Brooke's Point

Brooke's Point
Municipality of Brooke's Point
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Brooke's Point is located in Philippines
Brooke's Point
Brooke's Point
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°47′N 117°50′E / 8.78°N 117.83°E / 8.78; 117.83
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 28, 1949
Named forJames Brooke
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCesareo R. Benedito Jr.
 • Vice MayorMary Jean D. Feliciano
 • RepresentativeJose C. Alvarez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate47,082 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total1,303.40 km2 (503.25 sq mi)
Elevation
9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Highest elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total73,994
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Households
18,478
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.71
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 503.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,217 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 398.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 298.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPalawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5305
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)48
Native languagesPalawano
Tagalog
Websitehttp://brookespointpalawan.gov.ph/

Brooke's Point, officially the Municipality of Brooke's Point (Tagalog: Bayan ng Brooke's Point), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,994 people.[3]

The Pearl of Lao Tzu, formerly considered the world's largest pearl, was found in its waters on May 7, 1934.

  1. ^ Municipality of Brooke's Point | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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