[3] The municipality covers roughly the northern half of Dumaran Island.

The town's Catholic parish is Nuestra Señora de Araceli, a Spanish term that can be translated to "Our Lady of Altar of the Sky" (from ara, meaning altar; and celi, meaning sky).

[5][6] In 1961, barrios Dumaran, Bacao, Bohol, Calasag, and San Juan were excised from Araceli to form part of the new municipality of Dumaran, effective upon the election of its new municipal officials later that year.

In the 2020 census, the population of Araceli, Palawan, was 14,434 people,[3] with a density of 71 inhabitants per square kilometer or 180 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty Incidence of Araceli Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]