Negros Island Region#Second establishment (2020-present)
{{Short description|Administrative region of the Philippines}}
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{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox Settlement
| name = Negros Island Region
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| image1 = Mt. Kanlaon view from Don Salvador Benedicto.jpg
| image2 = Bacolod New Government Center 2023-08-06.jpg
| image3 = Siquijor Church 2.jpg
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Clockwise from the top: Kanlaon, St. Francis of Assisi Church (Siquijor), The Ruins, Niludhan Falls, Bacolod Government Center
| established_title = Establishment
| established_date = May 29, 2015 (first)
June 11, 2024 (second)
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| map_caption = Location within the Philippines
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| subdivision_type1 = Island group
| subdivision_name1 = Visayas
| seat_type = Regional centers
| seat = Bacolod and Dumaguete (interim/de facto)
| seat1_type = Largest city
| seat1 = Bacolod
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| area_total_km2 = 13,525.56
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| elevation_max_ft = 8,087
| elevation_max_point = Mount Kanlaon
| population_as_of = 2020 census
| population_total = 4,760,340
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = PST
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| Siquijor
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| Bago
| Bais
| Bayawan
| Cadiz
| Canlaon
| Sagay
| Silay
| Sipalay
| Talisay
| Tanjay
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$9.5 billion
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The Negros Island Region (NIR){{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2024/06jun/20240611-RA-12000-FRM.pdf|title=An Act Establishing the Negros Island Region|chamber=RA|number=12000|date=2024-06-11|publisher=Official Gazette (Philippines)|accessdate=2024-06-19}}. 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 regional centers are Bacolod and Dumaguete.
The region was originally established on May 29, 2015, comprising the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and the city of Bacolod, all located on the island of Negros. However, the NIR was abolished on August 9, 2017. Nearly seven years later, the region was re-established on June 11, 2024, this time including Siquijor, an island province southeast of Negros that was previously part of Central Visayas.
History
=Early initiatives=
Negros has history as a single province and as a briefly independent republic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/107710|title=Pacete: The fate of the Federal Republic of Negros|first=Ver F.|last=Pacete|date=November 3, 2016|website=Sunstar}} The movement for a single-island region started in the 1980s, when officials from both provinces proposed a one-island, one-region unit. At the time, Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental were the only provinces in the Philippines situated on the same island but belonging to two different administrative regions. Their regional offices were located in Panay and Cebu respectively. This led to the filing of House of Representatives Bill No. 1477 titled "An Act Merging the Province of Negros Occidental and Oriental into One-Island Region". This argued that the two provinces "nestle in one common island; have common fowls and beasts in the forest; share the same soil in our plains and mountains; benefit and suffer together from the rivers that snake through our land; and our ancestors roamed the same length and breadth without complications of political, social, economic, religious and lingual obstacles."
The proposal was continued through talks between Governor Daniel Lacson Jr. of Negros Occidental and Governor Emilio Macias of Negros Oriental in 1990. Their successors, Rafael Coscolluella and George Arnaiz, respectively, took the initiative further, first identifying Kabankalan in Negros Occidental and the neighboring municipality of Mabinay in Negros Oriental, with the two situated on or near the geographic center of the island, as joint regional centers. However, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) turned down the proposal due to a lack of funding.{{cite news | url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/692124/what-went-before-a-history-of-splits-and-mergers | title=What Went Before: A history of splits and mergers | newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer | date=May 19, 2015 | access-date=June 21, 2015}} At the same time, opposition was voiced by some officials from Negros Oriental who feared that the province would be dominated economically by its larger neighbor and Bacolod.{{cite news | url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/negros-island-region-reborn-long-road-new-beginnings/ | title=Negros Island Region reborn: The long road to new beginnings | work=Rappler | date=June 13, 2024 | access-date=June 13, 2024}}
