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Areas · 6 of 8, north to south

South Central

South of the city the national highway runs down the east coast through Aborlan, Narra and Sofronio Española, past rice fields and resettlement towns, while Quezon lies across the mountains on the west coast.

9°18′N 118°12′E

The area

Narra is the province's rice granary and includes Rasa Island, a refuge of the Philippine cockatoo; Quezon holds the Tabon Caves, where human fossils some 22,000 years old were found.

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One place to go

Point at a mark on the map to see the place.

Spots in South Central

Getting around

Everything here is reached by road from Puerto Princesa: Aborlan is 68 km south, Narra 92 km, Quezon 146 km and Sofronio Española about 163 km.