Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental (Cebuano: Sidlakang Negros), an aw cried Oriental Negros or Eastren Negros, is a province of the Philippines locatit in the Central Visayas region.
It occupies the sooth-eastren hauf of the island of Negros, wi Negros Occidental comprising the north-wastren pairt. It includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for baith local an foreign tourists. Negros Oriental faces Cebu tak the east across the Tañon Strait an Siquijor tae the sooth east. The primary spoken dialect is Cebuano, an the predominant religious denomination is Roman Catholicism. Dumaguete is the caipital, seat of govrenment, an maist populous ceety.
Negros Oriental Lalawigan sa Negros Oriental Lalawigan ng Negros Oriental | |
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Province | |
 Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete Ceety | |
 Banner  Seal | |
 Map o the Philippines wi Negros Oriental heichlichtit | |
| Coordinates: 09°45′N 123°00′E / 9.750°N 123.000°E 123°00′E / 9.750°N 123.000°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Founded | 10 Mairch 1917 |
| Caipital | Dumaguete= |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Province of= the Philippines |
| • Governor | Roel Degamo (PDP-LABAN/UNA) |
| • Vice Governor | Mark Macias (Leeberal Pairty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5385.53 km2 (2,079.36 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 18t oot o 80 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,286,666 |
| • Rank | 18t oot o 80 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 33rd oot o 80 |
| Diveesions | |
| • Independent ceeties | 0 |
| • Component ceeties | 6 |
| • Municipalities | 20 |
| • Barangays | 557 |
| • Districts | 1st tae 3rd districts o Negros Oriental |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 6200 - 6224 |
| Dialing code | 35 |
| Spoken languages | Cebuano English Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | negor.gov.ph |
References
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| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Negros Oriental. |
- Official Website of the Provincial Government of Negros Oriental
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- 2007 Philippine Census Information Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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