=Revival of proposal=
In 2013, the one-island region talks were continued by Negros Oriental Representatives Pryde Henry Teves and George Arnaiz, and Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. with Representative Alfredo Marañon III and Coscolluela.{{cite news | url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/433869/one-island-region-for-negros-provinces-revived | title=One-island region for Negros provinces revived | newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer | date=June 27, 2013 | access-date=June 21, 2015}} They pointed out that, while the creation of a new region would entail substantial costs to the government, it would be advantageous to the people of both provinces because they would not need to travel by sea any more to process transactions in the regional offices.{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/region/2014/04/01/1307535/talks-one-island-negros-region-proposal-resume | title=Talks on one-island Negros region proposal to resume | publisher=The Philippine Star | work=The Freeman | date=April 1, 2014 | access-date=June 21, 2015 | author=Espina, Marchel P.}} They also claimed that a one-island region would also result in better coordination between both provinces in tourism, peace and order, environment, development planning, disaster management, and road infrastructure. Edward Du, president of the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also proposed to convert existing offices of national agencies in the provincial capitals of Bacolod and Dumaguete to sub-regional offices during an interim period if the proposal was approved to defray the costs of establishing a new regional center. Various public officials and representatives from academic, religious, media, and other private sectors aired support for the proposal.{{cite news | url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/June/25/topstory1.htm | title=Island region possible before 2016, Mar says but support data needed | work=Visayan Daily Star | date=June 25, 2014 | access-date=June 21, 2015 | author=Gomez, Carla | archive-date=June 28, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628075137/http://visayandailystar.com/2014/June/25/topstory1.htm | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/May/22/topstory10.htm | title=More support one-island region | work=Visayan Daily Star | date=May 22, 2014 | access-date=June 21, 2015 | author=Bayoran, Gilbert | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111629/http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/May/22/topstory10.htm | url-status=dead }}
Notably, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo was tagged as being initially opposed to the talks, claiming he was not convinced with a one-island region setup and that his constituents were allegedly not in favor of its creation.{{cite news | url=http://archive.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2014/08/07/one-regional-guv-negros-not-true-358360 | title=One regional guv for Negros 'not true' | work=Sun.Star | date=August 7, 2014 | access-date=June 21, 2015 | author=Ellera, Teresa}} He eventually clarified that his original stand as regards the region was being "open" to it and that there were some concerns, such as revenue sharing between the two provinces, that had to be thrashed out first.{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/region/2015/05/01/1449967/negros-island-region-degamo-denies-saying-yes | title=On Negros Island Region: Degamo denies saying "yes" | publisher=The Philippine Star | work=The Freeman | date=May 1, 2015 | access-date=June 21, 2015 | author=Partlow, Judy Flores}}
President Benigno Aquino III directed the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to study the establishment of a new region.{{cite news | url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/602773/one-negros-dream-aquino-wont-commit-points-to-roxas | title=One Negros dream: Aquino won't commit, points to Roxas | newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer | date=May 27, 2014 | access-date=June 21, 2015}} The DILG subsequently endorsed the proposal, noting that the new region would mean integrated planning for holistic development, disaster management, tourism promotion, and peace and order management.{{cite news | url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/2015/January/06/topstory3.htm | title=PNoy okay of island region seen | work=Visayan Daily Star | date=January 6, 2015 | access-date=June 21, 2015 | author=Gomez, Carla}} NEDA affirmed by saying that its studies show that the proposed region is economically viable.{{cite news | url=http://www.philstar.com/region/2015/04/19/1445581/neda-negros-occ-can-survive-if-separated-wv | title=NEDA: Negros Occ can survive if separated from WV | publisher=The Philippine Star | work=The Freeman | date=April 19, 2015 | access-date=June 21, 2015}}
= First establishment (2015-2017) =
== Establishment ==
