Place:Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Western Visayas, Philippines

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NamePuerto Princesa City
Alt namesPuerto de la Asunciónsource: Family History Library Catalog
Puerto de la Princesasource: Family History Library Catalog
Puerto Princesasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Yguahitsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCity
Coordinates9.767°N 118.75°E
Located inPalawan, Western Visayas, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Puerto Princesa, officially known as the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon: Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa; ) (English: Princess Port), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 307,079 people.

It is a city located in the western Philippine province of Palawan, and is the westernmost city in the Philippines. Though the seat of government and capital for the province, the city itself is one of 38 independent cities within the Philippines not controlled by the province in which it is geographically located and is therefore an independent area located within Palawan.

It is the least densely populated city in the Philippines with 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/square mile). In terms of land area, the city is the second largest geographically after Davao City with an area of . Puerto Princesa is the location of the Philippines' Western Command headquarters.

Today, Puerto Princesa is a tourist city with many beach resorts and seafood restaurants. It has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines.

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