Mimaropa

{{short description|Administrative region of the Philippines}} {{For|the historical region|Southern Tagalog}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Mimaropa | official_name = Southwestern Tagalog Region | settlement_type = Region | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 260 | image_style = border:1; | perrow = 1/2/2/2 | image1 = Big lagoon entrance, Miniloc island - panoramio.jpg | image2 = Island home.jpg | image3 = Guiting-guiting 1.jpg | image4 = Boac cathedral, Marinduque.jpg | image5 = Tamaraw Falls, Mindoro, Philippines.jpg }} '''Clockwise from the top''': El Nido, Palawan, Mount Guiting-Guiting, Tamaraw Falls, Boac Cathedral, Coron Island | image_alt = | image_caption =  | image_flag = | flag_size = 120x80px | image_seal = | seal_size = 100x80px | image_map = {{PH wikidata|image_map}} | map_caption = Location in the Philippines

| nickname = | motto =  | coordinates = {{coord|region:PH|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{PHL}} | subdivision_type1 = Island group | subdivision_name1 = Luzon

| seat_type = Regional center | seat = {{nowrap|Calapan}}

| leader_title = | leader_name =  | area_total_km2 = {{PH wikidata|area}} | area_footnotes =  | population_as_of = {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_total = {{PH wikidata|population_total}} | population_footnotes = {{PH census|2015}} | population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP {{Nobold|(Nominal, 2024)}} | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Total | demographics1_info1 = US$8.9 billion<ref name="GDP">{{Cite web |title=2022 to 2024 Gross Regional Domestic Product|url=https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/pad/2024%20GRDP%20Publication.pdf |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}}</ref> | demographics1_title2 = Per capita | demographics1_info2 = US$2,680<ref name="GDP" />

| timezone = PST | utc_offset = +8 | iso_code = PH-41

| blank_name_sec1 = Provinces | blank_info_sec1 = {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke; | title = 5 | Marinduque | Occidental Mindoro | Oriental Mindoro | Palawan | Romblon }} | blank1_name_sec1 = Independent cities | blank1_info_sec1 = {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke; | title = 1 | Puerto Princesa }} | blank2_name_sec1 = Component cities | blank2_info_sec1 = {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke; | title = 1 | Calapan }} | blank3_name_sec1 = Municipalities | blank3_info_sec1 = 71 | blank4_name_sec1 = Barangays | blank4_info_sec1 = 1,460 | blank5_name_sec1 = Congressional districts | blank5_info_sec1 = 7 | blank_name_sec2 = Languages | blank_info_sec2 = {{hlist | item-style=white-space:nowrap; | Tagalog | Romblomanon | Bantoanon or Asi | Onhan | Cuyonon | Hiligaynon |English | ''others'' }} | blank1_name_sec2 = HDI | blank1_info_sec2 = {{increase}} 0.704 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Subnational HDI - Philippines - Table - Global Data Lab |url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/PHL/?levels=1+4&years=2023&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0 |website=globaldatalab.org |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref> | blank2_name_sec2 = HDI rank | blank2_info_sec2 = 12th (2023) | website = | seat1_type = Largest city | seat1 = Puerto Princesa | elevation_max_point = Mount Halcon | elevation_max_ft = 8,484 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 5 }}

'''Mimaropa''' (officially stylized in all caps), officially the '''Southwestern Tagalog Region'''<ref name="RA10869">{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/07/17/republic-act-no-10879/ |title=An Act establishing the Southwestern Tagalog Region, to be known as the MIMAROPA Region|chamber=RA|number=10879 |date=July 17, 2016 |publisher=The Official Gazette|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listreg.asp |title=Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines |access-date=March 6, 2017 |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228024626/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listreg.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> ({{langx|fil|Rehiyong Timog-Kanlurang Tagalog}}) and also known as '''Region IV-B,''' is an administrative region in the Philippines. The name is an acronym combination of its constituent provinces: Mindoro (divided into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro), Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan. It is the only region in the country outside the Visayas that has no land border with another region.

