Puerto Galera, dubbed as the Pearl of Mindoro, is a beach resort town located on the north shore of Mindoro Island, 130 kilometers south of Manila, and 14 nautical miles from Batangas City It comprises 12 coastal districts (barangays or barrios) and one mountain district scattered over an area of 23,247 hectares.It is bordered on the north by Verde Island, on the south by Baco and Malasimbo mountains, on the southheast by the town of San Teodoro,and on the northwest by the Province of Occidental Mindoro.
