikipedia
Signature places in Cuyo
Also around Cuyo
mountain
Mount Aguado
A mountain in Cuyo lined with life-size Stations of the Cross from foot to peak, climbed by pilgrims in Holy Week penitential rites.
Cuyo, Palawan - Wikipediabeach
Capusan Beach
A beach in Cuyo that stretches into a sandbar, forming a broad, shallow sand flat suited to kiteboarding.
Cuyo town proposed to be 'Kiteboarding Capital' of Palawan - Palawan Newsisland
Manamoc Island
An island-barangay of Cuyo in the northwestern Cuyo Islands, surrounded by coral reefs, with a lagoon in its southwest and Mt. English open for trekking.
Manamoc - Wikipediaresort
Pamalican Island
A private island in Cuyo municipality, home to the Amanpulo resort.
Amanpulo gains recognition from World Spa Awards 2020 - Palawan Newstown-site
Cuyo Lighthouse
A lighthouse near the pier, described as the first landmark of Cuyo Island visible from the sea.
Cuyo, Palawan - Wikipedia
Where it is
278 km north-east of Puerto Princesa, as the crow flies.
Places within reach