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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.
Negros Occidental is a province in the Philippines situated in the Western Visayas region occupying the western section of the Visayas. The province has a land area of 7,844.12 square kilometers or 3,028.63 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,623,172.
Central Visayas is bounded on the north by the Visayan Sea, west by the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental in Negros island, south by the Bohol Sea and the province of Siquijor, and east by the Camotes Sea and the island of Leyte in Eastern Visayas.
details. Historical population. The population of Bacolod grew from 187,300 in 1970 to 600,783 in 2020, an increase of 413,483 people over the course of 50 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.42%, or an increase of 38,908 people, from the previous population of 561,875 in 2015. details.
The Central Visayas Region (Region 7) lies at the center of the Philippine archipelago between the major islands of Luzon and Mindanao. It is bounded on the north by the Visayan Sea; on the east by the Camotes Sea; on the south by the Mindanao Sea; and on the west by the province of Negros Occidental.
Jun 13, 2024 · The law removes Negros Occidental and the highly urbanized city of Bacolod from Region 6 or Western Visayas, and also takes away Negros Oriental and Siquijor from Region 7 or Central...
The Negros Island Region, abbreviated and officially designated as NIR, 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.
