About Caticlan (Boracay)

The Municipality of Malay is a first class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 32,110 people in 4,747 households.

The resort island Boracay is geographically part of the municipality although administratively independent of it (Boracay is under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority in coordination with the provincial government of Aklan).

It was hit severely by the typhoon Seniang on 9-10 December 2006, with much destruction and damage of homes and infrastructure.

Malay was created as a town in 1949 from the barrio of Malay and surrounding barrios which were then part of Buruanga. The new municipality then include the following barrios: Malay (poblacion, seat of local government), Dumlog, Cabolihan, Balosbos, Maba-oy, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Cogon, Argao, San Viray, Caticlan, Manoc Manoc, Balabag and Na-asog.

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