On May 29, 2015, President Aquino III signed Executive Order 183,{{cite web |title=Executive Order No. 183, s. 2015|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2015/05/29/executive-order-no-183-s-2015/|website=Official Gazette |access-date=October 12, 2015}} merging the two Negros provinces into one region — the Negros Island Region. 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.{{cite news | url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/696367/aquino-oks-creation-of-negros-island-region | title=Aquino OKs creation of Negros Island Region | newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer | date=June 5, 2015 | access-date=June 5, 2015}}{{cite news | url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/06/05/15/pnoy-joins-2-negros-provinces-one-region | title=PNoy joins 2 Negros provinces into one region | work=ABS-CBNnews.com | date=June 5, 2015 | access-date=June 21, 2015}}
== Abolition ==
File:Silliman Amphitheater.jpg in Dumaguete]]
On August 9, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 38, revoking the Executive Order No. 183 after former Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno cited the cost of retaining the region to be at {{Philippine peso}}19 billion. Negros officials expressed disappointment and sadness over the dissolution of the NIR.{{cite news | url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2017/08/09/negrenses-upset-over-dutertes-order-dissolving-negros-region-557515 | title=Negrenses upset over Duterte's order dissolving Negros region |work= Sun.Star | date=August 9, 2017 | access-date=August 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809173007/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2017/08/09/negrenses-upset-over-dutertes-order-dissolving-negros-region-557515 |archive-date=August 9, 2017}}
=Second establishment (2020-present)=
In 2020, some officials from Negros and their allies proposed for the region's reestablishment.{{cite news |last1=Singuay |first1=Mae |title=Negros Island Region revival mulled anew |url=https://www.panaynews.net/negros-island-region-revival-mulled-anew/ |access-date=September 27, 2021 |work=Panay News |date=May 7, 2021}} A bill was also filed in July 2022,{{Cite news|title=Negros Island Region bill filed anew |first=Gilbert |last=Bayoran |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 5, 2022 |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/07/05/2193073/negros-island-region-bill-filed-anew |access-date=December 6, 2022}}{{Cite news|title=Senate panel OKs creation of Negros Island Region |first=Daniza |last=Fernandez |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=December 5, 2022 |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1701722/senate-panel-oks-creation-of-negros-island-region |access-date=December 6, 2022}} and in 2023, the proposal was again revived.{{cite web | url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1196749 | title=House passes bill creating Negros Island Region | website=Philippine News Agency }} On March 12, 2024, JV Ejercito's Senate Bill No. 2507 or the Negros Island Region Bill was passed on the third and final reading at the Senate.{{Cite news |last=Cheng |first=Willard |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Senate OKs Negros Island Region bill |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/12/senate-oks-negros-island-region-bill-1656 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=ABS-CBN News}}{{Cite web |last=Abarca |first=Charie |date=2024-03-12 |title=Senate approves Negros Island Region bill |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1917546/fwd-bill-on-creation-of-negros-island-region |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Titon |first1=Raymond |title=Southern Negros Occidental city eyes to 'benefit most' from NIR bill push|url= https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/kabankalan-city-benefit-negros-island-region-bill-push/|accessdate=March 18, 2024 |publisher=Rappler |date=March 17, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/902987/marcos-negros-island-region/story/|title=Marcos intends to sign measure creating Negros Island Region|website=GMA Integrated News|date=April 8, 2024|accessdate=April 8, 2024}} Some new officials reiterated their intent for consultation first before reestablishment.{{cite news |last1=de la Vega |first1=Chito |title=Diocese of Dumaguete opposes creation of Negros Island Region, asks Marcos to veto bill |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/dumaguete-diocese-opposes-negros-island-region-bill-asks-marcos-veto/ |access-date=12 April 2024 |work=Rappler |date=11 April 2024}} The measure was also opposed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete, with Bishop Julito Cortes and eight other senior clergy calling it an "insult" to the people of Negros Oriental and adding that residents of the province as well as Siquijor were not consulted on the matter.{{Cite news |date=27 March 2024 |title=Bishop's last-minute opposition casts shadow over Negros Island Region revival |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/dumaguete-bishop-julito-cortes-opposition-negros-island-region-revival/ |work=Rappler}}{{Cite news |date=11 April 2024 |title=Diocese of Dumaguete opposes creation of Negros Island Region, asks Marcos to veto bill |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/dumaguete-diocese-opposes-negros-island-region-bill-asks-marcos-veto/ |work=Rappler}}
