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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]
Poverty incidence of Negros Oriental 10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 39.17 2003 43.40 2006 42.93 2009 33.19 2012 50.06 2015 42.64 2018 25.55 2021 23.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority A geothermal power station in Valencia With its vast fertile land resources, Negros Oriental's other major industry is agriculture. The primary crops are sugarcane, sweetcorn, coconut and rice. In the coastal ...
It is located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) north of Dumaguete on a 63-hectare (160-acre) [2] site in Barangay Agan-an in the nearby municipality of Sibulan. The airport is one of two major airports serving Negros Island, the other being Bacolod–Silay Airport in Silay, Negros Occidental.
Forty years later, Dumaguete was created as another parish covering the southern territories and Siquijor, which the Spaniards called Isla de Fuego. Dumaguete was under the territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Cebu until 1865, the Diocese of Jaro until 1932 and the Diocese of Bacolod until its creation as a new diocese in 1955. [2]
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are closely associated with the city of Dumaguete, in Negros Oriental, a province in Negros Island, Philippines.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Parish, commonly known as Dumaguete Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Dumaguete [ 1 ] and is considered as the island's oldest stone church, having been completed in 1776.
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.
The Port of Dumaguete (Filipino: Daungan ng Dumaguete, Cebuano: Pantalan sa Dumaguete) is a seaport in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines. It is owned and managed by the Philippine Ports Authority and is the base port of the Port Management Office of Negros Oriental/Siquijor.