Busuanga, Palawan

Municipality of Busuanga
Map of Palawan showing the location of Busuanga.
Country Philippines
Region Mimaropa (Region IV-B)
Province Palawan
Districts 1st District of Palawan
Barangays 16 Barangays
Government
 • Mayor Samuel A. de Jesus (2007-2010)
 • Vice Mayor Tommy C. Cruz (2007-2010)
Busuanga redirects here. This article is about the municipality. For the island, please see Busuanga Island.

Busuanga is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. 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.

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Barangays

Busuanga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[1]

History

Busuanga was created from the barrios of Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, New Busuanga, Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey of the town of Coron in 1950.[5]

Quezon was reinstated as a barangay in 2000.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Burabod and Halsey are not listed by PSGC making their count as 14.
  2. ^ Spelled as "Bogtong" by PSCG
  3. ^ Spelled as "Buluang" by PSCG
  4. ^ Spelled as "Panlaitan" by PSCG
  5. ^ "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra560.html. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  6. ^ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created, July-December 2000.

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Municipalities
Highly urbanized city
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Palawan by the National Statistics Office)