BORACAY One of the world

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BORACAY
One of the world's finest beaches

Boracay Island is situated at the northwestern tip of Panay, a large Island in Western Visayas. It is part of the town of Malay in Aklan Province. It is only compose of three barangays namely: the "Yapak" in the north portion; "Balabag" in the Center and "Manoc-Manoc" in the south. The tropical climate makes it ideal to visit Boracay all year round.

FACTS & FIGURES

Land area : 9.67 sq. km
No. of Barangays: 3
Total Population: 12,003 (2000)
Population density: 1,241 per sq. km
No. of Households: 2.303 (2000)
No. of schools: 1 National High School;
     Elementary School; 1 Primary School
No. of Resorts: 223 (1998)
No. of Tourist Arrivals: 210,079
                                          (Jan-Jun 2003)
      Domestic: 173,805 (Jan-Jun 2003)
      Foreign: 34,571 (Jan-Jun 2003)
Tourist Receipts: P3,861,966,288.00
                                       (Jan-Jun 2003)

The mystic of Boracay is that it was gifted with sugary-white and powder fine sand, considered one of the nature's wonders that makes Boracay's white beach famous to the world. Walking barefoot in an almost magical white sand is a fad, for the sand seems to have a therapeutic effects on the senses. What's amazing is that the sand never burns your feet, no matter how hot the day gets. With the white sand, comes the crystalline, azure water where the ocean floors can be seen sloping steeply.

During the day, the color of the sky blends with that of the sea while at night, the sands glow to give its magical splendor. The shoreline is lined with coconut palms and in the inner, higher places, the tropical forest remains. There are bat caves with bats hanging on the ceilings during the day.

OTHER TOURIST DESTINATIONS:

Guimaras Island
Iloilo City

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