Dumaran is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 18,737 people. It is bounded on the northeast by Municipality of Araceli

Araceli, Palawan

Araceli is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,894 people in 2,050 households.Cuyono is the principal language of the area.Araceli was formerly known as Dumaran....

, on the south by Sulu Sea by, on the southwest by Roxas

Roxas, Palawan

Roxas is a municipality located on the eastern coast of the provincial island of Palawan, Philippines. As of 2000, it had a population of 47,242 people....

, and on the northwest by the municipality of Taytay

Taytay, Palawan

Taytay is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 53,657 people in 10,083 households.-History:During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, Taytay was founded in 1623...

. It is located at N 10° 30' 0 E 119° 45' 0 of Palawan.
Dumaran is a home for coral reefs, in fact, there is an island named Reef Island because it is where you could find a big chunk of corals beside those who encircle the whole island. This island is perfect for scuba diving

Scuba diving

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 and snorkeling

Snorkeling

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In relation to its foundation day every June 14, Dumaran celebrates Kalabukay Festival

Kalabukay Festival

Kalabukay Festival is an annual celebration for the foundation day of municipality of Dumaran, Palawan in the Philippines...

 from June 14-18.

Fast facts

• Language: Cuyonon
  Cuyonon language
  Cuyonon is a language spoken on the coast of Palawan, and the Cuyo Islands in the Philippines.-External links:*, cuyonon.org...
  
   (majority), Bisaya
  Bisaya
  The Visayans are a Filipino ethnic group whose members are speakers of one or more Visayan languages, the most widely spoken being Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Waray-Waray. They live in the Visayan island group and in many parts of Mindanao. Some have migrated to other parts of the Philippines,...
  
  , Tagalog
  Tagalog language
  Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
  
  
• Dumaran Land Area (as of 2007, in hectares)= 43,500
• Fondation Day: June 14 Kalabukay Festival
  Kalabukay Festival
  Kalabukay Festival is an annual celebration for the foundation day of municipality of Dumaran, Palawan in the Philippines...
  
  
• Dumaran Population (as of Aug 1, 2007 Census) = 18,737
• Dumaran Registered Voters (2009 COMELEC) = 9,765
• Income(2007) 44 million

Tourist attractions

• Dumaran Spanish Fort - Located at Barangay Poblacion
  Poblacion
  A Poblacion or Población, literally "town" or "Population" in Spanish, is the name commonly used for the central barangay or barangays of a Philippine city or municipality. Common features of the poblacion include a town plaza, church, market, school and town hall. It is sometimes shortened to...
  
   Dumaran.
• Banawa Sand Bar - Ideal for snorkeling for its coral reefs and rich marine life.
• Calampuan Island - known for its powdery white sand.
• Rinambacan Island - an island with white sand beach.
• Pamalatan Island
• Ilian Waterfalls
• San Juan and Bacao Beach
• Kalabukay Festival
  Kalabukay Festival
  Kalabukay Festival is an annual celebration for the foundation day of municipality of Dumaran, Palawan in the Philippines...
  
   - annual festivity for protection of the environment especially the Katala bird ( Philippine Cockatoo
  Red-vented Cockatoo
  The Red-vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, sometimes called the Philippine Cockatoo or Kalangay, is a critically endangered species of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines...
  
  ). It is also the celebration of the foundation day of the municipality
  Municipality
  A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
  
  

Barangays

Dumaran is politically subdivided into 16 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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Bacao (Island) Bohol (Island) Calasag (Island) Capayas (Mainland) Catep (Island) Culasian (Mainland) Danleg (Mainland) Dumaran (Pob.)(Island) Itangil (Mainland) Ilian (Mainland) Magsaysay Mainland) San Juan (Island) Santa Teresita (Mainland) Santo Tomas (Island) Tanatanaon (Mainland) Santa Maria (Mainland)

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code