The Municipality of Malay is a first class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 45,811 people.
The resort island Boracay is geographically part of the municipality although in 2009 it was made administratively independent of it by Presidential executive order in order to ensure the sustainable development of tourism.
It was hit severely by typhoon Seniang on 9-10 December 2006, with much destruction and damage of homes and infrastructure.
The municipality of Malay was created in the province of Capiz on June 15, 1949, from the barrio of Malay and surrounding barrios which were then part of Buruanga.The new municipality then included 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.On April 25, 1956, The municipality of Malay became a part of the newly created province of Aklan, along with several other municipalities.
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