Mabinay

Folklore has it that a woman named Binay fell in love with the son of her father's rival chieftain. Her father ended the affair by having her lover killed. Binay grieved. Mother Nature took the weeping maiden into her bosom. Where Binay was laid to rest, a spring broke forth. According to the legend, she weeps to this day, feeding Mabinay Spring, one of the town's many alluring attractions.

It had over 100 known caves, including the popular Pandalihan, Panligawan and Gasidlak, each one with its own distinctive features ranging from fascinating to awesome. A team of Belgian and Dutch cavers determined Odloman Cave to be the second longest in the Philippines.

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Under Republic Act No. 2469, which was signed by President Carlos P. Garcia in 1959, Mabinay was formally created from the fourteen sitios that seceded from the then-municipality of Bais.{{Cite web |title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2496, June 21, 1959 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABINAY IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/14236 |access-date=July 3, 2024}} In 1966, under Republic Act No. 4818, the municipality's territory was enlarged, with four more sitios added from Manjuyod and eight from Bais.{{Cite web |title=Republic Act No. 4818|url=https://lawlibrary.chanrobles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75236:republic-act-no-4818&catid=2121&Itemid=738|access-date=July 4, 2024}}

Mabinay produces rice and corn, copra, soybeans and peanuts. Its principal crop, sugar cane, makes it an important member of the north's sugar district. It is a border town: the provincial highway runs through it and links Negros Oriental with its sister province.

Mabinay is situated roughly in the central part of the island of Negros abutting the western side of the provincial boundary. The municipality of Ayungon bounds it in the north, the City of Bais in the south, the municipalities of Bindoy and Manjuyod and a portion of Bais in the east, and the city of Kabankalan in the province of Negros Occidental in the west.

Mabinay is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|074614001| Abis | 3603| 2706}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614002| Arebasore | 1957| 1548}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614003| Bagtic | 3549| 3100}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614005| Banban | 1185| 1073}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614006| Barras | 2662| 2641}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614007| Bato | 2413| 2096}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614008| Bugnay | 800| 853}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614009| Bulibulihan | 1406| 1149}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614010| Bulwang | 2535| 2191}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614011| Campanun-an | 2197| 2947}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614012| Canggohob | 1828| 1531}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614013| Cansal-ing | 1280| 1392}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614014| Dagbasan | 2573| 1773}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614015| Dahile | 4035| 3975}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614016| Himocdongon | 2855| 2260}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614017| Hagtu | 1475| 1616}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614018| Inapoy | 2800| 2214}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614019| Lamdas | 1468| 1537}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614020| Lumbangan | 5083| 4953}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614021| Luyang | 1875| 1575}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614022| Manlingay | 866| 800}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614023| Mayaposi | 2868| 2444}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614024| Napasu-an | 935| 941}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614025| New Namangka | 570| 370}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614026| Old Namangka | 1541| 1033}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614027| Pandanon | 3006| 2484}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614028| Paniabonan | 3518| 3373}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614029| Pantao | 4358| 4014}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614030| Poblacion | 7066| 6132}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614031| Samac | 3270| 3293}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614032| Tadlong | 2606| 1912}}

{{PH brgy table lite|074614033| Tara | 4770| 4261}}

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Under the Köppen climate classification, Mabinay has a tropical monsoon climate. Unlike other municipalities and cities in Negros Oriental, Mabinay is situated further inland, making its mean temperatures slightly cooler compared to municipalities and cities that are on the coastline.{{Weather box

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Mabinay is known for its caves. The Odloman Cave is one of the largest caves in the Philippines, with {{convert|8870|m}} long and Cayaso Cave, the ninth longest cave in the country measuring {{convert|2222|m}} long.{{Cite web |title=CAVES IN MABINAY |url=https://dumaguete.com/caves-mabinay/ |access-date=July 3, 2024}}

Aside from the caves, Mabinay also has rivers and natural springs. One of its known natural spring is located at the heart of the municipality, the Mabinay spring. Ideal for family outing, swimming, kayaking, it also serves as the main water resource of the main town. It is about a 3 to 5 minute ride with tricycle, jeepney or a bus from the town center.

Mabinay itself has a small government-run hospital. Mabinay Medicare Community Hospital provides both in emergency outpatients services and inpatient services. It is located directly behind the Municipal Hall.

Mabinay Health Center is one of the three health centers that serve the town.

Motorcycles (also locally known as habal-habal), tricycles, jeepneys, and buses are the major modes of transportation in the municipality. Mabinay has a bus terminal that serves Ceres buses in transit from either Bacolod or Dumaguete.