On June 11, 2024, the bill was signed by President Bongbong Marcos as Republic Act No. 12000.{{Cite news |last=de Leon |first=Dwight |date=2024-06-13 |title=Marcos signs law creating new Negros Island Region |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/marcos-signs-law-negros-island-region-june-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=Rappler |language=en-US}} The re-established region, this time, included the nearby island province of Siquijor, upon the request of the provincial authorities; Siquijor, previously part of Region VII along with Negros Oriental,{{Cite news |last1=Ellera |first1=Teresa |last2=Pedrosa |first2=Merlinda |date=2024-06-13 |title=PBBM to sign NIR today |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/pbbm-to-sign-nir-today |access-date=2024-06-13 |newspaper=SunStar |language=en}} was part of Negros Oriental until it became an independent province in 1971.{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/siquijor-coalition-joins-opposition-creation-negros-island-region/ |title=Siquijor coalition joins opposition vs creation of Negros Island Region |last=Delilan |first=Erwin |work=Rappler |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024}} Sixteen regional government offices will be established in Dumaguete, while fourteen will be established in Bacolod.{{Cite web |last=Tilos |first=Maria Jenifer |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Dumaguete ready to host regional offices under NIR |url=https://www.pia.gov.ph/dumaguete-readies-to-host-regional-offices-under-nir/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=Philippine Information Agency}} Wilfredo Capundag Jr., the mayor of San Juan, Siquijor, called for the region to be renamed into the Negros Island-Siquijor Administrative Region (NISAR) to acknowledge his province's inclusion.{{Cite news |date=18 June 2024 |title=Mayor pushes for renaming Negros Island Region to acknowledge Siquijor |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/san-juan-mayor-wilfredo-capundag-pushes-renaming-negros-island-region-acknowledge-siquijor/ |work=Rappler}}
==Legal issue==
In August 2024, a civil society group from Dumaguete and Siquijor, Negros Oriental led by Reverend Father Hendrix Alar challenged the legality of Republic Act 12000, allegedly based on its lack of public consultations. It filed with the High Tribunal the petitions for declaratory relief, prohibition, and a temporary restraining order against the creation of the Negros Island Region.{{cite news |last1=Masculino Glazyl |first1= |title=Benitez lets SC decide on Negros Island Region petition|url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/5/benitez-lets-sc-decide-on-negros-island-region-petition#google_vignette |accessdate=September 6, 2024 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=September 6, 2024}}
Geography
{{See also|Negros Occidental#Geography|Negros Oriental#Geography|Siquijor#Geography}}
Negros Island Region consists of two islands: Negros (shared by Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental) and Siquijor. Together, the islands have a total area of 13,525.56 sq. km (5,222.25 sq. mi). Seas and straits surround both of the islands: the Guimaras Strait in the west, the Visayan Sea to the north, Tañon Strait to the east, Bohol Sea in the southeast, and Sulu Sea in the south. The region is defined by extensive flat plains and mountainous ranges that are present in both islands.
Negros is the second largest island in Visayas, after Samar, with an area of 13,309.60 square kilometers (5,138.87 sq ft). The island is primarily volcanic, making it suitable for agriculture. Extensive sugarcane plantations dominate the flat plains, cementing the island's reputation as a sugarcane powerhouse in the country. Mountains on the central section of the island bisect the island politically and linguistically: the Hiligaynon-speaking western half and the Cebuano-speaking eastern half. Kanlaon, one of the most active volcanones in the Philippines, is the highest point of Negros Island, with its peak situated at 2,465 meters (8,087 ft) above sea level. It is also the highest peak among all the islands in the island group of Visayas. Other prominent peaks include Mandalagan (1,885 m) and Mount Talinis (1,903 m). Lakes are present in the interior part of the island, such as the twin lakes of Balinsasayao and Danao. Beaches and several islets dominate the coastal areas of the island, such as Apo Island. Extensive forests dominate in the mountainous region of Northern Negros Natural Park, a protected area of the country situated in the northern portion of the island.