The region was part of the now-defunct Southern Tagalog region until May 17, 2002.<ref name=PSA-NSCB>{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=103|title=Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes|date=2002-05-17|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp|publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board|access-date=November 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518123918/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp|archivedate=May 18, 2016}}</ref> On May 23, 2005, Palawan and the highly urbanized city of Puerto Princesa were moved to the region of Western Visayas by Executive Order No. 429.<ref name=PSA-NSCB[2]>{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=429|title=Providing for the Reorganization of Administrative Region VI to Include the Province of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO429.asp|date=2005-05-23|publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board|access-date=November 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531080428/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO429.asp|archivedate=May 31, 2016}}</ref> However, on August 19, 2005, President Arroyo issued Administrative Order No. 129 to put in abeyance Executive Order No. 429 pending a review.<ref name="AO129">{{cite PH act|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/admin_order_no_129.asp|title=Directing the Department of the Interior and Local Government to Hold In Abeyance the Implementation of Executive Order No. 429 (s. 2005) Pending Its Submission of an Implementation Plan and Its Subsequent Approval by the Office of the President|chamber=AO|number=129|date=2005-08-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219200435/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/admin_order_no_129.asp |archivedate=February 19, 2006|publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board|accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref> On July 17, 2016, Republic Act No. 10879 officially designated the Southwestern Tagalog Region as Mimaropa, replacing the Region IV-B designation; however, no boundary changes were made. Nonetheless, the name continues to be used by other government agencies and the media.<ref name="RA10869" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Salonga |first=Kaxandra Alexis |date=11 November 2025 |title=Ombudsman: Malversation case against Co, Sunwest Inc, DPWH Region IV-B officials submitted for resolution |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/11/ombudsman-malversation-case-against-zaldy-co-others-submitted-for-resolution-1729 |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2026 |work=ABS-CBN News |quote=The malversation case involving former congressman Zaldy Co, Sunwest Inc., and other officials of Department of Public Works and Highways Region IV-B who have been linked to the anomalous flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro has already been submitted for resolution.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Esguerra |first=Darryl John |date=9 November 2025 |title=Palace suspends gov't work, classes in 12 regions due to Uwan |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1262876 |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2026 |work=Philippine News Agency |quote=Under Memorandum Circular No. 106 issued on Sunday, government work is suspended on Monday in the National Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Regions I (Ilocos Region), II (Cagayan Valley), III (Central Luzon), IV-A (Calabarzon), IV-B (Mimaropa), V (Bicol), and VIII (Eastern Visayas).}}</ref>

Calapan is Mimaropa's regional center, while the highly urbanized city of Puerto Princesa is the most populous in the region.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2007/11nov/20071122-EO-0682-GMA.pdf|format=PDF|title=Designating Calapan City as the Regional Center of Region IV-B Otherwise Referred to as the MIMAROPA Region|chamber=EO|number=682|date=2007-11-22|publisher=The Official Gazette|accessdate=2023-12-03}}</ref> However, most regional government offices, such as the Department of Public Works and Highways<ref name=DPWHGov>{{cite web|title=Region IV-B Directory: Regional Office Directory|url=http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/offices/region/04b/directory.asp|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|access-date=November 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120802161719/http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/offices/region/04b/directory.asp|archivedate=August 2, 2012}}</ref> and the Department of Budget and Management, are in Quezon City, Metro Manila, because Quezon City was the regional capital of Southern Tagalog.

