Culion Palawan is a fourth class municipality of Palawan situated about 200 nautical miles southwest of Manila. It has a total land area of 64,162 hectares and a coastal area of 115,469 hectares. This Palawan municipality consists of fourteen barangays – six of which are part of the Poblacion area and the remaining eight characterized as rural barangays – with a population of 15,523 as of 2004.
In August of 1904, Gov. Luke E. Wright issued EO 35 declaring Culion Palawan as a leper colony reservation. Eighty eight years later, RA 7193 was issued making it the newest municipality of Palawan. In May 1995, the first set of local officials was elected.
The climate in Culion Palawan is characterized as Type 2 with two main seasons: The dry which runs from November to May and the wet happening from June to October. Likewise, the northwest monsoon takes effect from November to March. On the other hand, fishing is affected by the southwest monsoon happening from May all the way to October.
Culion Palawan is generally mountainous with a combination of gentle and steep slopes. There are four principal soil types namely rough mountainous land, Coron clay loam, Aborlan loam, and Busuanga clay loam.
In addition, cashew is the staple crop of Culion Palawan. Other crops such as rice, eggplants, okra, string beans, bananas, root crops, and mangoes are being grown in limited numbers. Rice is being supplied by Mindoro and various parts of Luzon. Cattle are the main livestock of this Palawan municipality while swine and poultry products are commonly cultivated for home consumption.
Moreover, no banks operate in the municipality. The residents have to travel to Coron in order to make bank transactions. However, the Department of Transportation and Communication offers money transfer services. Likewise, Coron is the hub for money changers and pawnshops.
Culion Palawan is accessible by sea. There are daily trips between Coron and Busuanga. For a minimal fee of P100.00, guests or local residents can reach the place via the three boats that takes turns ferrying sixty persons from these two towns. From Culion Palawan, the boats make a return trip to Coron at lunch time.
Individuals intending to travel from Culion Palawan to Manila will have to take small ferries that traverse the Manila-Coron-Culion route once a week. The two small ferries M/B Asuncion II and M/B Catalyn A, travel back and forth from Culion to Manila every Monday and Wednesday. One trip will actually cost P650.00 per passenger.
From the town of Poblacion, the main modes of transportations going to Culion Palawan are tricycles and public utility jeepneys.
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