Aborlan

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Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan (Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Template:Ifnotempty, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.Template:PH census

Aborlan is the province's only town with an agricultural college, now called Western Philippines University. It was founded in 1910.[1]

Etymology

Many stories tell about how the town got its present name:[2]

  • Abelnan, a legendary tree of the gods; and
  • The English phrase "A Boar Land" that an American man shouted as he noticed the place with wild boars, thus making the place called Aboarland.

History

Formerly a municipal district, Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949 by virtue of Executive Order No. 232.[1][3] In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of Quezon.[4]

Geography

It lies in a vast plain between the Sulu Sea and the mountains, Template:Convert south of Puerto Princesa City.

Barangays

Aborlan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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  • Apo-Aporawan
  • Apoc-apoc
  • Aporawan
  • Barake
  • Cabigaan
  • Gogognan
  • Iraan
  • Isaub
  • Jose Rizal
  • Mabini
  • Magbabadil
  • Plaridel
  • Ramon Magsaysay
  • Sagpangan
  • San Juan
  • Tagpait
  • Tigman
  • Poblacion
  • Culandanum

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Climate

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Demographics

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In the 2020 census, the population of Aborlan was 38,736 people,Template:PH census with a density of Template:Convert.

Economy

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