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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.
In 1865, Negros and its outlying minor islands along with Siquijor was converted into a politico-military province. By the end of the 1700s, Negros Island had 5,741 native families. [17]: 539 [18]: 31, 54, 113 In 1890, the island was officially partitioned into the present-day provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.
With a population of 2,623,172 inhabitants, [3] it is the most populated province in Negros Island Region, the second most-populous province in the Visayas after Cebu and the 8th most-populous province of the Philippines. The province also has the most chartered cities among all the provinces in the Philippines with a total of 13.
Negros Oriental has a network of roads, including a national road that spans the circumference of Negros Island. National and provincial roads in the province total more than 900 kilometers, though only about half of these are paved. [39] Many residents do not own private vehicles and rely solely on public transport.
The island of Siquijor was then made a "sub-province" of Oriental Negros on October 8, 1907, through Act No. 1753. On March 10, 1917, both Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros became provinces under the American civil government through Act 2711.
Siquijor is an island province in Negros Island Region. It is located in the Bohol Sea and lies south of Cebu across the Cebu Strait, southeast of Negros, southwest of Bohol, and north of Mindanao. Panglao Island, which is part of Bohol, has a similar soil composition found throughout Siquijor.
Manuel Severino Hofileña Heritage House and marker, Silay City. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in the Negros Island Region is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
Pages in category "Provinces of the Negros Island Region" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. N.