Boracay
Sign in to saveBoracay (; sometimes shortened by non-natives as Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located off the northwest coast of Panay Island. It has a total land area of , under the jurisdiction of three barangays in Malay, Aklan, and had a population of 37,802 in 2020.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Boracay
- Islands.image_name
- Boracay White Beach.png
- Islands.image_caption
- Boracay Island white sand beach
- Islands.map
- Visayas#Philippines
- Islands.map_caption
- Location of Boracay
- Islands.map_relief
- yes
- Islands.archipelago
- Visayas
- Islands.area_km2
- 10.32
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Luho
- Islands.elevation_ft
- 302
- Islands.country
- Philippines
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Western Visayas
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Manoc-Manoc
- Islands.country_largest_city_population
- 14,810
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Aklan
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Municipality
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Article
31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-colonial period
- Contemporary period
- As an agricultural island
- Dispossession from the Ati and other residents during Martial Law
- Influx of tourism (1970s to 1997)
- 1997 to 2018
- 2018 closure and rehabilitation
- 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
- Revocation of Ati families' CLOA
- Geography
- Governance
- Climate
- Environment
- Fauna
- Sanitation
- Tourism
- Leisure activities
- Statistics
- Marhaba Boracay
- Sports
- Asian Games Centennial Festival
- Culture
- Transportation
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Boracay (; sometimes shortened by non-natives as Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located off the northwest coast of Panay Island. It has a total land area of , under the jurisdiction of three barangays in Malay, Aklan, and had a population of 37,802 in 2020.
Boracay was originally inhabited by the Panay Bukidnon and Ati people, but commercial development has led to their severe marginalization since the 1970s.