CULION, a municipality (with administration centre and 14 barrios or districts) oti the island of Culion in the province of Palawan, Philippine Islands. Pop. (1918) 4,868,, of whom were males; only 18 of the total were whites. It is the leper colony (founded 1906) and its inhabitants are gathered from all parts of the archipelago and are kept at Government expense. Excellent medical and hospital service are furnished free of charge, and many cures have been made. The local government is administered by the lepers themselves who, so far as possible, live a normal village life.