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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 region is bordered to the north by the Sibuyan Sea, northeast by the Visayan Sea, southeast by the island of Negros, south by the Iloilo Strait and Panay Gulf, and west by the Sulu Sea . Map shows the Koppen-Geiger climate classification of the Western Visayas region, Philippines.
Negros Occidental is a province in the Western Visayas region (Region VI) of the Philippines. It has a population of 2,623,172 (2020 Census figures) distributed over 12 cities and 19 municipalities. The provincial capital is the highly urbanized City of Bacolod.
Western Visayas (Region VI) is an administrative region in the Philippines covering the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental, as well as the highly urbanized cities of Bacolod and Iloilo. Its latest population is 7,954,723 (2020 Census figures).
It separated Negros Occidental and its capital Bacolod from Western Visayas (Region VI) and Negros Oriental from Central Visayas (Region VII), raising the total number of regions of the Philippines to 18.
Province of Negros Occidental | NEDA Region VI. Experience a happy blending of cosmopolitan and rustic lifestyle in Negros Occidental, the sugar capital of the Philippines and aiming to be the Organic Food Bowl of Asia. Celebrate nature’s blessings, go hiking and camping, fishing and angling, scuba diving and snorkeling and mountain biking.
details. The total number of registered voters or electorate in Bacolod for the year 2019 was 312,816, broken down into 146,080 males and 166,736 females. Location. The city center of Bacolod is situated at approximately 10° 41' North, 122° 57' East, in the island of Negros.
Aug 23, 2021 · Among the six provinces comprising Region VI, Negros Occidental had the biggest population in 2020 with 2,623,172 persons, followed by Iloilo with 2,051,899 persons, Capiz with 804,952 persons, Aklan with 615,475 persons, and Antique with 612,974 persons.
The Western Visayas Region is composed of six (6) provinces namely: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras and Negros Occidental. It is subdivided into 18 congressional districts.
Dec 12, 2020 · Negros Occidental is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It occupies the north-western half of Negros Island.
