Theme Week Philippines – Puerto Princesa
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien General
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Puerto Princesa, officially the City of Puerto Princesa, and often referred to as Puerto Princesa City, is a 1st class
Highly Urbanized City in the
Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 255,116 people. It is a city located in the western
province of
Palawan , and is the
westernmost city in the
Philippines . Though the seat of government and capital for the province, the city itself is one of 38
independent cities within the Philippines not controlled by the province in which it is geographically located and is therefore an independent area located within Palawan.
It is the least densely populated city in the Philippines. In terms of land area, the city is the second largest geographically after Davao City with an area of 2,381.02 square kilometres (919.32 sq mi). Puerto Princesa is the location of the Philippines’ Western Command headquarters.
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Today, Puerto Princesa is a tourist city with many beach resorts and seafood restaurants. It has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines. Puerto Princesa is known as the “Eco-Tourism Center of the Philippines”. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in the number of tourists bringing with them trade and businesses for the city. Many hotels ranging from basic to five-star luxury accommodations have been developed since the 1990s to cater to a growing number of foreign and local tourists in the city. There are also a number of restaurants, bars and shopping malls, including the
Robinsons Place Palawan , NCCC Mall Palawan, Unitop Mall Puerto Princesa, as well as the recently opened
SM City Puerto Princesa .
Some tourists who come to Puerto Princesa visit the
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park , one of the
New7Wonders of Nature , located 50 km north of the city. The city is also the jump-off point for exploring the
Tubbataha Reef .
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Overview of all Theme Weeks .
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City of Puerto Princesa ,
Wikitravel Puerto Princesa ,
Wikivoyage Puerto Princesa and
Wikipedia Puerto Princesa . Learn more about the
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Democracy Index -
GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank -
Global Competitiveness Report -
Corruption Perceptions Index -
Press Freedom Index -
World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index -
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