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Sofronio Española
Flag of Sofronio Española
Flag
Official seal of Sofronio Española
Seal
OpenStreetMap
CountryPhilippines
FoundedJune 5, 1995
Named forSofronio Española
Barangays(see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • MayorAbner Rafael N. Tesorio
 • Vice MayorMarsito C. Acoy
 • RepresentativeJose C. Alvarez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electoratevoters (?)
Highest elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Economy
 • Poverty incidence% (?)
Service provider
 • Electricity—
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
PSGC
PSGC unknown

Sofronio Española, officially the Municipality of Sofronio Española (Tagalog: Bayan ng Sofronio Española), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,416 people. [3]

It is the province's newest municipality, officially established on June 5, 1995, and Iber Chou became the first Municipality Mayor., when Republic Act No. 7679 partitioned the town from Brooke's Point.[4] It was named after former Representative Sofronio Española.[5]

Geography

Barangays

Sofronio Española is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.

  • Abo-abo
  • Iraray
  • Isumbo
  • Labog
  • Panitian
  • Pulot Center
  • Pulot Interior (Pulot II)
  • Pulot Shore (Pulot I)
  • Punang

Climate

Climate data for Sofronio Española
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		25
(76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85
(3.3) 		69
(2.7) 		100
(3.9) 		105
(4.1) 		202
(8.0) 		246
(9.7) 		241
(9.5) 		215
(8.5) 		236
(9.3) 		262
(10.3) 		231
(9.1) 		144
(5.7) 		2,136
(84.1)
Average rainy days 15.6 13.3 17.5 19.9 27.4 28.1 29.4 28.6 28.6 28.8 26.4 21.0 284.6
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of
Sofronio Española
YearPop.±% p.a.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Sofronio Española was 37,416 people, [3] with a density of 79 inhabitants per square kilometre or 200 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Republic Act No. 7679; An Act Creating the Municipality of Sofronio Española in the Province of Palawan" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. 24 February 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Sofronio Española" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Sofronio Española: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.

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