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_{Map courtesy of the City Government of Puerto Princesa – Office of the city planning and develpment coordinator.}

Puerto Princesa is the largest city in the Philippines with a total land area of 253,982 hectares. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of San Vicente and Roxas and on the the South by the Municipality of Aborlan. Its western side faces the South China Sea
while in its eastern coast lays the Sulu Sea.

Puerto Princesa has been touted in Philippine media as one of the country’s cleanest and greenest cities.

Puerto Princesa City is the capital of Palawan and it is often merely a stopover for tourists heading off to other famous holiday destinations in the country’s last frontier.

The city has a wide range of resorts and hotels, from five star hotels offering the best accommodations and other hotels offering even cheaper deals.

Becoming more famous for its world class service and beautiful scenery is the brand new Sheridan Beach Resort in Sabang. The hotel is located in Sabang, Palawan, the same location to where most visited site in Palawan is, the remarkable underground river.

Undoubtedly the main attraction not only in Puerto Princesa but in the whole Palawan is the St. Paul’s Subterranean River National Park which features the world’s longest navigable underground river, a UNESCO world heritage site and a nominee to the new seven wonders of the world.

Puerto Princesa is also the departure point for those going to dive at the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, which is one of the best diving spots in the world. This marine protected sanctuary is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Other interesting places are Honda Bay, Port Barton,Taytay Bay and Red Cliff.