# Narra, Palawan

Narra, officially the Municipality of Narra (Tagalog: Bayan ng Narra), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,948 people.
Having a title as "The Rice Granary of Palawan" Municipality of Narra is the main rice producer of the Province of Palawan. The municipality also held "Palay Festival" (Formerly called as "Anihan(Reaping) Festival") held every middle or end week of the October.

## History

Besides spelling out the local name for the Pterocarpus indicus—the Philippines' national tree—it is an acronym for National Resettlement Rehabilitation Administration. This program, established on June 18, 1954, resettled landless people from Luzon to Palawan. On June 21, 1969, the Municipality of Narra was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 5642 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos.

## Geography

Narra is 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Puerto Princesa. It includes Rasa Island, home of the endangered endemic cockatoo species called "Katala or Abukay or Kalangay (depends on local dialect)" or Philippine red-vented cockatoo (cacatua haematuropygia) and other rare animal species.

### Barangays

Narra is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Antipuluan
* Aramaywan
* Bagong Sikat
* Batang-batang
* Bato-bato (San Isidro)
* Burirao
* Caguisan
* Calategas
* Dumagueña
* Elvita
* Estrella Village
* Ipilan
* Malatgao
* Malinao
* Narra (Poblacion)
* Panacan
* Panacan 2
* Princess Urduja
* Sandoval
* Tacras
* Taritien
* Teresa
* Tinagong Dagat

### Climate

Climate data for Narra, Palawan :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (76) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85 (3.3) | 69 (2.7) | 100 (3.9) | 105 (4.1) | 202 (8.0) | 246 (9.7) | 241 (9.5) | 215 (8.5) | 236 (9.3) | 262 (10.3) | 231 (9.1) | 144 (5.7) | 2,136 (84.1) |
| Average rainy days | 15.6 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 21.0 | 284.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1970 | 18,549 | — |
| 1975 | 25,256 | +6.39% |
| 1980 | 30,099 | +3.57% |
| 1990 | 41,326 | +3.22% |
| 1995 | 48,339 | +2.98% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 56,845 | +3.54% |
| 2007 | 62,525 | +1.32% |
| 2010 | 65,264 | +1.57% |
| 2015 | 73,212 | +2.21% |
| 2020 | 77,948 | +1.24% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Narra, Palawan, was 77,948 people, with a density of 94 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Narra
* 5
* 10
* 15
* 20
* 25
* 30
* 2006 27.50
* 2009 21.39
* 2012 20.58
* 2015 18.28
* 2018 10.34
* 2021 17.56
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Gallery

* Estrella Falls
* Malatgao Beach
* Fish Pond in Malatgao
* Narra Municipal Hall