Tourist Guide Palawan
Palawan is a province in Philippines and is a group of islands situated between the Sulu Sea in the southeast and the South China Sea in the northwest. There are almost 1,780 islands, islets, sugar-white sandy beaches and rocky coves.
The coastline extends to about 2,000 Kms. The population of the Province of Palawan in 2007 was 0.892 million. 87 different races and cultural groups reside in this province in peace and harmony.
The culture of this province has been strongly affected by China, India and the Middle East. 52 languages are spoken by the inhabitants and the prominent amongst these are Tagalog, Cuyonon, Palawano, Ilonggo and English. Roman Catholicism is prevalent in this region.
In the complete western coast, southern extremities and northern extremities, there is wet season for 6 months and dry season for 6 months. The eastern coast has a brief dry season for maximum 3 months and for the remaining part of the year, the wet season is not pronounced.
