An awardee of “Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran” as one of the cleanest inland bodies of water, and 1st runner-up Hiyas ng Turismo, a national search for new tourist destinations, the divine deep blue waters of Bugang Malumpati River is a pride of Pandan. Another discovery revealed the Varanus Mabitang, otherwise known as Panay Monitor Lizard, caught in the South Pandan forest on May 19, 2001. It is only documented in the forested areas and mountain ranges of Panay Island. The superb Pandan Bay provides a wide venue for aqua sports and marine attractions with the constant sighting of whale sharks.
Year founded: 1752 Land Area: 14,628 hectares Classification: 2nd Class Municipality No. of Barangays: 34 Barangays Population: 27,647 (as of 2000) Zip Code : 5712
Aracay Badiangan Bagumbayan Baybay Botbot Buang Cabugao Candari Carmen Centro Sur (Pob.) Dionela Dumrog Duyong Fragante Guia Idiacacan Jinalinan Luhod-Bayang Maadios Mag-aba Napuid Nauring Patria Perfecta Centro Norte (Pob.) San Andres San Joaquin Santa Ana Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santo Rosario Talisay Tingib Zaldivar
Bugang was formerly the original name of this municipality before it was baptized and named Pandan. On or before 1654 when the Spanish colonists landed in this town, they asked from the natives any food they could give. One of the natives offered a basket of camote (sweet potato) saying in the local language "Dan" (that) pointing to the basket. When the colonist took it he exclaimed "Pan“. The natives heard the term and propagated it. Later, they formed these word: "PAN" and "DAN" from which PANDAN derived its name.
Pandan, as an official name was adopted in the year 1654 from the Spanish noun "PAN" meaning bread, and from the Visayan demonstrative pronoun "DAN" which in Spanish signifies "ESE" meaning "THAT". Combining the words "PAN" and "DAN" formed "PANDAN“. Such name was preserved since the year of its foundation up to the present.
Bugang River Malumpati Health Spring and Tourist Resort Duyong and Tingib Beaches Phaidon Beach Resort Northwest Panay Peninsula Mt. Sibaliw Sto. Rosario Native Products
Pandan is 124 kilometers away from San Jose de Buenavista. Transportation facilities are available through land, sea and air by means of network roads and seaports in Culasi, New Washington and Dumaguit in Aklan and an airport in Kalibo almost 55 kilometers from Poblacion Pandan.
