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Kalayaan | |
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| Municipality of Kalayaan | |
 Seaport under-construction in Thitu (Pag-asa) Island. | |
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 Map of Palawan with Kalayaan highlighted | |
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| Coordinates: 11°03′08″N 114°17′00″E / 11.0522°N 114.2833°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Palawan |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 11, 1978 |
| Barangays | 1 (Pag-asa) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Roberto M. del Mundo |
| • Vice Mayor | Beltzasar S. Alindongan |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 521 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 290.00 km2 (111.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 193 |
| • Density | 0.67/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| • Households | 35 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.21 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 91.05 million (2020), 37.74 million (2012), 42.09 million (2013), 47.51 million (2014), 54.42 million (2015), 59.8 million (2016), 68.03 million (2017), 73.02 million (2018), 82.19 million (2019), 97.59 million (2021), 134.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 277 million (2020), 43.22 million (2012), 51.84 million (2013), 58.96 million (2014), 84.32 million (2015), 97.75 million (2016), 141.7 million (2017), 151.1 million (2018), 173.8 million (2019), 310.7 million (2021), 321.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 76.9 million (2020), 33.4 million (2012), 37.33 million (2013), 39.52 million (2014), 42.22 million (2015), 46.95 million (2016), 62.62 million (2017), 61.77 million (2018), 69.28 million (2019), 84.44 million (2021), 115.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 103.3 million (2020), 3.445 million (2012), 5.944 million (2013), 5.359 million (2014), 18.61 million (2015), 19.23 million (2016), 55.8 million (2017), 45.98 million (2018), 47.31 million (2019), 112.2 million (2021), 28.24 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Kalayaan Municipal Electric System (KAMES) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5322 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
| Native languages | Palawano Tagalog |
| Website | kalayaanpalawan |
Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a 5th class municipality under the jurisdiction of the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 193 people making it the least populated town in the Philippines and in Palawan.[3]
Part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea, the Kalayaan municipality, which includes Thitu Island (locally known as Pag-asa, the administrative center of Kalayaan Island Group) is 280 nautical miles (320 mi; 520 km) northwest of Puerto Princesa and 932 kilometres (503 nmi; 579 mi) south-west of Metro Manila. It consists of a single barangay named Pag-asa located on Thitu, which also serves as the seat of the municipal government. Besides Thitu Island, the municipality comprises six other islands: West York Island, Northeast Cay, Nanshan Island, Loaita Island, Flat Island (South China Sea) and Lankiam Cay (respectively locally named Likas, Parola, Lawak, Kota, Patag and Panata), and three shoals or reefs: Irving Reef (Balagtas Reef), Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal) and Commodore Reef (Rizal Reef).[5] It is the least populated municipality in the Philippines. Kalayaan's annual budget is 47 million pesos (about $1.1 million).[6]
All the islands and shoals within the municipality are disputed territories all or some of which are claimed by China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
- ^ Municipality of Kalayaan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Socio-Economic and Physical Profile" (PDF). The 2018-2027 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Municipality of Kalayaan. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Moss, Trefor (23 May 2014). "Countries Around South China Sea Bolster Claims With Island Outposts". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2017.