Narra | |
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Municipality of Narra | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°17′N 118°25′E / 9.28°N 118.42°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | June 21, 1969 |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gerandy B. Danao |
• Vice Mayor | Marcelino 'Jun' Calso, Jr. |
• Representative | Jose Ch. Alvarez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 46,022 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 831.73 km2 (321.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Highest elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 77,948 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Households | 19,513 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.56 |
• Revenue | ₱ 403.5 million (2020), 153.6 million (2012), 179.3 million (2013), 204 million (2014), 225.9 million (2015), 306.2 million (2016), 292.6 million (2017), 338 million (2018), 371.7 million (2019), 434.7 million (2021), 608.9 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,142 million (2020), 219.9 million (2012), 247.7 million (2013), 312.7 million (2014), 391.8 million (2015), 629.3 million (2016), 736.5 million (2017), 919.1 million (2018), 1,034 million (2019), 1,363 million (2021), 1,518 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 310.9 million (2020), 141.6 million (2012), 150 million (2013), 161.5 million (2014), 160 million (2015), 217.6 million (2016), 236.6 million (2017), 254 million (2018), 261.6 million (2019), 300.4 million (2021), 388 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 469.3 million (2020), 87.76 million (2012), 99.61 million (2013), 116.8 million (2014), 125.5 million (2015), 290 million (2016), 331.8 million (2017), 433.8 million (2018), 458.1 million (2019), 585.1 million (2021), 578.1 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5303 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
Native languages | Palawano Tagalog |
Narra, officially the Municipality of Narra (Tagalog: Bayan ng Narra), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,948 people.[3]
Having a title as "The Rice Granary of Palawan" Municipality of Narra is the main rice producer of the Province of Palawan. The municipality also held "Palay Festival" (Formerly called as "Anihan(Reaping) Festival") held every middle or end week of the October.