Boracay

Boracay is an island of the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards numerous times.^{[Note 1]}

The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak (3 of the 17 barangays which make up the municipality ofMalay), and is under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority in coordination with the Provincial Government of Aklan.

Contents   [hide]  1 History 2 The Origin 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Education 6 Tourism 6.1 Leisure activities 6.2 Events 7 Languages 8 Transportation 8.1 By air 8.2 By sea 8.3 On the island 9 Radio Stations 10 Gallery 11 Notes 12 References 13 Further reading 14 External links

[edit]History

Boracay was originally home to the Ati tribe. Boracay is part of Aklan Province, which became an independent province on April 25, 1956.^{[7][not in citation given][8]}

Sofia Gonzales Tirol and her husband Lamberto Hontiveros Tirol, a town judge on nearby Panay island, took ownership of substantial properties on the island around 1900 and planted coconuts, fruit trees, and greenery on the island. Others followed the Tirols, and cultivation and development of the island gradually spread from this initial beginning.^[9]

Tourism came to the island beginning in about the 1970s.^[10][11] The movie Too Late the Hero was filmed in 1970 on locations in Boracay and Caticlan.^[12] In the 1980s, the island became popular as a budget destination for backpackers,^[7] By the 1990s, Boracay's beaches were being acclaimed as the best in the world.^[13] In 2012, the Philippine Department of Tourism reported that Boracay had been named the world's second best beach after Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands.^[14]