Roxas lies on the east coast of northern mainland Palawan, facing the Sulu Sea, about 135 km from Puerto Princesa. It has 31 barangays. San Vicente is 48 km away by road, about an hour's drive.
Municipality of 1,177.56 km² of land.
Roxas lies on the east coast of northern mainland Palawan, facing the Sulu Sea, about 135 km from Puerto Princesa. It has 31 barangays. San Vicente is 48 km away by road, about an hour's drive.
Around Roxas
Cashew is Palawan's leading farm crop, particularly in Roxas, which holds more than 2,400 hectares of the province's cashew plantations.
Roxas declared the Palawan pangolin (Manis culionensis) its municipal flagship species through Municipal Ordinance No. 780, series of 2020.
Island
Porao Island
An island that makes up Barangay V, one of the Poblacion barangays of Roxas.
Island
Johnson Island
An island that makes up Barangay VI, one of the Poblacion barangays of Roxas.
Island resort
Modessa Island
An island in Roxas, home to Modessa Island Resort, and one of the islands the town planned to open to visitors from October 2025.
Island resort
Puerco Island (Banwa)
A private island in Roxas, home to the Banwa Private Island resort, about two hours from Manila by helicopter or seaplane.
A short history
Roxas was created in 1951 under Republic Act No. 615 from nine barrios of Puerto Princesa, among them Tinitian, Caramay and Tumarbong. The municipality's name is given in Hiligaynon, Cuyonon and Tagalog.
The way in
Puerto Princesa
From Puerto Princesa: By road, about 135 km.
Roxas
Nearest gateway. Puerto Princesa International Airport, 135 km by road
Before you go
Fees, rules and schedules change. Check them with the town.
- Official website
- Municipality of Roxas
- Local government
- Municipality of Roxas
- Sources
Sources (11)
- PSGC code 1705318000 and 31 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 1177.56 km² (PSA 2013 figure) and barangay countRoxas, Palawan Profile, PhilAtlas
- East coast facing the Sulu Sea; 135 km from Puerto Princesa; created in 1951 under RA 615 from barrios of Puerto Princesa; name in Hiligaynon, Cuyonon and TagalogRoxas, Palawan, Wikipedia
- Roxas to San Vicente 48 km, about one hourTourism, Municipality of San Vicente
- Official municipal website linked from the provincial government's municipalities pageMunicipalities, Provincial Government of Palawan
- Cashew is Palawan's leading farm crop, particularly in Roxas, which holds more than 2,400 hectares of the province's cashew plantations.Processing enterprise a good news to cashew growers in Roxas, Palawan (Department of Agriculture MIMAROPA, 5 July 2017)
- Roxas declared the Palawan pangolin (Manis culionensis) its municipal flagship species through Municipal Ordinance No. 780, series of 2020.Roxas, to celebrate 1st Municipal Pangolin Day - Palawan Daily News
- Porao IslandRoxas, Palawan - Wikipedia
- Johnson IslandRoxas, Palawan - Wikipedia
- Modessa IslandRoxas LGU eyes opening their destinations to tourists by October 2025 - Palawan Daily News
- Puerco Island (Banwa)Did you know? (Palawan Daily News, 17 February 2023)