Siquijor is an island located southeast of Negros Oriental. Area-wise, it is the third smallest in the country, with an area of 343.5 square kilometers (132.6 sq mi). Mount Malabahoc, also known as Mount Bandila‑an, is the highest point of the island, with its elevation reaching 628 meters (2,060 ft) above sea level. Marine terraces can be found in San Juan, as well as fossils of the giant clam tridacna in the island's plowed inland fields.
Administrative divisions
File:San Carlos NegOcc - aerial.JPG
Image:Negros Island Region 2024.png
The region has three provinces and 19 cities. Negros Occidental has the most chartered cities amongst all the provinces in the Philippines, with 13, including its provincial capital, Bacolod, though it is governed independently from its corresponding province as a highly urbanized city.
Bacolod, the center of the Bacolod Metropolitan Area (which also contains the cities of Talisay and Silay), is the region's most populous city and the country's 19th; while Dumaguete is the region's most densely populated city.
Bacolod and Dumaguete both serve as the regional centers of the region.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="background-color:#FDFDFD;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border:1pt solid grey;" |
| scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | Province {{font|{{small|or}} {{abbr|HUC|Highly urbanized city; administered independently from any province}}|css=font-weight:normal}}
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Capital ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" colspan=2 | Population {{small|(2020)}}{{PH census|2020}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Area{{cite web|title=PSGC Interactive; List of Provinces|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|access-date=March 29, 2016}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Density ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Cities ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Muni.|Municipalities}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Bgy.|Barangays}} |
|---|
| scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan=2 |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan=2 | ! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | km2 ! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | sq mi ! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | /km2 ! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | /sq mi ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 |{{Flag|Negros Occidental}}
| Bacolod | {{percent and number|2623172|4159557|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|7,802.54|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|2623172/7,802.54|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} |12 | 19 | 601 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 |{{Flag|Negros Oriental}}
| {{percent and number|1432990|4159557|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|5,385.53|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|1432990/5,385.53|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} |6 | 19 | 557 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 |{{Flag|Siquijor}}
| Siquijor | {{percent and number|103395|4159557|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|337.49|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|103395/337.49|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} |0 | 6 | 134 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;border-right:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;" | 25px Bacolod
| style="text-align:right;border-left:0;" | † | — | {{percent and number|600783|4159557|disp=table|1|pad=yes}} | {{convert|162.67|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|600783/162.67|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | — | — | 61 |
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! scope="row" colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 4,760,340 ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 14,140.74 ! scope="col" | {{convert|14,140.74|km2|disp=number|2}} ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | {{sigfig|4760340/14,140.74|2}} ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|{{sigfig|4760340/14,140.74|2}}|PD/km2|disp=number}} ! scope="col" | 19 ! scope="col" | 44 ! scope="col" | 1,353 |
| class="sortbottom" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey"
| colspan="13" style="padding-left:1em;" | {{Color box|#FDFDFD|†|border=darkgray}} Bacolod is a highly urbanized city; figures are excluded from Negros Occidental. |
=Governors and vice governors=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| width=140 |Province
!width=150 |Image !width=235 |Governor !width=120 colspan=2 |Political Party !width=150 |Vice Governor |
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| {{center|75px}}{{center|Negros Occidental}}
|align=center |138x138px | {{party name with colour|Nationalist People's Coalition}} |Jeffrey Ferrer |
| {{center|75px}}{{center|Negros Oriental}}
|align=center |138x138px | Manuel L. Sagarbarria | {{party name with colour|Nationalist People's Coalition}} | Jaime Reyes |
| {{center|75px}}{{center|Siquijor}}
|align=center |138x138px |Jake Vincent Villa | {{party name with colour|Nationalist People's Coalition}} |Mei Ling Quezon-Brown |
=Cities=
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| scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | City
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | Population {{small|(2020)}}{{PH census|2020}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Area{{cite web|title=PSGC Interactive; List of Cities|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listcity.asp|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|access-date=March 29, 2016}} ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Density ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | City class ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Income class ! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Province |
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| scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | km2 ! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | sq mi ! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | /km2 ! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | /sq mi ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | ! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;" |† Bacolod
