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{{For|the historical region|Southern Tagalog}}
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'''Clockwise from the top''': [[El Nido, Palawan]], [[Mount Guiting-Guiting]], [[Puerto Galera|Tamaraw Falls]], [[Boac Cathedral]], [[Coron Island]]
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'''Mimaropa''' (officially stylized in [[all caps]]), officially the '''Southwestern Tagalog Region'''<ref name="RA10869">{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/07/17/republic-act-no-10879/ |title=An Act establishing the Southwestern Tagalog Region, to be known as the MIMAROPA Region|chamber=RA|number=10879 |date=July 17, 2016 |publisher=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|The Official Gazette]]|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listreg.asp |title=Philippine Statistics Authority &#124; Republic of the Philippines |access-date=March 6, 2017 |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228024626/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listreg.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> ({{langx|fil|Rehiyong Timog-Kanlurang Tagalog}}), is an [[Regions of the Philippines|administrative region]] in the [[Philippines]]. The name is an acronym combination of its constituent [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]]: [[Mindoro]] (divided into [[Occidental Mindoro]] and [[Oriental Mindoro]]), [[Marinduque]], [[Romblon]], and [[Palawan]]. It is the only region in the country outside the [[Visayas]] that has no land border with another region.

The region was part of the now-defunct [[Southern Tagalog]] region until May 17, 2002.<ref name=PSA-NSCB>{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=103|title=Dividing Region IV into Region IV-A and Region IV-B, Transferring the Province of Aurora to Region III and for Other Purposes|date=2002-05-17|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp|publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority|National Statistical Coordination Board]]|access-date=November 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518123918/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO103.asp|archivedate=May 18, 2016}}</ref> On May 23, 2005, Palawan and the [[highly urbanized city]] of [[Puerto Princesa]] were moved to the region of [[Western Visayas]] by Executive Order No. 429.<ref name=PSA-NSCB[2]>{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=429|title=Providing for the Reorganization of Administrative Region VI to Include the Province of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO429.asp|date=2005-05-23|publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority|National Statistical Coordination Board]]|access-date=November 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531080428/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/intro_EO429.asp|archivedate=May 31, 2016}}</ref> However, on August 19, 2005, President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo|Arroyo]] issued Administrative Order No. 129 to put in abeyance Executive Order No. 429 pending a review.<ref name="AO129">{{cite PH act|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/admin_order_no_129.asp|title=Directing the Department of the Interior and Local Government to Hold In Abeyance the Implementation of Executive Order No. 429 (s. 2005) Pending Its Submission of an Implementation Plan and Its Subsequent Approval by the Office of the President|chamber=AO|number=129|date=2005-08-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219200435/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/admin_order_no_129.asp |archivedate=February 19, 2006|publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority|National Statistical Coordination Board]]|accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref> On July 17, 2016, Republic Act No. 10879 formally established the Southwestern Tagalog Region to be known as Mimaropa, discontinuing the '''Region IV-B''' designation; however, no boundary changes were involved.<ref name="RA10869" />

[[Calapan]] is Mimaropa's regional center while the highly-urbanized city of [[Puerto Princesa]] is the most populous in the region.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2007/11nov/20071122-EO-0682-GMA.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|title=Designating Calapan City as the Regional Center of Region IV-B Otherwise Referred to as the MIMAROPA Region|chamber=EO|number=682|date=2007-11-22|publisher=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)|The Official Gazette]]|accessdate=2023-12-03}}</ref> However, most regional government offices such as the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]]<ref name=DPWHGov>{{cite web|title=Region IV-B Directory: Regional Office Directory|url=http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/offices/region/04b/directory.asp|website=[[Department of Public Works and Highways]]|access-date=November 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120802161719/http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/offices/region/04b/directory.asp|archivedate=August 2, 2012}}</ref> and the [[Department of Budget and Management]] are in [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]], because Quezon City was the regional capital of Southern Tagalog.

