Palauig, officially the Municipality of Palauig (Sambal: Babali nin Palauig; Ilocano: Ili ti Palauig; Filipino: Bayan ng Palauig), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 43,250 people.

The municipality of Palauig is the nearest mainland to the Philippine-claimed EEZ Panatag Shoal, or Scarborough Shoal, which the country places under Masinloc to the town’s north.

Palauig is politically subdivided into 19 barangays, as indicated below.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2024 census, the population of Palauig was 43,250 people, with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.

Most of the citizens in the municipality speak Sambal followed by Ilocano and Tagalog.

Poverty incidence of Palauig

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

At present, Palauig is headed by Mayor Christian Aceron [1], with the Municipal Council called Sangguniang Bayan with 8 members.