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• The 150-m. high New Rizal Waterfalls, in Brgy. Dumarao, is located 26 kms. from the town.        
• Coco-Loco Island, also called Flat Reef Island, is a 1-hr.boat ride from the town and is surrounded by a coral reef. 
  
• Exotic Island is a 45-min. boat ride from the town.
• Green Island, a 1-hr. boat ride from the town, has a former sea weed farm.  It has a reef 20 kms. in circumference.  Diving season is April to October.  
• Stanlake Island, a 30-min. boat ride from the town, is also called Tabon Island because it is the nesting site of Tabon birds (Megapodius freycinet cumingii) which build mounds with their feet.

• Roxas was first settled in 1919 by loggers from Cagayancillo who decided to settle there. 
  
• After World War II, the discovery of a vast quantity of silica (used for the manufacture of bottles) by San Miguel Corporation started the rapid population increase. 
  
• It was formerly a part of Puerto Princesa City
• Roxas became a separate municipality on May 15, 1951 by virtue of Republic Act No. 615.

• Area (sq. kms.):1,888
• Population (2000): 47,242
• No. of Barangays:31
• Income Class:First
• District: First
  
• Zip Code:5308
• Area Code: 048

• Coco-Loco Island Resort, a Class "A" resort on Coco-Loco Island, has non-air-con cottages with (PhP700-790) or without (PhP400-500) baths, restaurant, dive shop, indoor sports (billiards and table tennis) and offers diving, windsurfing, waterskiing and paddleboating.  Puerto Princesa City booking office: Palawan Tourist Travel and Tours Agency, Rizal Ave..  Tel: 433-3877 & 433-2990 loc. 6000.  Fax: 433-2388, 433-3554 & 433-2894. 
• Gemalain's Lodging House, located by the market, has non-air-con single/double rooms with (PhP250) or without (PhP150-200) bath and a restaurant. 
• Rover’s Pension, located near the bus station, has non-air-con single (PhP200) and double (PhP450) rooms with common bath, air-con single/double rooms with bath (PhP650) and a restaurant. 
• Retac Garden and Beach Resort, located 3 kms. north of the town, has non-air-con rooms and cottages with bath (PhP250 to PhP575) and a restaurant.  Manila reservation office: tel: ( 632) 804-0331. 
  
• Tindog Beach Resort, at Sitio Malpal, Brgy. Tinitian, has non-air-con rooms with common bath and picnic huts.
• Dona Nela’s Pension House (PhP300-350, cel: 0919-3603354)
• Emirose Pension (PhP300-600, cel: 0919-343-2676 & 0919-5743475)
  
• En-jay’s Pension House (PhP150-400, cel: 0919-8104286).

Distances (Roxas to:)

• Puerto Princesa City: 142 kms. (3-4 hrs., jeepneys)
• San Vicente: 2-3 hrs. (jeepneys)
• Port Barton (San Vicente): jeepneys
• Roxas: (jeepneys, Royale Bus)

• May 14-15 (St. Isidore the Farmer)