== History ==
Mimaropa, together with [[Calabarzon]], were officially created with the [[partition (politics)|partitioning]] of [[Southern Tagalog]] (Region IV) into the two regions on May 17, 2002, with the issuance of ''Executive Order No. 103'' by then-President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]; for the purpose of promoting efficiency in the government, accelerating social and economic development and improving public services in the provinces covered. Region IV-B was designated as Mimaropa, which stands for the island provinces belonging to the Southern Tagalog region—[[Mindoro Island|Mindoro]] ([[Oriental Mindoro|Oriental]] and [[Occidental Mindoro|Occidental]]), [[Marinduque]], [[Romblon]] and [[Palawan]]. Region IV-A was designated as Calabarzon.<ref name=PSA-NSCB /> Marinduque was a sub-province of [[Quezon]], at that time known as Tayabas; it became an independent province in 1920. Quezon is now part of Calabarzon. Romblon was a sub-province of [[Capiz]] & was part of Western Visayas. When President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] enacted ''Presidential Decree No. 1'', which organized the provinces into 11 regions as part of Marcos' Integrated Reorganization Plan,<ref name="PD1">{{cite act |date=September 24, 1972 |title=Reorginazing the Executive Branch of the National Government |type= Presidential Decree |number=1 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1972/09/24/presidential-decree-no-1-s-1972/ |access-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref> Romblon was transferred from Western Visayas to Southern Tagalog.

On May 23, 2005, ''Executive Order 429'' was issued, moving the province of [[Palawan]] to the region of [[Western Visayas]],<ref name=PSA-NSCB[2] /> designating Region IV-B as "Mimaro". However, Palawan residents criticized the move, citing a lack of consultation, with most residents in [[Puerto Princesa]] and nearly all municipalities preferring to stay with Region IV-B. Consequently, ''Administrative Order No. 129'' was issued on August 19, 2005, to address this backlash. This order directed the abeyance of ''Executive Order 429'' pending the approval of an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of Palawan from Mimaropa to Region VI.<ref name="AO129"/>

The 2010 Philippine Census of Population reported the region's name as "Mimaropa" and included [[Palawan]] as part of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://census.gov.ph/data/census2010/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707155208/http://census.gov.ph/data/census2010/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality : Region IVB - MIMAROPA: 1990, 2000, and 2010 |work=2010 Philippine Census of Population |publisher=Census.gov.ph }}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, it is not clear whether the transfer of Palawan to [[Western Visayas]] is still considered pending by the Philippine government. {{as of|2014}}, the National Statistical Coordinating Board of the Philippines continued to list Palawan province as part of the Mimaropa region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802172716/http://nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=17|archivedate=August 2, 2014 |title=Region: REGION IV-B (MIMAROPA)|work=National Statistical Coordinating Board of the Philippines|access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref>{{update after|2014|reason=final official status of EO429 is undetermined}}

On July 17, 2016, ''Republic Act No. 10879'' formally established the ''Southwestern Tagalog Region'' to be known as the Mimaropa Region. This involved no boundary changes but was in effect merely a renaming and discontinuation of the "Region IV-B" designation.<ref name="RA10869" />

