Mimaropa
MIMAROPA, also known as Southern Tagalog Islands,[1] now officially known as the Southwestern Tagalog Region,[2][3] is a region of the Philippines.[4] It was also called Region IV-B. The provinces of the region are Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.[5] The capital is Calapan.
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and El Nido Marine Reserve Park are in the region.
History
The MIMAROPA region was created by Executive Order No. 103 in 2002.[5]
Mimaropa Media
A view of Calapan as seen in December 2009
Political map of MIMAROPA Region, Philippines. Showing Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro,
Gov Velasco
Province of Occidental Mindoro seal
Gov Gadiano
Provincial seal of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
- GovDolor
The file is the new official seal of the Province of Palawan
Gov Socrates
Provincial seal of Romblon, Philippines.
References
- ↑ Philippine Environmental Management Bureau "EMB Central and Regional Offices" Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-4-23.
- ↑ Template:Cite PH act
- ↑ "Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines". Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ↑ MIMAROPA is an acronym. It stands for Occidental MIndoro and Oriental MIndoro, MArinduque, ,ROmblon and PAlawan.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Executive Order No. 103, Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes" Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-4-23.
