Region: Western Visayas (Region VI)
Capital: Bacolod City
Population:
2000 census-2,565,723 (2nd largest)
Density-324 per km (15th highest)
Area: 7,926.1 km (7th largest)
Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities-1
Component cities-12
Municipalities-20
Barangays-661
Congressional districts-7
Languages: Ilonggo, Cebuano |
Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and occupies at the northwestern half of Negros island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half. Across the Panay Gulf and the Guimaras Strait to the northwest is the island-province of Guimaras and the province of Iloilo on Panay island.
|