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=== Languages ===
[[File:JP-Rizal-Avenue-Calapan City.jpg|thumb|right|A view of Calapan as seen in December 2009]]
The native languages of Mimaropa are:
* [[Alangan language|Alangan]], spoken in the interior of Mindoro.
* [[Asi language|Asi]], spoken in Romblon and Marinduque.
* [[Bonggi language|Bonggi]], spoken in the southernmost islands of Palawan
* [[Buhid language|Buhid]], spoken in the interior of Mindoro.
* [[Calamian Tagbanwa language|Calamian Tagbanwa]], spoken in Palawan.
* [[Cuyonon language|Cuyonon]], spoken in Palawan.
* [[Hanunoo language|Hanunoo]], spoken in the interior of Mindoro.
* [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]], spoken in Palawan and Romblon.
* [[Iraya language|Iraya]], spoken in the interior of Mindoro.
* [[Jama Mapun language|Jama Mapun]], spoken in the southernmost islands of Palawan
* [[Karay-a language|Karay-a]] or Kinaray-a, spoken in eastern parts of Palawan, southern parts Mindoro and southern parts of Romblon.
*[[Molbog language|Molbog]], spoken in south Palawan.
* [[Onhan language|Onhan]], spoken in Romblon.
* [[Palawano language|Palawano]], spoken in Palawan.
* [[Ratagnon language|Ratagnon]], spoken in the south Mindoro.
* [[Romblomanon language|Romblomanon]], spoken in Romblon.
* [[Sabah Malay]], spoken in south Palawan.
* [[Sibuyanon]], spoken in Romblon.
* [[Tadyawan language|Tadyawan]], spoken in the interior of Mindoro.
* [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], spoken in Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan. It is the regional lingua franca, mostly as [[Filipino language|Filipino]].
* [[Tausug language|Tausug]], spoken in southwestern Palawan.
* [[Tawbuid language|Tawbuid]], spoken in the interior of Mindoro.
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== Economy ==
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In 2007, Mimaropa's economy surged by 9.4%, making it the fastest growing region in the country in that year.<ref name="GRDP2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/grdp/2007/default.asp|title=NSCB - 2007 Gross Regional Domestic Product|date=July 28, 2008|publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board|access-date=May 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420214409/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/grdp/2007/default.asp|archivedate=April 20, 2009}}</ref> It was aided by robust growth in the industrial sector which grew by 19.1% from -6.1% in 2006.<ref name="GRDP2007" /> Mimaropa experienced a big slowdown in 2006, posting a decelerated growth of 2.3% from a 6.4% increase in 2005. This resulted mainly from the slump in the industry sector, which shrunk by 5.4% in 2006 from its 10.8% increase in 2005.

The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, which contributed 42.1% to the total regional economy, grew by 9.1% in 2006, accelerating from 3.2% the previous year. The higher production of [[rice]], [[maize]], other crops, livestock and fishery resulted in the accelerated growth in the total agriculture and fishery sector.

The industry sector, which contributed 38.3% to the region's total economy, was the second largest contributor next to agriculture. Its decline of 5.4% was largely attributed to the decrease in the mining and quarrying sub-sector, which went down by 15.4% due to the reduced production of natural gas in Palawan. Mining and quarrying contributed 16.6% to the total regional economy. The positive growth in the electricity and water, construction and manufacturing sub-sectors were not able to compensate for the drop in the mining and quarrying sub-sector.

The service sector, on the other hand, posted an accelerated growth of 5.1%, which was attributed to the increase in the TCS, finance, private services, government services and trade sub-sectors, which managed to post accelerated growths of 6.0%, 5.5%, 5.1%, 5.1% and 4.7%, respectively. The other sub-sector, however, had a decelerated growth due to the slowdown in the ownership of dwellings.

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== Tourism ==
There are many scenic spots in Mimaropa. Some of them are the Bathala Cave, Balanacan Bay, and Tres Reyes Islands in the province of Marinduque; [[White Island (Philippines)|White Island]] in Mindoro; Fort San Andres, [[Mount Guiting-Guiting]], and Bonbon Beach in Romblon; and the [[Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park]] and [[El Nido, Palawan#Protected Area status|El Nido Marine Reserve Park]] in Palawan.

