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Negros Island is the fourth largest island in the Philippines and its major city Bacolod is the fourth largest city
in the Philippines. Negros Island is located in the middle of the Philippine Islands in the Visayan Islands between two other
large Visayan islands Cebu and Panay, and Negros is just north of Mindanao Island. The island is divided into two provinces:
Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros (recently ranked by Islands Magazine as one of the top 20 islands in the world for foreigners to live on). The Philippines' largest cave---Odloman Cave---is located in Mabinay in the middle of Negros Island.

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Dumaguete City belongs to the province of Oriental Negros, located between Panay on the west and Cebu on the east.

Dumaguete City is bounded on the east by the Mindanao Sea, on the north by the municipality of Sibulan, on the south by the municipality of Bacong, and on the west by the municipality of Valencia.

The total area of the city is approximately 3426 hectares. Its smallest barangay is Barangay 4 with an area of only 5.11 hectares, while the biggest barangay is Barangay Banilad with 362.71 hectares.

The City's topography is generally flat from two to six kilometers from the shoreline. It slopes gently upwards to the adjoining municipality of Valencia. The highest ground elevation is located at the boundary of the municipality of Valencia, about one hundred meters above mean sea level. About 93% of the land have slopes of less than 3%. The remaining areas have 3% to 5% slope.

Latitude 9^o 18’ 30” N Longitude 123^o 18’ 30” E; SE side of Negros Island, NW of Siquijor Island; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. 434.40 nautical miles south of Manila.

How to get there:

From Tagbilaran City, you can reach the city through Supercat [fast craft] in an hour and a half. Fast ferry trips are daily.

Philippine Airlines flies regularly from Manila and Dumaguete City. Travel time is one hour and a half. Or one can travel by ship from Manila to the Capitol City. Travel time is 36 hours.

More Info About Dumaguete City:

Power Geothermal Based (192 MW)
Seaport Dumaguete Port
Airport Dumaguete - Sibulan Airport with daily flights to and from Manila
Water Supply 0.18-M cu.m. monthly average
Communication Telephone (Landline) 2
Mobile Communications 4
Radio Stations 7
TV/Cable Stations 4
Messenger/Courier Services 5
Local Publications 4
Internet Service Providers 5
Internet Stations/Café 35
Financial Services Commercial Banks 21
Government Banks 3
Savings Banks 1
Rural Banks 4
Lending Firms 16
Licensed Forex Dealers 2
Educational Institutions Private Colleges/Universities 7
State College 1
Training Institutions 7
Tourism & Convention Facilities Hotels 18
Beach Resorts 3
Convention Halls 25

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