Mimaropa | |
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| Southwestern Tagalog Region | |
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 Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates:10°40′N119°30′E / 10.67°N 119.5°E /10.67; 119.5 | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Island group | Luzon |
| Regional center | Calapan |
| Largest city | Puerto Princesa |
| Area | |
• Total | 29,620.90 km2 (11,436.69 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,586 m (8,484 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,245,446 |
| • Density | 109.5661/km2 (283.7749/sq mi) |
| GDP(Nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | US$8.9 billion[2] |
| • Per capita | US$2,680[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-41 |
| Provinces | |
| Independent cities | |
| Component cities | |
| Municipalities | 71 |
| Barangays | 1,460 |
| Cong. districts | 7 |
| Languages | |
| HDI |  0.673 (Medium) |
| HDI rank | 15th in the Philippines (2019) |
Mimaropa (officially stylized inall caps), officially theSouthwestern Tagalog Region[3][4] (Filipino:Rehiyong Timog-Kanlurang Tagalog), is anadministrative region in thePhilippines. The name is an acronym combination of its constituentprovinces:Mindoro (divided intoOccidental Mindoro andOriental Mindoro),Marinduque,Romblon, andPalawan. It is the only region in the country outside theVisayas that has no land border with another region.
The region was part of the now-defunctSouthern Tagalog region until May 17, 2002.[5] On May 23, 2005, Palawan and thehighly urbanized city ofPuerto Princesa were moved to the region ofWestern Visayas by Executive Order No. 429.[6] However, on August 19, 2005, PresidentArroyo issued Administrative Order No. 129 to put in abeyance Executive Order No. 429 pending a review.[7] On July 17, 2016, Republic Act No. 10879 formally established the Southwestern Tagalog Region to be known as Mimaropa, discontinuing theRegion IV-B designation; however, no boundary changes were involved.[3]
Calapan is Mimaropa's regional center while the highly-urbanized city ofPuerto Princesa is the most populous in the region.[8] However, most regional government offices such as theDepartment of Public Works and Highways[9] and theDepartment of Budget and Management are inQuezon City,Metro Manila, because Quezon City was the regional capital of Southern Tagalog.
Mimaropa, together withCalabarzon, were officially created with thepartitioning ofSouthern Tagalog (Region IV) into the two regions on May 17, 2002, with the issuance ofExecutive Order No. 103 by then-PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo; for the purpose of promoting efficiency in the government, accelerating social and economic development and improving public services in the provinces covered. Region IV-B was designated as Mimaropa, which stands for the island provinces belonging to the Southern Tagalog region—Mindoro (Oriental andOccidental),Marinduque,Romblon andPalawan. Region IV-A was designated as Calabarzon.[5] Marinduque was a sub-province ofQuezon, at that time known as Tayabas; it became an independent province in 1920. Quezon is now part of Calabarzon. Romblon was a sub-province ofCapiz & was part of Western Visayas. When PresidentFerdinand Marcos enactedPresidential Decree No. 1, which organized the provinces into 11 regions as part of Marcos' Integrated Reorganization Plan,[10] Romblon was transferred from Western Visayas to Southern Tagalog.
On May 23, 2005,Executive Order 429 was issued, moving the province ofPalawan to the region ofWestern Visayas,[6] designating Region IV-B as "Mimaro". However, Palawan residents criticized the move, citing a lack of consultation, with most residents inPuerto Princesa and nearly all municipalities preferring to stay with Region IV-B. Consequently,Administrative Order No. 129 was issued on August 19, 2005, to address this backlash. This order directed the abeyance ofExecutive Order 429 pending the approval of an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of Palawan from Mimaropa to Region VI.[7]
The 2010 Philippine Census of Population reported the region's name as "Mimaropa" and includedPalawan as part of the region.[11] As of 2014[update], it is not clear whether the transfer of Palawan toWestern Visayas is still considered pending by the Philippine government. As of 2014[update], the National Statistical Coordinating Board of the Philippines continued to list Palawan province as part of the Mimaropa region.[12][needs update]
On July 17, 2016,Republic Act No. 10879 formally established theSouthwestern Tagalog Region to be known as the Mimaropa Region. This involved no boundary changes but was in effect merely a renaming and discontinuation of the "Region IV-B" designation.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 179,800 | — |
| 1918 | 262,462 | +2.55% |
| 1939 | 406,377 | +2.10% |
| 1948 | 468,619 | +1.60% |
| 1960 | 722,227 | +3.67% |
| 1970 | 1,020,222 | +3.51% |
| 1975 | 1,219,609 | +3.64% |
| 1980 | 1,408,040 | +2.91% |
| 1990 | 1,774,074 | +2.34% |
| 1995 | 2,033,271 | +2.59% |
| 2000 | 2,299,229 | +2.67% |
| 2007 | 2,559,791 | +1.49% |
| 2010 | 2,744,671 | +2.57% |
| 2015 | 2,963,360 | +1.47% |
| 2020 | 3,228,558 | +1.82% |
| 2024 | 3,245,446 | +0.13% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[1][13] | ||
The native languages of Mimaropa are:
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Poverty Incidence of Mimaropa
10 20 30 40 50 2003 48.10 2006 40.60 2009 34.54 2012 31.02 2015 25.23 2018 15.08 2021 15.00 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
In 2007, Mimaropa's economy surged by 9.4%, making it the fastest growing region in the country in that year.[21] It was aided by robust growth in the industrial sector which grew by 19.1% from -6.1% in 2006.[21] Mimaropa experienced a big slowdown in 2006, posting a decelerated growth of 2.3% from a 6.4% increase in 2005. This resulted mainly from the slump in the industry sector, which shrunk by 5.4% in 2006 from its 10.8% increase in 2005.
