Bais

Bais City is one of the cleanest and safest cities of the Philippines in Negros Oriental province. The main tourist draw is whale and dolphin watching in the Tañon Strait between Bais and the neighbouring island of Cebu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Jose and Amlan.

San Jose

Town

San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,870 people. It is the least populous town in Negros Oriental. San Jose is situated 3½ km northeast of Bais.

Amlan

Town

Photo: Joelaldor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Amlan, officially the Municipality of Amlan, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,566 people. Amlan is situated 7 km north of Bais.

Sibulan

Town

Photo: TheCoffee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sibulan, officially the Municipality of Sibulan, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 69,092 people. Sibulan is situated 9 km southeast of Bais.

Bais

Type: Village with 870 residents
Also known as: “Basac”
Category: locality
Location: San Jose, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.39902° or 9° 23′ 57″ north

Longitude

123.21248° or 123° 12′ 45″ east

Population

870

Elevation

440 metres (1,444 feet)

Open location code

6QX596X6+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9577604646

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

1726518

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In Other Languages

From Filipino to Spanish—“Bais” goes by many names.

Filipino: “Basak”
French: “Bais”
German: “Bais City”
Portuguese: “Bais”
Spanish: “Bais”

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