== History == Mimaropa, together with Calabarzon and Aurora was officially created with the partitioning of Southern Tagalog (Region IV) into the two regions on May 17, 2002, with the issuance of ''Executive Order No. 103'' by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, for the purpose of promoting efficiency in the government, accelerating social and economic development, and improving public services in the provinces covered. Region IV-B was designated as Mimaropa, which stands for the island provinces belonging to the Southern Tagalog region—Mindoro (Oriental and Occidental), Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. Region IV-A was designated as Calabarzon.<ref name=PSA-NSCB /> Marinduque was a sub-province of Quezon, at that time known as Tayabas; it became an independent province in 1920. Quezon is now part of Calabarzon. Romblon was a subprovince of Capiz and was part of Western Visayas. When President Ferdinand Marcos enacted ''Presidential Decree No. 1'', which organized the provinces into 11 regions as part of Marcos' Integrated Reorganization Plan,<ref name="PD1">{{cite act |date=September 24, 1972 |title=Reorginazing the Executive Branch of the National Government |type= Presidential Decree |number=1 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1972/09/24/presidential-decree-no-1-s-1972/ |access-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref> Romblon was transferred from Western Visayas to Southern Tagalog.

On May 23, 2005, ''Executive Order 429'' was issued, moving the province of Palawan to the region of Western Visayas,<ref name=PSA-NSCB[2] /> designating Region IV-B as "Mimaro". However, Palawan residents criticized the move, citing a lack of consultation, with most in Puerto Princesa and nearly all municipalities preferring to remain in Region IV-B. Consequently, ''Administrative Order No. 129'' was issued on August 19, 2005, to address this backlash. This order directed the abeyance of ''Executive Order 429'' pending the approval of an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of Palawan from Mimaropa to Region VI.<ref name="AO129"/>

The 2010 Philippine Census of Population reported the region's name as "Mimaropa" and included Palawan as part of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://census.gov.ph/data/census2010/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707155208/http://census.gov.ph/data/census2010/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality : Region IVB - MIMAROPA: 1990, 2000, and 2010 |work=2010 Philippine Census of Population |publisher=Census.gov.ph }}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, it is unclear whether the transfer of Palawan to Western Visayas is still pending withhe Philippine government. {{as of|2014}}, the National Statistical Coordinating Board of the Philippines continued to list Palawan province as part of the Mimaropa region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802172716/http://nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=17|archivedate=August 2, 2014 |title=Region: REGION IV-B (MIMAROPA)|work=National Statistical Coordinating Board of the Philippines|access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref>{{update after|2014|reason=final official status of EO429 is undetermined}}

On July 17, 2016, ''Republic Act No. 10879'' formally established the ''Southwestern Tagalog Region'' to be known as the Mimaropa Region. This involved no boundary changes but was in effect merely a renaming and discontinuation of the "Region IV-B" designation.<ref name="RA10869" />

==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align= none | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}} | 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}} | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}<ref name=NSO>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Population%20and%20Annual%20Growth%20Rates%20for%20The%20Philippines%20and%20Its%20Regions%2C%20Provinces%2C%20and%20Highly%20Urbanized%20Cities%20Based%20on%201990%2C%202000%2C%20and%202010%20Censuses.pdf |title=Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities |work=2010 Census and Housing Population |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority |access-date=August 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928012059/http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Population%20and%20Annual%20Growth%20Rates%20for%20The%20Philippines%20and%20Its%20Regions%2C%20Provinces%2C%20and%20Highly%20Urbanized%20Cities%20Based%20on%201990%2C%202000%2C%20and%202010%20Censuses.pdf |archivedate=September 28, 2013 }}</ref> }}

=== Languages === thumb|right|A view of Calapan as seen in December 2009 The native languages of Mimaropa are: * Alangan, spoken in the interior of Mindoro. * Asi, spoken in Romblon and Marinduque. * Bonggi, spoken in the southernmost islands of Palawan * Buhid, spoken in the interior of Mindoro. * Calamian Tagbanwa, spoken in Palawan. * Cuyonon, spoken in Palawan. * Hanunoo, spoken in the interior of Mindoro. * Hiligaynon, spoken in Palawan and Romblon. * Iraya, spoken in the interior of Mindoro. * Jama Mapun, spoken in the southernmost islands of Palawan * Karay-a or Kinaray-a, spoken in eastern parts of Palawan, southern parts Mindoro and southern parts of Romblon. *Molbog, spoken in south Palawan. * Onhan, spoken in Romblon. * Palawano, spoken in Palawan. * Ratagnon, spoken in the south Mindoro. * Romblomanon, spoken in Romblon. * Sabah Malay, spoken in south Palawan. * Sibuyanon, spoken in Romblon. * Tadyawan, spoken in the interior of Mindoro. * Tagalog, spoken in Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan. It is the regional lingua franca, mostly as Filipino. * Tausug, spoken in southwestern Palawan. * Tawbuid, spoken in the interior of Mindoro. {{clear left}}

