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