== Administrative divisions ==
=== Provinces ===
[[File:Ph MIMAROPA.png|thumb|400px|Political map of Mimaropa]]
Mimaropa comprises 5 [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]]s, 1 ''highly urbanized'' [[Cities of the Philippines|city]] ([[Puerto Princesa]]), 1 ''component'' city ([[Calapan]]), 71 [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipalities]] and 1,460 [[barangay]]s.
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Marinduque]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Boac, Marinduque|Boac]]
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| 0
| 6
| 218
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Occidental Mindoro]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro|Mamburao]]
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| {{convert|5,865.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|525354/5,865.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| 0
| 11
| 164
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Oriental Mindoro]]
| style="text-align:left;background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;" |† [[Calapan]]
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| 1
| 14
| 426
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Palawan]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Puerto Princesa]]
| {{percent and number|939594|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| {{convert|14,649.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|939594/14,649.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| 0 <!-- excluding the highly urbanized city of Puerto Princesa -->
| 23
| 367
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Romblon]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Romblon, Romblon|Romblon]]
| {{percent and number|308985|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| {{convert|1,533.50|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|308985/1,533.50|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| 0
| 17
| 219
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;border-right:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;" | [[Puerto Princesa]]
| style="text-align:right;border-left:0;" | †
| —
| {{percent and number|307079|3228558|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| {{convert|2,381.02|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|307079/2,381.02|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| —
| —
| 66
|-class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | Total
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" style="text-align:right;" | 3,228,558
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 29,620.90
! scope="col" | {{convert|29,620.90|km2|disp=number|2}}
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | {{sigfig|3228558/29620.9|2}}
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|{{sigfig|3228558/29620.90|2}}|PD/km2|disp=number}}
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 71
! scope="col" | 1,460
|-class="sortbottom" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;"
| colspan=13 style="padding-left:1em;" |
{{Color box|#FDFDFD|†|border=darkgray}} Puerto Princesa is a ''highly urbanized city'' pursuant to ''Presidential Proclamation No. 1264'';<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070427.htm&no=30|title=Puerto Princesa to hold plebiscite simultaneous with May 14 elections|date=April 27, 2007|work=Philippine Information Agency}}</ref> figures are excluded from Palawan.
|}

==== Governors and vice governors ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width=140 |Province
!width=150 |Image
!width=235 |Governor
!width=120 colspan=2 |Political Party
!width=150 |Vice Governor
|-
|{{center|}}{{center|[[Marinduque]]}}
|align=center |
|Melecio J. Go 
| {{party name with colour|PDP-Laban}}
|Romulo A. Bacorro Jr.
|-
|{{center|[[File:Province of Occidental Mindoro seal.svg|75px]]}}{{center|[[Occidental Mindoro]]}}
|align=center |[[File:Gov Gadiano.png|138x138px]]
|[[Eduardo Gadiano]]
| {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}
|Anecita Diana Apigo-Tayag
|-
|{{center|[[File: Ph seal Oriental Mindoro.png|75px]]}}{{center|[[Oriental Mindoro]]}}
|align=center |[[File:Gov Dolor.png|138x138px]]
|[[Humerlito Dolor]]
| {{party name with colour|Galing at Serbisyo para sa Mindoreño}}
|Antonio S. Perez Jr. 
|-
|{{center|[[File:PGP New Official Seal.png|75px]]}}{{center|[[Palawan]]}}
|align=center |
|Amy R. Alvarez
| {{party name with colour|Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan}}
|Leoncio Nacasi Ola
|-
|{{center|[[File: Ph seal romblon.png|75px]]}}{{center|[[Romblon]]}}
|align=center |
|Trina Alejandra Q. Firmalo-Fabic
| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}
|Armando Gutierrez
|}

==Notable people==
{{main|Marinduque#Notable people|Oriental Mindoro#Notable people|Category:People from Palawan|Puerto Princesa#Notable personalities|Romblon#Notable people}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline}}
* {{OSM relation}}

{{Geographic location
| title = Regions adjacent to Mimaropa
| Centre = Mimaropa
| North = [[Calabarzon]]<br />''[[Verde Island Passage]]'' / ''[[Tayabas Bay]]'' / ''[[Sibuyan Sea]]''
| West = ''[[South China Sea]]''
| East = ''[[Sibuyan Sea]]'' / [[Bicol Region]]
| Southwest = ''[[Balabac Strait]]''<br />{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[East Malaysia]]
| South = ''[[Sulu Sea]]''
| Southeast = ''[[Tablas Strait]]''<br />[[Western Visayas]]
}}
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