| style="text-align:right;" | 600,783 | {{convert|162.67|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|600783/162.67|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Highly urbanized | 1st |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Bago
| style="text-align:right;" | 191,210 | {{convert|401.20|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|191210/401.20|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 2nd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Bais
| style="text-align:right;" | 84,317 | {{convert|319.64|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|84317/319.64|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 3rd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Bayawan
| style="text-align:right;" | 122,747 | {{convert|699.08|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|122747/699.08|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 1st |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Cadiz
| style="text-align:right;" | 158,544 | {{convert|524.57|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|158544/524.57|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 2nd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Canlaon
| style="text-align:right;" | 58,822 | {{convert|170.93|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|58822/170.93|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;" |† Dumaguete
| style="text-align:right;" | 134,103 | {{convert|33.62|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|134103/33.62|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 2nd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Escalante
| style="text-align:right;" | 96,159 | {{convert|192.76|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|96159/192.76|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Guihulngan
| style="text-align:right;" | 102,656 | {{convert|388.56|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|102656/388.56|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 5th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Himamaylan
| style="text-align:right;" | 116,240 | {{convert|367.04|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|116240/367.04|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 3rd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Kabankalan
| style="text-align:right;" | 200,198 | {{convert|697.35|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|200198/697.35|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 1st |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | La Carlota
| style="text-align:right;" | 66,664 | {{convert|137.29|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|66664/137.29|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Sagay
| style="text-align:right;" | 148,894 | {{convert|330.34|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|148894/330.34|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 3rd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | San Carlos
| style="text-align:right;" | 132,650 | {{convert|451.50|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|132650/451.50|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 2nd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Silay
| style="text-align:right;" | 130,478 | {{convert|214.80|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|130478/214.80|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 3rd |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Sipalay
| style="text-align:right;" | 72,448 | {{convert|379.78|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|72448/379.78|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Talisay
| style="text-align:right;" | 108,909 | {{convert|201.18|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|108909/201.18|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Tanjay
| style="text-align:right;" | 82,642 | {{convert|276.05|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|82642/276.05|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Victorias
| style="text-align:right;" | 90,101 | {{convert|133.92|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | {{convert|{{sigfig|90101/133.92|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}} | Component | 4th |
Demographics
{{Philippine Census
| align= none
| title= Population census of Negros Island Region
| 1903= 525749
| 1918= 688584
| 1939= 1277012
| 1948= 1583651
| 1960= 2049399
| 1970= 2219022
| 1975= 2595186
| 1980= 2820060
| 1990= 3256112
| 1995= 3533189
| 2000= 3777409
| 2010= 4285591
| 2015= 4509515
| 2020= 4760340
| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2020}}
}}
=Languages=
The native languages of Negros Island Region are:
- Cebuano, spoken in eastern Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
- Hiligaynon, spoken in the majority of Negros Occidental and some parts of Negros Oriental which share boundaries between the two provinces.
- Carolan, spoken by the Ati people on the highlands between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.
- Magahat, spoken by the Ati people on the mountains of southern Negros Oriental.
- Tagalog, spoken in Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
Notable people
{{main|List of people from Negros Occidental|List of people from Bacolod|Negros Oriental#Notable personalities|List of people from Dumaguete}}
References
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External links
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- {{cite book |title=The Fisheries of Central Visayas, Philippines: Status and Trends |author1=Stuart J. Green |author2=Jimely O. Flores |author3=Joezen Q. Dizon-Corrales |author4=Rafael T. Martinez |author5=Dino Rafael M. Nuñal |author6=Nygiel B. Armada |author7=Alan T. White |year=2004 |publisher=Coastal Resource Management Project |isbn=971-92753-7-5 |url=https://oneocean.org/download/db_files/cv_fish_profile.pdf}}
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Zamboanga Peninsula|EAST=Central Visayas|Centre=Negros Island Region|NORTHWEST=Western Visayas|WEST=Sulu Sea|North=Western Visayas
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