Narra is a farming town on the east coast of southern mainland Palawan, 92 km from Puerto Princesa, and the province's main rice producer, often called its rice granary. Its territory includes Rasa Island, a refuge of the critically endangered Philippine cockatoo, known locally as katala.
Municipality of 23 barangays, 831.73 km² of land.
Narra is a farming town on the east coast of southern mainland Palawan, 92 km from Puerto Princesa, and the province's main rice producer, often called its rice granary. Its territory includes Rasa Island, a refuge of the critically endangered Philippine cockatoo, known locally as katala.
Around Narra
Narra is known as the Rice Granary of Palawan, the province's main rice producer.
Narra holds the Palay Festival, formerly called the Anihan (harvest) Festival, every mid or late October.
Island
Rasa Island
An island in Barangay Panacan, about 3 km north of the poblacion, declared a protected area in 2006; habitat of the critically endangered Philippine cockatoo.
Island
Arena Island
A private island in Barangay Panacan, about an hour by boat from the mainland, home to Isla Arena Resort and a sea turtle sanctuary open to visitors.
Falls
Estrella Falls
A 20-foot waterfall on the Estrella River, described as the most accessible of Narra's waterfalls, with a hot spring and cottages nearby.
Nature
Bato-Bato Hot Spring
Hot spring pools in Barangay Bato-Bato along the highway, built in the late 1990s and fed by naturally alkaline, free-flowing water.
A short history
The name is both the Philippine national tree and an acronym for the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration, which from 1954 resettled landless families from Luzon here. Narra separated from Aborlan as its own municipality on 21 June 1969.
The Palay Festival, formerly the Anihan or harvest festival, is held each year in mid to late October.
The way in
Puerto Princesa
From Puerto Princesa: By road south, 92 km.
Narra
Nearest gateway. Puerto Princesa International Airport, 92 km north by road
Before you go
Fees, rules and schedules change. Check them with the town.
- Facebook page
- Municipality of Narra - Palawan (Facebook)
- Local government
- Municipality of Narra
- Sources
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- PSGC code 1705315000 and 23 barangaysPSGC API, data from the PSA Philippine Standard Geographic Code (psgc.gitlab.io; release not stated by the mirror, counts cross-checked with psgc.cloud and PhilAtlas)
- Land area 831.73 km² (PSA 2013 figure) and barangay countNarra, Palawan Profile, PhilAtlas
- 92 km from Puerto Princesa; rice granary of Palawan; Rasa Island and the Philippine cockatoo; NARRA resettlement from 1954; created 21 June 1969 under RA 5642; Palay Festival in mid to late OctoberNarra, Palawan, Wikipedia
- Narra is known as the Rice Granary of Palawan, the province's main rice producer.Narra, Palawan - Wikipedia
- Narra holds the Palay Festival, formerly called the Anihan (harvest) Festival, every mid or late October.Narra, Palawan - Wikipedia
- Rasa IslandRasa Island - Wikipedia
- Arena IslandVisiting the unexplored part of Palawan: A Biyahe ni Drew itinerary in Narra (GMA News)
- Estrella FallsVisiting the unexplored part of Palawan: A Biyahe ni Drew itinerary in Narra (GMA News)
- Bato-Bato Hot Spring5 things to do while visiting Narra, Palawan (Palawan Daily News)