Busuanga, Palawan

Busuanga
Busuanga
Municipality
	Busuanga Island
	Seal
	Map of Palawan showing the location of Busuanga
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa (Region IV-B)
Province	Palawan
Congr. district	1st District of Palawan
Barangays	16
Government
• Mayor	Samuel A. de Jesus Sr.
• Vice Mayor	Elizabeth M. Cervantes
Area
• Total	392.90 km2 (151.70 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,358
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
Zip Code	5317
Dialing code	48

Busuanga is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. 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 2010 census, it has a population of 21,358 people.^[2]

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.^[3]

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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.

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.^[4]

Quezon was reinstated as a barangay in 2000.^[5]

Demographics

Population census of Busuanga
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	11,007	—
1995	15,843	+7.06%
2000	16,287	+0.59%
2007	19,066	+2.20%
2010	21,358	+4.22%
Source: National Statistics Office^[2]^[6]

Notes

^ "Province: PALAWAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ Burabod and Halsey are not listed by PSGC making their count as 14.
^ "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
^ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created, July–December 2000.
^ "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

External links

[nscb-1] "Province: PALAWAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[NSO10-2] "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[3] Burabod and Halsey are not listed by PSGC making their count as 14.

[4] "An act to create the municipality of Busuanga in the province of Palawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

[5] NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created, July–December 2000.

[6] "Province of Palawan". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

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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.)