== Economy == {{More citations needed section|date=February 2022}} '''Poverty Incidence of {{wikidata|label}}''' {| style="font-size:85%;" '| | {{#invoke:Chart | bar chart | height = 300 | width = 420 | group 1 = {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2003}} : {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2006}} : {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2009}} : {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2012}} : {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2015}} : {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2018}} : {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2021}} | x legends = 2003 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2003}} : 2006 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2006}} : 2009 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2009}} : 2012 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2012}} : 2015 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2015}} : 2018 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2018}} : 2021 {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2021}} | colors = #D4AF37 | group names = {{wikidata|label|}} }} '''Source:''' Philippine Statistics Authority<ref>{{cite web | url = https://psa.gov.ph/content/poverty-incidence-pi | title = Poverty incidence (PI) | publisher = Philippine Statistics Authority | accessdate = December 28, 2020}}</ref>{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2000}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2000}}</ref>|}}{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2003}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2003}}</ref>|}}{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2006}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2006}}</ref>|}}{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2012}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2012}}</ref>|}}{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2015}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2015}}</ref>|}}{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2018}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2018}}</ref>|}}{{#if:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|P8843|P585=2021}}|<ref>{{#invoke:wd|reference|raw|P8843|P585=2021}}</ref>|}} |}

In 2007, Mimaropa's economy surged by 9.4%, making it the fastest growing region in the country in that year.<ref name="GRDP2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/grdp/2007/default.asp|title=NSCB - 2007 Gross Regional Domestic Product|date=July 28, 2008|publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board|access-date=May 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420214409/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/grdp/2007/default.asp|archivedate=April 20, 2009}}</ref> It was aided by robust growth in the industrial sector which grew by 19.1% from -6.1% in 2006.<ref name="GRDP2007" /> Mimaropa experienced a big slowdown in 2006, posting a decelerated growth of 2.3% from a 6.4% increase in 2005. This resulted mainly from the slump in the industry sector, which shrunk by 5.4% in 2006 from its 10.8% increase in 2005.

The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, which contributed 42.1% to the total regional economy, grew by 9.1% in 2006, accelerating from 3.2% the previous year. The higher production of rice, maize, other crops, livestock and fishery resulted in the accelerated growth in the total agriculture and fishery sector.

The industry sector, which contributed 38.3% to the region's total economy, was the second largest contributor next to agriculture. Its decline of 5.4% was largely attributed to the decrease in the mining and quarrying sub-sector, which went down by 15.4% due to the reduced production of natural gas in Palawan. Mining and quarrying contributed 16.6% to the total regional economy. The positive growth in the electricity and water, construction and manufacturing sub-sectors were not able to compensate for the drop in the mining and quarrying sub-sector.

The service sector, on the other hand, posted an accelerated growth of 5.1%, which was attributed to the increase in the TCS, finance, private services, government services and trade sub-sectors, which managed to post accelerated growths of 6.0%, 5.5%, 5.1%, 5.1% and 4.7%, respectively. The other sub-sector, however, had a decelerated growth due to the slowdown in the ownership of dwellings.

== Tourism == There are many scenic spots in Mimaropa. Some of them are the Bathala Cave, Balanacan Bay, and Tres Reyes Islands in the province of Marinduque; White Island in Mindoro; Fort San Andres, Mount Guiting-Guiting, and Bonbon Beach in Romblon; and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and El Nido Marine Reserve Park in Palawan.

