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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 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. |