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Not to be confused with Koror, Palau.
This article is about the municipality. For the island, see Coron Island.
Coron
Municipality
Municipality of Coron
Coron skyline
Coron skyline
Flag of Coron
Flag
Map of Palawan with Coron highlighted
Map of Palawan with Coron highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Coron is located in PhilippinesCoronCoron
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′N 120°12′ECoordinates: 12°00′N 120°12′E
Country Philippines
Region Mimaropa
Province Palawan
District 1st district
Founded 1902
Barangays 23 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor Mario T. Reyes Jr.
• Vice Mayor Asian A. Palanca
• Representative Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Electorate 32,894 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total 689.10 km2 (266.06 sq mi)
Elevation 8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Highest elevation 957 m (3,140 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2015 census) [3]
• Total 51,803
• Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Households 11,463
Economy
• Income class 1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence 19.67% (2015)[4]
• Revenue ₱201,320,832.58 (2016)
Service provider
• Electricity Busuanga Island Electric Cooperative
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5316
PSGC
175309000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)48
Climate type Tropical climate
Native languages Calamian Tagbanwa
Kagayanen
Palawano
Tagalog
Coron, officially the Municipality of Coron (Tagalog: Bayan ng Coron), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 51,803 people. [3]

The main population center of the municipality is composed of Poblacion barangays 1 to 6, where the Municipal Building, the Municipal Legislative Building, and the Judicial Hall of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court are located. Its fiesta is held annually on August 28 in honor of Saint Augustine. It is the commercial capital of the Calamian Islands.

The municipality is home to the Coron Island Natural Biotic Area, which is listed in the natural category of the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.[5]

Geography
The municipality of Busuanga comprises the western part of Busuanga Island, while Coron comprises the eastern part of Busuanga Island, all of Coron Island and about 50 other minor islets stretching as far as Tara Island in the north-east and Canipo Island in the south.[6] All these islands are part of the Calamian Archipelago in Northern Palawan that separates the South China Sea from the Sulu Sea.