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, which contributed 42.1% to the total regional economy, grew by 9.1% in 2006, accelerating from 3.2% the previous year. The higher production ofrice,maize, other crops, livestock and fishery resulted in the accelerated growth in the total agriculture and fishery sector.
The industry sector, which contributed 38.3% to the region's total economy, was the second largest contributor next to agriculture. Its decline of 5.4% was largely attributed to the decrease in the mining and quarrying sub-sector, which went down by 15.4% due to the reduced production of natural gas in Palawan. Mining and quarrying contributed 16.6% to the total regional economy. The positive growth in the electricity and water, construction and manufacturing sub-sectors were not able to compensate for the drop in the mining and quarrying sub-sector.
The service sector, on the other hand, posted an accelerated growth of 5.1%, which was attributed to the increase in the TCS, finance, private services, government services and trade sub-sectors, which managed to post accelerated growths of 6.0%, 5.5%, 5.1%, 5.1% and 4.7%, respectively. The other sub-sector, however, had a decelerated growth due to the slowdown in the ownership of dwellings.
There are many scenic spots in Mimaropa. Some of them are the Bathala Cave, Balanacan Bay, and Tres Reyes Islands in the province of Marinduque;White Island in Mindoro; Fort San Andres,Mount Guiting-Guiting, and Bonbon Beach in Romblon; and thePuerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park andEl Nido Marine Reserve Park in Palawan.
Mimaropa comprises 5provinces, 1highly urbanizedcity (Puerto Princesa), 1component city (Calapan), 71municipalities and 1,460barangays.
| ProvinceorHUC | Capital | Population(2020)[22] | Area | Density | Cities | Muni. | Barangay | |||||
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| km2 | sq mi | /km2 | /sq mi | |||||||||
| Marinduque | Boac | 7.4% | 239,207 | 952.58 | 367.79 | 250 | 650 | 0 | 6 | 218 | ||
| Occidental Mindoro | Mamburao | 16.3% | 525,354 | 5,865.70 | 2,264.76 | 90 | 230 | 0 | 11 | 164 | ||
| Oriental Mindoro | †Calapan | 28.1% | 908,339 | 4,238.40 | 1,636.46 | 210 | 540 | 1 | 14 | 426 | ||
| Palawan | Puerto Princesa | 29.1% | 939,594 | 14,649.70 | 5,656.28 | 64 | 170 | 0 | 23 | 367 | ||
| Romblon | Romblon | 9.6% | 308,985 | 1,533.50 | 592.09 | 200 | 520 | 0 | 17 | 219 | ||
| Puerto Princesa | † | — | 9.5% | 307,079 | 2,381.02 | 919.32 | 130 | 340 | — | — | 66 | |
| Total | 3,228,558 | 29,620.90 | 11,436.69 | 110 | 280 | 2 | 71 | 1,460 | ||||
† Puerto Princesa is ahighly urbanized city pursuant toPresidential Proclamation No. 1264;[23] figures are excluded from Palawan. | ||||||||||||
| Province | Image | Governor | Political Party | Vice Governor | |
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| Melecio J. Go | PDP–Laban | Romulo A. Bacorro Jr. | |||
 |  | Eduardo Gadiano | PFP | Anecita Diana Apigo-Tayag | |
 |  | Humerlito Dolor | GSM | Antonio S. Perez Jr. | |
 | Amy R. Alvarez | PPPL | Leoncio Nacasi Ola | ||
 | Trina Alejandra Q. Firmalo-Fabic | Liberal | Armando Gutierrez | ||
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