Place:Aborlan, Palawan, Western Visayas, Philippines

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NameAborlan
Alt namesAbrahamsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates9.417°N 118.533°E
Located inPalawan, Western Visayas, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Aborlan, officially the Municipality of Aborlan, is a 1st class municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,736 people.

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

Aborlan became a municipality on June 28, 1949, by Executive Order No. 232. In 1951, the municipality lost the barrios of Berong and Alfonso XII when those were transferred to the newly created town of Quezon.

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

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