BORACAY COMMUNITY
Malay or the municipality of Malay is the most Western of all municipalities in Aklan province. The municipality has 17 Barangays (villages) of which 14 are in the mainland and 3 are in the island of Boracay. Malay has almost 25,000 inhabitants of which roughly the half lives on the island of Boracay. The total land area of Malay is 6,731 has.; 1100 hectares for Boracay and the rest on the mainland.
Malay has a part of the "Northwest Panay Peninisula Natural Park", in the hard accessible hinterlands of the municipality. The park is in fact the "last remaining significant primary low-elevation forest" in the island of Panay, where Malay is the most Western point. While this park is somehow hard to access, there are many beautiful nature spots in the mainland part of Malay. Many of these nature spots are easily accessible by tricycle, bus from Caticlan, the entry point to Boracay, others require a little walk up to 30 minutes. The most exciting nature spots are in the southwestern area of Malay and require up to three hours walk: The Dalamuan Falls and the wildlife sanctuary in Naasog. All these nature spots are accessible with Mountain Bikes, which can be brought over from the island of Boracay.
Contact Information
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