Palawan consists of 367 barangays and 23 municipalities, and two congressional districts that divide the province into north and south portions.
Thirteen municipalities are considered as mainland municipalities, and these are, Aborlan, Narra, Quezon, Sofronio Española, Brooke's Point, Rizal, and Bataraza (located south),
San Vicente, Roxas, Dumaran, El Nido, and Taytay (found in the north). The remaining municipalities are island municipalities, and they are: Busuanga, Coron, Linapacan and Culion (forming the Calamianes group of islands), Cuyo, Agutaya and Magsaysay (the Cuyo group of islands), Araceli, Cagayancillo, Balabac and Kalayaan (Spratly Islands), claimed by Vietnam.
The capital Puerto Princesa (positioned in the center), is a highly-urbanized city that governs itself independently from the province, but it usually grouped with the province for statistical purposes.
Capital
Puerto Princesa
Mainland Municipalities
Aborlan
Bataraza
Brooke's Point
Dumaran
El Nido (Bacuit)
Narra
Quezon
Rizal (Marcos)
Roxas
San Vicente
Sofronio Española
Taytay
Island Municipalities
Agutaya
Araceli
Balabac
Busuanga
Cagayancillo
Coron
Culion
Cuyo
Kalayaan (Spratly Islands)
Linapacan
Magsaysay
