5 Quick Facts about Coron, Palawan

  • Coron is the jewel in the crown of Palawan, an island that has been voted as the best island destination in the world several times in the last few years, putting a remote island in the Far East into the international spotlight, thus bringing people from across the world to this little paradise.
  • Coron Palawan alone has over 20 dive sites and more than half of them are wreck sites. it is also known as the wreck diving capital of the Philippines
  • The Coron island natural biotic area is listed in the natural category of the UNESCO world heritage tentative list
  • In Coron Island, 75% of the forest overlying limestone rock is still intact. it is a wedge-shaped mountainous island, dominated by steep cliffs and karst rock formations, made of Permian limestone of Jurassic origin that comprises about 70% of its area.
  • During the Japanese occupation, Coron’s industry included manganese mining at Singay mines in Barangay, San Nicolas