Panukulan is located in the northwestern part of the island of
Polillo in the
Polillo Islands which is from
Infanta, Quezon. It is geographically situated at 121°48.50′ longitude and 14°56′ latitude. It is bounded in the north by the
Philippine Sea (
Pacific Ocean), on the east by the municipality of
Burdeos, Quezon, on the south by
Polillo, Quezon, and on the west by Polillo Strait.
Infanta, Quezon is its nearest commercial center. Its travel time by motor boat going to Infanta and vice-versa is about 1.5 hours to 2 hours, depending on the weather condition. Only a single regular trip is available, which leaves the Municipal Port at 7:30 AM
PHT and return from Infanta at 2:00 PM. All barangays are accessible through banca or motorboat. Only Barangay Balungay up to the boundary of Barangay Pag-itan can be reached through land transportation. However, there are also Tricycle Operators at Barangay Libo to Kinalagti, Barangay Libo to Pandan, and Barangay Calasumanga, which is now connected with the municipality of Polillo through
tricycle.
Barangays Panukulan is politically subdivided into 13
barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios. • Balungay • Bato • Bonbon • Calasumanga • Kinalagti • Libo • Lipata • Matangkap • Milawid • Pagitan • Pandan • Rizal • San Juan (
Poblacion)
Climate {{Weather box ==Demographics==