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Negros Occidental (Hiligaynon: Nakatungdang Negros; Tagalog: Kanlurang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Occidental (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Nakatungdang Negros; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kanlurang Negros), is a province in the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region.
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 movement for a single-island region started in the 1980s when officials of both provinces proposed a one-island, one-region unit. Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are the only provinces in the Philippines situated in the same island but belonging to two different administrative regions with regional offices located in neighboring Panay ...
Poverty incidence of Kabankalan 10 20 30 40 50 2006 35.40 2009 40.86 2012 25.78 2015 25.79 2018 28.57 2021 27.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Infrastracture Transportation Kabankalan is over an hour's drive south of Bacolod City by car. Public utility vehicles reach the place in about two hours. The city, which serves as the hub of economic activities in southern Negros, is also the ...
Ilog, officially the Municipality of Ilog, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,855 people. [3] Ilog is 96 kilometres (60 mi) from Bacolod.
In 1954, the Negros Occidental School of Arts and Trades was established in the town. Later on, this school will become the main campus of the Carlos Hilado Memorial State University. [16] Two years later, in 1956, A.S. Diaz Electric Service was founded to provide power, lighting and heating in Talisay and nearby Bacolod.
Cadiz is located at the northern part of Negros Occidental, 63 kilometres (39 mi) away from the provincial capital of Bacolod. The city is bounded to the north by the Visayan Sea, to the south by Silay City and Victorias City, to the east by Sagay City and to the west by the municipality of Manapla.
Poverty incidence of Negros Oriental 10 20 30 40 50 60 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 areas, fishing is the main ...