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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Narra, Palawan

Narra, officially the Municipality of Narra (Tagalog: Bayan ng Narra), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,948 people.

Besides spelling out the local name for the Pterocarpus indicus—the Philippines' national tree—it is an acronym for National Resettlement Rehabilitation Administration. This program, established on June 18, 1954, resettled landless people from Luzon to Palawan. On June 21, 1969, the Municipality of Narra was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 5642 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos.

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. Narra is 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Puerto Princesa.

Narra also includes Rasa Island, home of the endangered endemic cockatoo species called "Katala or Abukay or Kalangay (depends on local dialect)" or Philippine red-vented cockatoo (cacatua haematuropygia) and other rare animal species.

Geography

Barangays

Narra is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Antipuluan
  • Aramaywan
  • Bagong Sikat
  • Batang-batang
  • Bato-bato (San Isidro)
  • Burirao
  • Caguisan
  • Calategas
  • Dumagueña
  • Elvita
  • Estrella Village
  • Ipilan
  • Malatgao
  • Malinao
  • Narra (Poblacion)
  • Panacan
  • Panacan 2
  • Princess Urduja
  • Sandoval
  • Tacras
  • Taritien
  • Teresa
  • Tinagong Dagat

Climate

Climate data for Narra, Palawan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(88)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
25
(76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85
(3.3)
69
(2.7)
100
(3.9)
105
(4.1)
202
(8.0)
246
(9.7)
241
(9.5)
215
(8.5)
236
(9.3)
262
(10.3)
231
(9.1)
144
(5.7)
2,136
(84.1)
Average rainy days 15.6 13.3 17.5 19.9 27.4 28.1 29.4 28.6 28.6 28.8 26.4 21.0 284.6
Source: Meteoblue

Demographics

Population census of Narra
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 18,549—    
1975 25,256+6.39%
1980 30,099+3.57%
1990 41,326+3.22%
1995 48,339+2.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 56,845+3.54%
2007 62,525+1.32%
2010 65,264+1.57%
2015 73,212+2.21%
2020 77,948+1.24%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, the population of Narra, Palawan, was 77,948 people, with a density of 94 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Narra

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
27.50
2009
21.39
2012
20.58
2015
18.28
2018
10.34
2021
17.56

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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