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Boracay is off the north-western tip of Panay Island in the Visayan Region, the island is about 300kms south of the Capitol of Manila. Boracay has become the number one tourist destination of the Philippines. Travellers from all over the globe come to see the world's most beautiful beach-"White Sands Beach".
Boracay Island is shaped like a dumb-bell, it is 7 km. long and the narrowest spot is nearly 1 km. wide. Land area is approximately 1, 083 hectares with about 6,000 locals. The island belongs to the municipality of Malay in Aklan province and consists of three communities locally called "barangay". Yapak in the northern barangay, Balabag in the central barangay and Manoc-Manoc in the southern barangay.
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