The municipality is easily accessible through the Bais–Kabankalan road which cuts through the entire town. It is also directly connected to Ayungon through the Ayungon-Tambo road and to the city of Bayawan through the Bayawan-Mabinay road. Travel from Dumaguete is about two hours."[http://negrostourism.com/?page_id=636 About | Cities & Towns]", Negros Oriental Tourism Office. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

Mabinay is {{convert|87|km}} north-west of the provincial capital, Dumaguete, and {{convert|128|km}} from Bacolod.

On June 16, 1997, the Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) Resolution No. 94 established the Mabinay Institute of Technology (MIT), a technical college operated with the approval of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. On June 25, 2004, MIT was integrated into the newly converted university,"[http://www.norsu.edu.ph/history History of Negros Oriental State University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429201317/http://www.norsu.edu.ph/history |date=2013-04-29 }}", Negros Oriental State University. Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. Retrieved 2013-05-28. Negros Oriental State University by virtue of the university charter, Republic Act No. 9299 signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It became known as Mabinay Campus (NORSU-M).

The public schools in the town of Mabinay are administered by four school districts under the [https://www.depednegor.net Schools Division of Negros Oriental].

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• Abis Elementary School — Abis
• Alagasihan Elementary School — Sitio Alagasihan, Arebasore
• Arebasore Elementary School — Arebasore
• Bagtic Elementary School — Bagtic
• Baliw Elementary School — Sitio Baliw, Bagtic
• Banban Elementary School — Banban
• Barang-barang Primary School — Sitio Barang-barang, Mayaposi
• Barras Elementary School — Barras
• Basakan Elementary School — Sitio Basakan, Pandanon
• Bato Elementary School — Bato
• Binantangan Elementary School — Sitio Binantangan, Dahile
• Bugnay Elementary School — Bugnay
• Bulibulihan Elementary School — Bulibulihan
• Bulwang Elementary School — Bulwang
• Campo-aling Elementary School — Sitio Campo-aling, Mayaposi
• Canggohob Elementary School — Canggohob
• Cansal-ing Elementary School — Cansal-ing
• Cantombol Elementary School — Sitio Cantombol, Canggohob
• Capanun-an Elementary School — Campanun-an
• Dagbasan Elementary School — Dagbasan
• Dahile Elementary School — Dahile
• Danawan Elementary School — Sitio Danawan, Tara
• Don Cristito C. Tirambulo Memorial Elementary School — Paniabonan
• Hagtu Elementary School — Hagtu
• Himocdungon Elementary School — Himocdongon
• Inapoy Elementary School — Inapoy
• Lamdas Elementary School — Lamdas
• Lanot Elementary School — Sitio Lanot, Pantao
• Lapong Elementary School — Sitio Lapong, Dahile
• Lower Capanun-an Elementary School — Campanun-an
• Lumbangan Central School — Lumbangan
• Luyang Elementary School — Luyang
• Mabinay Central School — Pomelo Street, Poblacion
• Mampalasan Elementary School — Sitio Mampalasan, Bagtic
• Manlingay Elementary School — Manlingay
• Nabaliwan Elementary School — Sitio Nabaliwan, Samac
• Namangka Elementary School — Old Namangka
• Napasu-an Elementary School — Napasu-an
• New Namangka Elementary School — New Namangka
• Old Namangka Elementary School — Old Namangka
• Pandanon Elementary School — Pandanon
• Pantao Elementary School — Pantao
• Pantao Brgy. Site Elementary School — Pantao
• Pinayon-an Elementary School — Sitio Pinayon-an, Bato
• Pedro Gobuyan, Sr. Memorial Elementary School — Mayaposi
• Samac Elementary School — Samac
• Tadlong Elementary School — Tadlong
• Tampa Elementary School — Sitio Tampa, Inapoy
• Tara Elementary School — Tara
• Tingtingon Elementary School — Sitio Tingtingon, Cansal-ing

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• Bagtic National High School — Bagtic
• Barras Annex National High School — Barras
• Benedicto P. Tirambulo Memorial National High School — Paniabonan
• Campanun-an Provincial Community High School — Campanun-an
• Canggohob High School — Canggohob
• Cansal-ing Provincial Community High School — Cansal-ing
• Dahile Provincial Community High School — Dahile
• Inapoy High School — Inapoy
• Mabinay National High School — Naranghita Street, Poblacion
• Mabinay Science High School — Poblacion
• Manlingay High School — Manlingay
• Mayaposi Community High School — Mayaposi
• Pantao National High School — Pantao
• Tara Provincial Community High School — Tara

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• Sto. Niño High School — Lumbangan

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• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
• [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=10&frmIdProvince=58&frmIdLgu=1118 Local Governance Performance Management System]

{{Geographic location

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| Northeast = Ayungon

| East = Bindoy
Manjuyod

| South = Bais

| Southwest = Bayawan

| Northwest = Kabankalan, Negros Occidental

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