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.
Barangays
Busuanga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[1]
- Bogtong[2]
- Buluang[3]
- Cheey
- Concepcion
- Maglalambay
- New Busuanga (Pob.)
- Old Busuanga
- Panlaytan[4]
- Quezon
- Sagrada
- Salvacion
- San Isidro
- San Rafael
- Santo Niño
- Burabod
- Halsey
History
Quezon was reinstated as a barangay in 2000.[5]
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