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.
- Apo-Aporawan
- Apoc-apoc
- Aporawan
- Barake
- Cabigaan
- Gogognan
- Iraan
- Isaub
- Jose Rizal
- Mabini
- Magbabadil
- Plaridel
- Ramon Magsaysay
- Sagpangan
- San Juan
- Tagpait
- Tigman
- Poblacion
- Culandanum
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Aborlan was 38,736 people,Template:PH census with a density of Template:Convert.
Economy
References
External links
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- Aborlan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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