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Palawan

Palawan ( , ; ; officially the Province of Palawan; ; ) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area, with . The capital and largest city is Puerto Princesa which is geographically grouped with but administered independently from the province. Palawan is known as the Philippines' Last Frontier and as the Philippines' Best Island. The islands of Palawan stretch between Mindoro island in the northeast and Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island, measuring long, and wide. In 2019, it was proposed to divide Palawan into three separate provinces, though the proposal was rejected by the local population in a 2021 plebiscite.

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Palawan ( , ; ; officially the Province of Palawan; ; ) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area, with . The capital and largest city is Puerto Princesa which is geographically grouped with but administered independently from the province. Palawan is known as the Philippines' Last Frontier and as the Philippines' Best Island. The islands of Palawan stretch between Mindoro island in the northeast and Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island, measuring long, and wide. In 2019, it was proposed to divide Palawan into three separate provinces, though the proposal was rejected by the local population in a 2021 plebiscite.

Key claims

  1. area: 56 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. area: 25 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 1976-08-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. population: 968,795 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. population: 19 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the area is "56 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the area is "25 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1976-08-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the population is "968,795 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the population is "19 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378678611

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.