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Also known as Municipality of El Nido, Municipality of Bacuit

municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Mimaropa
Province: Palawan
District: 1st district
Renamed: June 17, 1954
Barangays: 18 (see Barangays )
Type: Sangguniang Bayan
Mayor: Edna G. Lim
Vice mayor: Joel T. Rosento
Representative: Rosalie Salvame
Municipal council: Members Christine Nicole G. Lim Geraldo B. Diaz Bernardo D. Legaspi Rosano G. Llanera Mateo A. Cantuba Jun M. Mones Ednalyn B. Nangit John Rostum T. Vidal
Electorate: 35,137 voters ( 2025 )

Article

El Nido (Spanish for 'The Nest'), officially the Municipality of El Nido (Cuyonon: Banwa i'ang El Nido, Tagalog: Bayan ng El Nido), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 51,367 people.

A managed resource protected area, it is known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and limestone cliffs, as well as for being the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago.