The House of Cabailo of the Kingdom of Palawan
Palawan ( / p ə ˈ l ɑː w ən / ), officially the Province of Palawan ( Cuyonon : Probinsya i'ang Palawan ; Tagalog : Lalawigan ng Palawan ), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa . It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of 14,649.73 km 2 (5,656.29 sq mi). The capital city is Puerto Princesa . Palawan is known as the Philippines' Last Frontier [5] and as the Philippines' Best Island . [4] Palawan Provincial Capitol in Puerto Princesa . The islands of Palawan stretch between Mindoro island in the northeast and Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea . The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island ( 09°30′N 118°30′E ), measuring 450 kilometers (280 mi) long, and 50 kilo...