Boracay 

is a small island in the Philippines, 7 km long and 1 km wide, located in

the Western Visayas approximately 315 kilometres (196 miles) south of Manila and about
0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) off the northwest tip of Panay Island.
The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak in
the municipality of Malay, in Aklan Province. In the 2015 census, the three barangays
have a total population of 32,267. The island is administered by the Boracay Inter-agency
Task Force. Apart from its white sand beaches, Boracay is also famous for being one of
the world's top destinations for relaxation. As of 2013, it was emerging among the top
destinations for tranquility and nightlife.

Boracay was awarded as the 2012 Best Island in the World by the international travel magazine Travel + Leisure. In 2014, the resort island was at
the top of the "Best Islands in the World" list published by the international magazine Condé Nast Traveler. In 2016, Boracay headed the
magazine's list of "Top 10 destinations to watch".

In April 2018, the Philippine Government decreed a 6-month closure of the island for tourists to undertake major renovation works, especially of
the sewage system, which had become obsolete and insufficient. It re-opened in October 2018, with a set of new rules meant to address a variety
of issues. In 2020, the island was closed again in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boracay Island is located off the northwest corner of Panay Island, and belongs to
the Western Visayas island-group, or Region VI, of the Philippines. The island is
approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less
than one kilometer wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers.
South-facing Cagban Beach is located across a small strait from the jetty port at Caticlan on
Panay island, and the Cagban jetty port serves as Boracay's main entry and exit point during
most of the year. When wind and sea conditions dictate, east-facing Tambisaan Beach serves
as an alternative entry and exit point. Boracay's two primary tourism beaches, White Beach
and Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the island's narrow central area. White
Beach faces westward and Bulabog Beach faces eastward. The island also has several other
beaches.
White Beach, the main tourism beach, is about four kilometers long and is lined with resorts,
hotels, lodging houses, restaurants, and other tourism-related businesses. In the central
portion, for about two kilometers, there is a footpath known as the Beachfront Path separating
the beach itself from the establishments located along it. North and south of the Beachfront
Path, beachfront establishments do literally front along the beach itself. Several roads and
paths connect the Beachfront Path with Boracay's Main Road, a vehicular road which runs
the length of the island. At the extreme northern end of White Beach, a footpath runs around
the headland there and connects White Beach with Diniwid Beach.
Bulabog Beach, across the island from White Beach, is the second most popular tourism
beach on the island and Boracay's main windsurfing and kiteboarding area.
Boracay is divided for land use and conservation purposes into 400 hectares of preserved
forestland and 628.96 hectares of agricultural land.