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Kalayaan, Palawan

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Map of Palawan showing the location of Kalayaan
Kalayaan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 223 people in 12 households.

Kalayaan is composed of only 1 barangay, Pag-Asa.

History

In July 1956, the Philippine citizen Thomas Cloma set up a "Kalayaan Protectorate" with a capital at Pag-Asa after Japan had dropped all claims to the area in 1946. The Philippines took control of Cloma's protectorate in 1978.[link]

See also

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Cities and Municipalities of Palawan
Cities: Puerto Princesa City
Municipalities: Aborlan | Agutaya | Araceli | Balabac | Bataraza | Brooke's Point | Busuanga | Cagayancillo | Coron | Culion | Cuyo | Dumaran | El Nido | Kalayaan | Linapacan | Magsaysay | Narra | Quezon | Rizal | Roxas | San Vicente | Sofronio EspaƱola | Taytay

 


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