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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Dumaran, Palawan
Dumaran, officially the Municipality of Dumaran (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dumaran), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,528 people.

The municipality covers the southern part of the namesake Dumaran Island (where the poblacion is located), as well as a portion on Palawan Island. It is bounded on the north-east by Municipality of Araceli, on the south by Sulu Sea, on the south-west by Roxas, and on the north-west by the municipality of Taytay. Dumaran also celebrate the Kalabukay Festival - Kalabukay refers to a local bird that is common to the people of Dumaran. The Municipality of Dumaran is in rich with natural resources. The majority of the people living in Dumaran are farmers and fishermen.

Geography

Barangays

Dumaran is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. There are 9 barangays on the mainland of Palawan, and 7 barangays on Dumaran Island.

  • Bacao (island)
  • Bohol (island)
  • Calasag (island)
  • Capayas (mainland)
  • Catep (island)
  • Culasian (mainland)
  • Danleg (mainland)
  • Dumaran (Poblacion, island)
  • Itangil (mainland)
  • Ilian (mainland)
  • Ilian (island)
  • Magsaysay (mainland)
  • San Juan (island)
  • Santa Teresita (mainland)
  • Santo Tomas (island)
  • Tanatanaon (mainland)
  • Santa Maria (mainland)

Climate

Climate data for Dumaran, Palawan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8) 		34
(1.3) 		62
(2.4) 		64
(2.5) 		127
(5.0) 		159
(6.3) 		172
(6.8) 		147
(5.8) 		167
(6.6) 		182
(7.2) 		172
(6.8) 		88
(3.5) 		1,419
(56)
Average rainy days 12.1 9.4 13.0 14.3 22.7 26.9 28.0 26.4 27.0 27.0 22.7 17.8 247.3
Source: Meteoblue

Demographics

Population census of Dumaran
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 1,569—    
1939 2,885+2.94%
1948 3,497+2.16%
1970 5,158+1.78%
1975 7,019+6.37%
1980 8,402+3.66%
1990 12,624+4.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 13,980+1.93%
2000 16,616+3.77%
2007 18,737+1.67%
2010 21,397+4.95%
2015 23,734+1.99%
2020 23,528−0.17%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, the population of Dumaran was 23,528 people, with a density of 54 inhabitants per square kilometre or 140 inhabitants per square mile.

The dominant language is Cuyonon, while Bisaya and Tagalog are spoken as secondary languages.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Dumaran

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
62.20
2009
41.59
2012
30.80
2015
24.32
2018
15.52
2021
14.87

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Culture

In relation to its foundation day June 14, Dumaran celebrates Kalabukay Festival annually from June 14–18.