== Administrative divisions == === Provinces === thumb|400px|Political map of Mimaropa Mimaropa comprises 5 provinces, 1 ''highly urbanized'' city (Puerto Princesa), 1 ''component'' city (Calapan), 71 municipalities and 1,460 barangays. {{unbulleted list | {{Color box|#BFF5FF|†|border=darkgray}} {{font|Regional center|size=90%}} }}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background-color:#FDFDFD;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border:1pt solid grey;" |- ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | Province {{font|{{small|or}} {{abbr|''HUC''|Highly urbanized city; administered independently from any province}}|css=font-weight:normal}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Capital ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" colspan=2 | Population {{small|(2020)}}{{PH census|2020}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Area ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Density ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Cities ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Muni.|Municipalities}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Barangay|Barangays}} |- ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan=2 | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan=2 | ! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | km2 ! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | sq mi ! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | /km2 ! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | /sq mi ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | Marinduque | style="text-align:left;" | Boac | {{percent and number|239207|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|952.58|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|239207/952.58|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | 0 | 6 | 218 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | Occidental Mindoro | style="text-align:left;" | Mamburao | {{percent and number|525354|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|5,865.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|525354/5,865.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | 0 | 11 | 164 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | Oriental Mindoro | style="text-align:left;background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;" |† Calapan | {{percent and number|908339|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|4,238.40|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|908339/4,238.40|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | 1 | 14 | 426 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | Palawan | style="text-align:left;" | Puerto Princesa | {{percent and number|939594|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|14,649.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|939594/14,649.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | 0  | 23 | 367 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | Romblon | style="text-align:left;" | Romblon | {{percent and number|308985|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|1,533.50|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|308985/1,533.50|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | 0 | 17 | 219 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;border-right:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;" | Puerto Princesa | style="text-align:right;border-left:0;" | † | — | {{percent and number|307079|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|2,381.02|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|307079/2,381.02|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | — | — | 66 |-class="sortbottom" ! scope="row" colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" style="text-align:right;" | 3,228,558 ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 29,620.90 ! scope="col" | {{convert|29,620.90|km2|disp=number|2}} ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | {{sigfig|3228558/29620.9|2}} ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|{{sigfig|3228558/29620.90|2}}|PD/km2|disp=number}} ! scope="col" | 2 ! scope="col" | 71 ! scope="col" | 1,460 |-class="sortbottom" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;" | colspan=13 style="padding-left:1em;" | {{Color box|#FDFDFD|†|border=darkgray}} Puerto Princesa is a ''highly urbanized city'' pursuant to ''Presidential Proclamation No. 1264'';<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070427.htm&no=30|title=Puerto Princesa to hold plebiscite simultaneous with May 14 elections|date=April 27, 2007|work=Philippine Information Agency}}</ref> figures are excluded from Palawan. |}

==== Governors and vice governors ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !width=140 |Province !width=150 |Image !width=235 |Governor !width=120 colspan=2 |Political Party !width=150 |Vice Governor |- |{{center|}}{{center|Marinduque}} |align=center | |Melecio J. Go | {{party name with colour|PDP-Laban}} |Romulo A. Bacorro Jr. |- |{{center|75px}}{{center|Occidental Mindoro}} |align=center |138x138px |Eduardo Gadiano | {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}} |Anecita Diana Apigo-Tayag |- |{{center|75px}}{{center|Oriental Mindoro}} |align=center |138x138px |Humerlito Dolor | {{party name with colour|Galing at Serbisyo para sa Mindoreño}} |Antonio S. Perez Jr. |- |{{center|75px}}{{center|Palawan}} |align=center | |Amy R. Alvarez | {{party name with colour|Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan}} |Leoncio Nacasi Ola |- |{{center|75px}}{{center|Romblon}} |align=center |center|thumb|Gov. Trina Firmalo Fabic |Trina Alejandra Q. Firmalo-Fabic | {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}} |Armando Gutierrez |}

==Notable people== {{main|Marinduque#Notable people|Occidental Mindoro#Notable people|Oriental Mindoro#Notable people|Category:People from Palawan|Puerto Princesa#Notable personalities|Romblon#Notable people}}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

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