| Municipality of Buruanga Banwa it Buruanga |
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Municipality of Buruanga
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Aklan |
| No. of Barangays | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Quezon Labindao |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 15,077 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5609 |
| Classification | 5th Class (Partially Urban) |
| Languages | Malaynon, Kinaray-a, Filipino or Tagalog, and English. |
Buruanga is a 5th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 15,077 people in 2,758 households. It is located at the most western tip of Panay Island. It is a coastal town bounded on the north by Malay; on the south by the municipality of Libertad, Antique; and at the west by Cuyo East Pass of the Sulu Sea. It is about 96 km distance from Kalibo taking Pandan-Libertad road and it is almost 83 km passing the Nabas-Malay road.
It was hit severely by the typhoon Seniang on 9-10 December 2006, with much destruction and damage of homes and infrastructure.
In 1949, the nearby town of Malay was created from the barrio of Malay and surrounding barrios: Dumlog, Cabolihan, Balosbos, Maba-oy, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Cogon, Argao, San Viray, Caticlan, Manoc Manoc, Balabag and Na-asog.[1]
Buruanga is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.
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