Coron, Palawan

Coron is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines, with a population of 69,439 at the 2024 census, at a density of about 100 people per square kilometre. It is home to the Coron Island Natural Biotic Area, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in the natural category. The town was once called Bancuang, after the native name of a palm that grew along the rivers and marshes; the Spaniards named it Peñon de Coron from the Tagbanua word Corong, a type of pot, and in 1902 the name became Coron. The Calamian Islands were first inhabited mainly by the Cuyunon, with Tagbanua living on Coron Island. The first settlement in Coron was established in 1749 by Don Nicolas Manlavi at Banuang Lague, now part of Banuang Daan on Coron Island, and by 1800 a new town site had been established. The islands lie in the Calamian Archipelago of northern Palawan, between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.