Balabac, Palawan

Balabac is a Philippine island and municipality in the province of Palawan. It has 35 758 inhabitants ( census May 1, 2010 ). In the village there is a campus of the Palawan State University. In the island of the same shipwreck of Pandanan was discovered in 1993.

The island is in north-south direction for about 30 km, from east to west 12 km.

The municipality adjacent to the main island include other islands in the North East: Bancalan, Bugsuk, Pandanan and Mantangule, as well as in the north, separated only by a narrow strait, Ramos, a circular island of almost 6 km in diameter.

10 km to the east is the small island Lumbucan, which has a triangular shape, with the longest side is less than 2 km long. Besides Lumbucan extends Lumbucan channel.

In the south, beyond the Balabacstraße begins Malaysia.

The rare Palawan Bearded Pig lives in Balabac.

Administrative divisions

1957 Balabac was brought by a district municipality to municipality.

The municipality is divided into 20 barangays.

• Agutayan
• Bugsuk (New Cagayancillo )
• Bancalaan
• Indalawan
• Catagupan
• Mala King Ilog
• Mangsee

• Melville
• Pandanan
• Pasig
• Rabor
• Ramos
• Salang
• Sebaring

• Poblacion I
• Poblacion II
• Poblacion III
• Poblacion IV
• Poblacion V
• Poblacion VI

Note: Población (Spanish for population) referred to the Philippines several lying in the center of an urban municipality barangays.