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Cuyo is a fourth class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 21,847 people.〔 Its territory includes the western half of Cuyo Island, as well as Bisucay, Caponayan, Cauayan, Imalaguan, Lubid, Manamoc, Pamalican, Pandan, Round, and Quiminatin islands, all part of the Cuyo Archipelago. Cuyo is the oldest town in Palawan which has a culture of its own and was preserved for more than 350 years. During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, Cuyo became the second capital of Palawan from 1873 to 1903.〔(Cuyo ), Official Website of the Province of Palawan. Accessed November 9, 2012.〕 From the sea, Cuyo Island's first visible landmark is a lighthouse by the pier. Many of the streets leading to the town have already been cemented but the town has preserved the Hispanic plaza-iglesia structures. Dominating the town centre is Cuyo's 1860 church, convent, and fort built by the Spanish and finished in 1680. Nearby stands a schoolhouse, and a monument of national hero Jose Rizal. The municipality is served by Cuyo Airport in the neighboring municipality of Magsaysay. ==Barangays== Cuyo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.〔 In 1956, sitio Danawan was elevated into a barrio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An Act Converting the Sitio of Danawan, Municipality of Cuyo, Province of Palawan, into a Barrio of Said Municipality )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cuyo, Palawan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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