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Aborlan

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Country
  
Philippines

District
  
2nd district

Barangays
  
19

Area
  
807.3 km²

Population
  
32,209 (2010)

Region
  
MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)

Founded
  
June 28, 1949

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Province
  
Palawan

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:40 PM

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Weather
  
26°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 85% Humidity

Aborlan is a first class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea and the mountains. It is located 69 kilometres (43 mi) south of Puerto Princesa City. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 32,209 people.

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Map of Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines

Aborlan was made into a regular municipality on June 28, 1949, by virtue of Executive Order No. 232. In 1951, it lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when these were transferred to the then newly created town of Quezon.

It is the only town in the province with an agricultural college, now called the Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.

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Barangays

Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

References

Aborlan Wikipedia