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The Province of Palawan is located in the Philippines
It is located in Region IV-B, or also known as the MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), a region in the Southwestern Tagalog Region.
Area
The Province of Palawan covers 14,649.73 square kilometers,
It is ranked as the largest province in the Philippines when it comes to total land mass.
Population
As of the latest recorded census, it has a population of 849,469 people.
It is ranked as the 31st largest province when it comes to population.
It has a population density of 58 square kilometers.
This gives it a density rank of 79th out of the 81 provinces.
Government
They follow the government format of Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the legislative body of a province, which contains members of congress.
The governor of the province is Jose Alvarez
The vice governor of the province is Victorino Dennis M. Socrates
Climates
There exist two (2) climates in the province of Palawan.
The northern and southern extremities, along with the entire area of the west coast, experience an equal amount of wet and dry seasons throughout the year (6 months per season).
The eastern coast, unlike the rest, typically has a dry season for a short period of one to three months, and an undefined wet season for the rest of the year.
Languages
Due to differences in culture, Palawan usually contains many languages and dialects.
The most commonly spoken languages are Tagalog and English.
Some examples of other dialects spoken in the province are Cuyonon, Calamian, Tagbanwa, Hiligaynon, etc.
Religions
Like most of the Philippines, the predominant religion in Palawan is Roman Catholicism, which encompasses 91.6% of its people.
Religions that fall under Christian faith are commonly practiced in Palawan (Protestantism, Christianity, etc.).
Other religions, while existing, are not prevalent in Palawan (e.g. Islam, animism, etc.)
