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Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines Coordinates 9°18′47.1672″N 123°18′6.822″E / 9.313102000°N 123.30189500°E / 9.313102000; 123.30189500
Its capital is the city of Dumaguete, one of the two regional centers of Negros Island Region, with the other being Bacolod. It occupies the southeastern half of the large island of Negros, and borders Negros Occidental, which comprises the northwestern half. It also includes Apo Island, a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists.
Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete (Tagalog: [dʊmɐˈgɛtɛ]; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; Filipino: Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is a component city and capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 134,103 people. [4]
The Negros Island Region (NIR) [2] is an administrative region in the Philippines.Covering both the islands of Negros and Siquijor, the region is composed of three provinces: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, as well as the highly urbanized city of Bacolod, which is the most populous in the region.
The Dumaguete Presidencia is a historic building in Dumaguete, Philippines. The Presidencia was built in 1937 with Juan Arellano as its architect. [ 1 ] It is a mixture of indigenous Filipino, Spanish and neoclassical architecture.
Poverty incidence of Bais 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 54.30 2009 37.22 2012 31.71 2015 39.73 2018 22.80 2021 30.89 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Loading sugar cane onto a truck parked on the National Highway that runs through the city Sugar is the major commercial crop in the city. Bais is the largest producer of raw sugar in Negros Oriental. There are two sugar mills in the city. The ...
Poverty incidence of Santa Catalina 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 53.00 2009 39.52 2012 43.05 2015 45.59 2018 28.60 2021 32.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Education The public schools in the town of Santa Catalina are administered by four school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental. Elementary schools Ambrosio M. Ramirez Elementary School — Alangilan Amio Elementary ...
From the formal establishment of the military outpost in the pueblo of Ilog until the promulgation of a royal decree dividing the island into Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental on October 25, 1889, Negros Island was governed as a single province starting from being under the jurisdiction of Oton, Iloilo until it established its capitals in Ilog (1734), Himamaylan (1795) and Bacolod (1849).