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El Nido, Palawan
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.
According to a folktale, a group of Spaniards arrived and asked for the name of the place. It was said that during that time, the inhabitants of the area were Tagalogs. Without understanding the Spaniards, the Tagalogs replied, "Bakit?" The Spaniards, thinking that word was the answer to their question, named the place "Bacuit".
El Nido, also known as Bacuit, has been inhabited by humans since at least 2800 BC around the Bacuit Bay area, and at Dewil Valley possibly as early as 14,000 years ago. This was confirmed by fossils and burial sites dating back to the Late Neolithic Age that can be found in many caves and excavation sites surrounding the municipality, particularly in Dewil Valley's Ille Cave in New Ibajay.
The town traces its roots to a small Tagbanwa village called Talindak in modern-day Langeb-langeban, however near it was one of the largest Tagbanua communities in El Nido called Batacalan, located in modern-day Sibaltan.
In the 16th century, the Spaniards arrived in the area and discovered two sub-tribes of Tagbanua in the region; the Tandulanen and the Silanganen. The Tandulanen were hostile and primitive and stayed in the interior while the Silanganen were more cooperative and assimilated within the Spanish territories. The Tandulanen as a result were able to preserve Tagbanua culture to this day.
Sometime afterwards within the same century, waves of migrants from Cuyo Islands settled in the area. In the 1800s, the Spaniards arrived and settled in the area where present-day Población and Mabini are located. The first Spanish families were the Canovas, Vázquez, Ríos, and Rey. In 1882, Talindak became a barrio of Taytay, which was the capital of the former Province of Calamianes from 1818, and the Province of Castilla, the area of what is now known as northern Palawan, from 1858.
In 1890, the Spaniards renamed it Bacuit. At the time, the center of the town was Cabigsing, then known as Inventario. Chinese families moved into the area about the same period, first settling in Langeblangeban. The first Chinese settlers were named Lim, Chin, Liao, Edsan, Ambao, Que-Ke, Lim Piao, Yu His, Pe Phan, and Pe Khen.
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El Nido, Palawan
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.
According to a folktale, a group of Spaniards arrived and asked for the name of the place. It was said that during that time, the inhabitants of the area were Tagalogs. Without understanding the Spaniards, the Tagalogs replied, "Bakit?" The Spaniards, thinking that word was the answer to their question, named the place "Bacuit".
El Nido, also known as Bacuit, has been inhabited by humans since at least 2800 BC around the Bacuit Bay area, and at Dewil Valley possibly as early as 14,000 years ago. This was confirmed by fossils and burial sites dating back to the Late Neolithic Age that can be found in many caves and excavation sites surrounding the municipality, particularly in Dewil Valley's Ille Cave in New Ibajay.
The town traces its roots to a small Tagbanwa village called Talindak in modern-day Langeb-langeban, however near it was one of the largest Tagbanua communities in El Nido called Batacalan, located in modern-day Sibaltan.
In the 16th century, the Spaniards arrived in the area and discovered two sub-tribes of Tagbanua in the region; the Tandulanen and the Silanganen. The Tandulanen were hostile and primitive and stayed in the interior while the Silanganen were more cooperative and assimilated within the Spanish territories. The Tandulanen as a result were able to preserve Tagbanua culture to this day.
Sometime afterwards within the same century, waves of migrants from Cuyo Islands settled in the area. In the 1800s, the Spaniards arrived and settled in the area where present-day Población and Mabini are located. The first Spanish families were the Canovas, Vázquez, Ríos, and Rey. In 1882, Talindak became a barrio of Taytay, which was the capital of the former Province of Calamianes from 1818, and the Province of Castilla, the area of what is now known as northern Palawan, from 1858.
In 1890, the Spaniards renamed it Bacuit. At the time, the center of the town was Cabigsing, then known as Inventario. Chinese families moved into the area about the same period, first settling in Langeblangeban. The first Chinese settlers were named Lim, Chin, Liao, Edsan, Ambao, Que-Ke, Lim Piao, Yu His, Pe Phan, and Pe Khen.
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