Busuanga, Palawan

Busuanga
Busuanga
Municipality
	Municipality of Busuanga
	Busuanga Island
	Seal
	Map of Palawan with Busuanga highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Busuanga Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 12°08′01″N 119°56′11″E / 12.133519°N 119.936314°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
District	1st District
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Elizabeth M. Cervantes
• Vice Mayor	Elvin D. Edonga
• Congressman	Franz Josef George E. Alvarez
• Electorate	16,439 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	392.90 km2 (151.70 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	25,617
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Households	6,397
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.6% (2015)
• Revenue (₱)	₱ 174.4 million (2020)
• Assets (₱)	₱ 431.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities (₱)	₱ 148 million (2020)
• Expenditure (₱)	₱ 178.1 million (2020)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5317
PSGC	1705307000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)48
Native languages	Calamian Tagbanwa; Kagayanen; Palawano; Tagalog

Busuanga, officially the Municipality of Busuanga (Tagalog: Bayan ng Busuanga), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,617 people.^[3]

Geography

The territory of Busuanga covers the western one-third of Busuanga Island, as well as Calauit Island, which both are part of the Calamian Islands, lying between Mindoro and Palawan Island. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,617 people.^[3]

The Busuanga town center, Salvacion, is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the poblacion 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.^[5]

Bogtong
Buluang
Cheey
Concepcion
Maglalambay
New Busuanga
New Quezon
Old Busuanga
Panlaitan
Sagrada
Salvacion (town proper)
San Isidro
San Rafael
Santo Niño
Burabod*
Halsey*

Note: On July 15, 2002, plebiscites held in Culion and Busuanga simultaneously with the election of barangay officials and Sangguniang Kabataan representatives resulted in the ratification of the transfer of Halsey and Burabod to Culion and the creation of Barangay Carabao.

Climate

Climate data for Busuanga, Palawan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	26 (1.0)	39 (1.5)	58 (2.3)	192 (7.6)	283 (11.1)	341 (13.4)	323 (12.7)	317 (12.5)	231 (9.1)	119 (4.7)	56 (2.2)	2,015 (79.3)
Average rainy days	10.3	8.5	12.4	16.3	23.5	27.1	28.4	27.3	27.6	26.3	19.2	13.6	240.5
Source: Meteoblue ^[6]

History

Oral tradition has it, that the entire island of Busuanga was once the realm of a Cuyonon datu named Datu Macanas. The island was once part of the four jurisdictions of Cuyonon datus with the other three being Datu Magbanua who reigned over Cuyo archipelago, Datu Cabaylo who had Taytay and surrounding islands and Datu Cabangon reigning over Paragua island, south of Taytay.

Busuanga was created from the barrios of Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, New Busuanga, Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey of the town of Coron in 1950.^[7]

Quezon was reinstated as a barangay in 2000.^[8]

Demographics

Population census of Busuanga

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	4,424	—
1970	5,905	+2.93%
1975	6,934	+3.27%
1980	10,348	+8.33%
1990	11,007	+0.62%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	15,843	+7.06%
2000	16,287	+0.59%
2007	19,066	+2.20%
2010	21,358	+4.22%
2015	22,046	+0.61%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Busuanga was 25,617 people,^[3] with a density of 65 inhabitants per square kilometre or 170 inhabitants per square mile.

Notes

^ Municipality of Busuanga | (DILG)
^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ Burabod and Halsey are not listed by PSGC Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine making their count as 14.
^ "Busuanga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
^ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created Archived April 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, July–December 2000.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

[1] Municipality of Busuanga | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–17-3] Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[5] Burabod and Halsey are not listed by PSGC Archived 2017-08-03 at the Wayback Machine making their count as 14.

[met_norms-6] "Busuanga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[7] "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

[8] NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created Archived April 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, July–December 2000.

[PSA15–17-9] Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–17-10] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-17-11] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[LWUA-PopulationData-12] "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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v t e Province of Palawan
Puerto Princesa (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Aborlan Agutaya Araceli Balabac Bataraza Brooke's Point Busuanga Cagayancillo Coron Culion Cuyo Dumaran El Nido Kalayaan Linapacan Magsaysay Narra Quezon Rizal Roxas San Vicente Sofronio Española Taytay
Highly urbanized city	Puerto Princesa (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Palawan by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)