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Negros Occidental

Negros Occidental is a province occupying the north-western part of . It is the fourth most populated province in the Philippines, known for its Chicken Inasal and its booming sugar industry, nicknamed The Sugar Bowl of the Philippines and home to one of the Philippines' active volcanoes, the majestic Mt.
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is the capital of the province of Negros Occidental in the , and the most populous city on at about 600,000 in the 2020 census.

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City is a city in Negros Occidental. It is known for its historical sites and natural treasures, and as the "rice granary of Negros Occidental".

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City is dubbed as the Paris of Negros because of its European-inspired houses which have been declared historical landmarks, and it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to .

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, officially the City of , is a component city in the province of Negros Occidental, . According to the 2025 census, it has a population of 210,893 people making it the second most populous city in Negros Occidental next to .

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is in Negros Occidental. Although the province name translates as Western Negros, this city is actually on the east coast of the island.

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is a municipality in central Negros Occidental with a population of about 87,000 as of the 2020 census. It borders the capital city, , and could be considered a suburb.

is a city of 146,000 people in Negros Occidental. It is near the Marine Reserve, the largest marine reserve in the Philippines. It is known for its Sinigayan Festival, held in March.

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is a city in Negros Occidental. Population, including rural areas administered as part of the township, is around 70 thousand.

is a municipality in with population a little over 100,000. There is a lot of coast with good fishing and some fine beaches, but inland parts of the municipality are mountainous.

Negros Occidental

Latitude of center
10.4167° or 10° 25′ north
Longitude of center
123° east
Population
2,680,000
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704578
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1697808
Wiki­data ID
Q13862
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Negros Occidental” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Negros Occidental”
  • Arabic: “نيغروس أوتشيدنتال”
  • Asturian: “Negros Occidental”
  • Balinese: “Negros Occidental”
  • Banjar: “Negros Occidental”
  • Bengali: “পশ্চিম নেগ্রোস”
  • Capiznon: “Nakatungdan nga Negros”
  • Capiznon: “Negros Nakatungdan”
  • Capiznon: “Negros Occidental”
  • Catalan: “Negros Occidental”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Negros Occidental”
  • Cebuano: “Negros Occidental”
  • Central Bikol: “Negros Occidental”
  • Chavacano: “Negros Occidental”
  • Chinese: “Negros Occidental”
  • Chinese: “西內格羅省”
  • Chinese: “西内格罗省”
  • Danish: “Negros Occidental”
  • Dutch: “Negros Occidental”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Negroso”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidentaj Negroj”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidentnegroj”
  • Finnish: “Negros Occidental”
  • French: “Negros occidental”
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთი ნეგროსი”
  • German: “Negros Occidental”
  • German: “Provinz Negros Occidental”
  • German: “West-Negros”
  • Gorontalo: “Negros Occidental”
  • Greek: “Νέγκρος Οξιντένταλ”
  • Gujarati: “નેગ્રોસ ઓસીડેન્ટલ”
  • