Busuanga is the largest island in the Calamian Group in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.

Busuanga Island is the second largest island in the province after Palawan island itself. The island is
located halfway between the islands of Mindoro and Palawan with the South China Sea located to
the west and the Sulu Sea to the southeast. South of the island are the two other major islands of
the Calamian Group: Culion Island and Coron Island.
The western third of the island is under the municipality of Busuanga and the eastern two-thirds
belong to the municipality of Coron.
Busuanga Island is mainly known as a recreational diving location due to the twelve World War
II Japanese wrecks that were sunk by American navy bombings in Coron Bay, a natural anchorage
near the town center of Coron, on September 24, 1944.
Busuanga is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. The territory of Busuanga
covers the western one-third of Busuanga Island, as well as Calauit Island, which both are part of
the Calamian Islands, lying between Mindoro and Palawan Island. According to the 2010 census, it
has a population of 21,358 people.[2]
The Busuanga town center, Salvacion, is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the poblacion of
its neighboring municipality of Coron. Travel time is approximately two and a half to three hours by
land.

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 1Barangays
 2History
 3Demographics
 4Notes
 5External links

Barangays[edit]
Busuanga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[3]

 Bogtong
 Buluang
 Cheey
 Concepcion
 Maglalambay
 New Busuanga
 New Quezon
 Old Busuanga
 Panlaitan
 Sagrada
 Salvacion (town proper)
 San Isidro
 San Rafael
 Santo Niño
 Burabod*
 Halsey*
Note: On July 15, 2002, plebiscites held in Culion and Busuanga simultaneously with the election of
barangay officials and Sangguniang Kabataan representatives resulted in the ratification of the
transfer of Halsey and Burabod to Culion and the creation of Barangay Carabao.

History[edit]
Busuanga was created from the barrios of Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, New Busuanga,
Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey of the town of Coron in 1950.[4]
Quezon was reinstated as a barangay in 2000.[5]

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Busuanga

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1990 11,007 —

1995 15,843 +7.06%

2000 16,287 +0.59%

2007 19,066 +2.20%

2010 21,358 +4.22%

Source: National Statistics Office[2][6]

Busuanga, Palawan Philippines situated in what is considered as Philippine's last ecological

frontier, in the Province of Palawan. Discover the pristine and natural attractions, marine
reserves. tropical jungles, sanctuary for the most exotic animal, plant, and aquatic life in the
country.

Busuanga is a municipality in the province of Palawan and is the largest island

in the Calamian Group. The territory of Busuanga covers the western one-
third of Busuanga Island, which is part of the Calamian Group of Islands lying
between Mindoro and mainland Palawan. According to the 2000 census, it
has a population of 16,287 people in 3,047 households.
The Busuanga town proper, Salvacion, is approximately 50 kilometers from
the town proper of its neighboring municipality of Coron. Travel time is
approximately two and a half to three hours by land.

Busuanga offers a wide array of activities to the tourist, from visiting its scenic
island beaches, wreck diving, catching the life of its exquisite corals, river
cruising on mangrove-lader forest, kayaking, hiking its lush rainforest, hills,
mountain scenic view, water falls, and natural springs. With the number of
things to do in Busuanga it is easy to see why tourists make this a stop on their
travel through the Philippines. Even if you do not begin your trip here you
should definitely end up on this beautiful island. There are several super
ferries’ that pick up tourists leaving their Manila hotel and sail them over to
Palawan. This gives travelers convenient access to Busuanga and all the
surrounding beaches.

View the limestone's, marble cliffs and rock formations, caves, go fishing, or
simply sit-back and look to the heaven's for inspiration, mooning over a sea of
stars or basking in moonlight.