Sofronio Española

Sofronio Española,
Española officially the
Municipality of Sofronio Española,
Española
(Tagalog: Bayan ng Sofronio Española),
is a 2nd class municipality in the
province of Palawan, Philippines.
According to the 2015 census, it has a
population of 32,876 people.[3]
 Sofronio Española
Municipality

Municipality of Sofronio Española

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Map of Palawan with Sofronio Española

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Sofronio
Española

Location within
the Philippines

Coordinates: 8°57′17″N 117°59′38″E

Country  Philippines

Region Mimaropa (Region

IV-B)

Province Palawan

District 2nd district

Founded June 5, 1995

Named for Sofronio Española

Barangays 9 (see Barangays)

Government [1]

 • Type
 Type Sangguniang Bayan

 •  Mayor Marsito C. Acoy

 •  Vice Mayor Rona P. Chou

 • Congressman
 Congressman Cyrille F. Abueg-
Zaldivar

 • Electorate
 Electorate 21,273 voters (2019)

Area [2]

 • Total
 Total 473.91 km2
(182.98 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]
Population

 • Total
 Total 32,876

 • Density
 Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Economy

 •  Income class 2nd municipal

income class

 •  Poverty incidence 30.38% (2015)[4]

 • Revenue
 Revenue (₱)
( ) 141,225,694.07
(2016)

Time zone UTC+8 (PST)

ZIP code 5301

PSGC 175324000

IDD : area code +63 (0)48

Climate type tropical climate

Native languages Palawano language

Tagalog
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.[5] It was named after
former Congressman Sofronio
Española.[6]

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

Demographics
 Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1995 22,986 —    
2000 26,801 +3.35%
2007 28,698 +0.95%
2010 29,997 +1.62%
2015 29,997 +0.00%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8][9]

In the 2015 census, the population of

Sofronio Española was 32,876 people,[3]
with a density of 69 inhabitants per
square kilometre or 180 inhabitants per
square mile.

Climate
 Climate data for Sofronio Española
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high 30 30 31 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 30
°C (°F) (86) (86) (88) (88) (88) (86) (84) (84) (84) (84) (84) (84) (86)
Average low 24 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 25
°C (°F) (75) (73) (75) (77) (77) (77) (77) (77) (77) (77) (77) (75) (76)
Average
85 69 100 105 202 246 241 215 236 262 231 144 2,136
precipitation
(3.3) (2.7) (3.9) (4.1) (8.0) (9.7) (9.5) (8.5) (9.3) (10.3) (9.1) (5.7) (84.1)
mm (inches)
Average rainy
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
days
Source: Meteoblue [10]

References
1. "Municipality" . Quezon City,
Philippines: Department of the
Interior and Local Government.
Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Palawan" . PSGC
Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines:
Philippine Statistics Authority.
Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015).
"Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" . Total
Population by Province, City,
Municipality and Barangay. PSA.
Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal
and City Level Poverty Estimates" .
Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved
12 October 2019.
5. "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.
6. "Sofronio Española" (PDF).
Provincial Government of Palawan.
Retrieved 22 November 2012.
7. Census of Population and Housing
(2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" .
Total Population by Province, City,
Municipality and Barangay. NSO.
Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–
2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" .
Table 1. Population Enumerated in
Various Censuses by
 Province/Highly Urbanized City:
1903 to 2007 . NSO.
9. "Province of Palawan" . Municipality
Population Data. Local Water
Utilities Administration Research
Division. Retrieved 17 December
2016.
10. "Sofronio Española: Average
Temperatures and Rainfall" .
Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November
2019.

External links
Philippines Election Commission List of
1990s Plebiscites
 Philippine Standard Geographic Code
2000 Philippine Census Information
Local Governance Performance
Management System

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