Sofronio Española lies on the east coast of southern Palawan along the Sulu Sea, between Narra to the north and Brooke's Point to the south, from kilometre 128 to kilometre 166 of the national highway south of Puerto Princesa.
Its seat is at Pulot Center, and part of Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Landscape lies within the municipality.
- Nearest gateway
- Puerto Princesa International Airport, 163 km by road
- Area
- South Central
- On the map
- Open Sofronio Española in Google Maps
The local government
- Mayor
- AB Tesorio
- Vice mayor
- Juhad Harmain
- Municipality of
- Sofronio Española
- PSGC code
- 1705324000
- Barangays
- 9
- Land area
- 473.9 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 911Sofronio Española’s disaster office (MDRRMO): 0935-700-0148, 0963-397-0649
From the provincial emergency page, checked 8 November 2026. Every emergency number
Getting to Sofronio Española
- From Puerto Princesa
- By the national highway south, about 163 km.
Its people and its past
Palawan's newest municipality, it was created by Republic Act No. 7679 from nine northern barangays of Brooke's Point and formally established on 5 June 1995. It carries the name of Sofronio Española, a former representative and governor of Palawan.
Where it is
120 km south-west of Puerto Princesa, as the crow flies.
Its nearest towns
Places within reach
