Businesses in Palauig

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Palauig

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	37
Education	31
Other accommodation	17
Restaurants	17
Corporate management	14
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
All food and beverage	13
Religion	13
Public administration	12
Travel agencies	11
Tractors and farm equipment	10
Shopping other	10
Real estate	10

Palauig Facts

Area	269.3 km²
Population	44,127
Male Population	22,571 (51.1%)
Female Population	21,556 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+787.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+82.8%
Median Age	23.1 years (Male: 22.5, Female: 23.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,193 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Alwa, Lipay, Libaba, Santo Tomas, San Salvador
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	15.43500, 119.90450
Zip Codes	2210

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Palauig Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,971	15,136	24,139	38,199	44,127	49,597	54,915
Population Density	18.5 / km²	56.2 / km²	89.7 / km²	141.9 / km²	163.9 / km²	184.2 / km²	204 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Palauig Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 82.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Palauig	+787.7%	+191.5%	+82.8%
Philippines	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Palauig Median Age

Median Age: 23.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Palauig	23.1 yrs	23.8 yrs	22.5 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Palauig Population Density

Population Density: 164 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Palauig	44,127	269.3 km²	164 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Palauig Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Palauig

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Palauig

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Palauig Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,836	$3,117	$2,615	$2,724	$2,830	$2,618	$3,004	$3,193
Total GDP	$25.3M	$33.4M	$34.3M	$43M	$52.7M	$56.8M	$74.1M	$83.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Palauig CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Palauig	55,680 tn	1.26 tn	206.8 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Palauig CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	55,680 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	206.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.1)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (7.3)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/5/19	9:27 PM	4.4	13.9 km	35,000 m	13km WSW of Bani, Philippines	usgs.gov
2/15/18	3:43 PM	4.5	40 km	19,530 m	39km W of Palauig, Philippines	usgs.gov
12/27/16	4:07 AM	4.6	15.2 km	80,380 m	6km ENE of San Lorenzo, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/16/16	10:46 PM	4.7	35.1 km	45,610 m	1km SW of Cabangan, Philippines	usgs.gov
5/29/14	6:42 PM	4.4	44.4 km	130,970 m	17km WSW of Santa Juliana, Philippines	usgs.gov
4/3/14	7:47 AM	4.2	39.8 km	137,380 m	39km W of Palauig, Philippines	usgs.gov
5/9/13	5:20 AM	4.4	2.4 km	35,000 m	4km WSW of Masinloc, Philippines	usgs.gov
4/15/13	2:39 AM	4.5	21.2 km	72,100 m	25km WSW of Bolitoc, Philippines	usgs.gov
6/16/12	10:18 PM	5.9	40.6 km	28,000 m	Luzon, Philippines	usgs.gov
9/22/11	3:49 AM	4.8	19.4 km	69,000 m	Luzon, Philippines	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Palauig

Palauig is a third class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 33,286 people. municipality of Palauig is the nearest mainland to the Philippine-claimed EEZ Panatag Shoal, or Scarb..

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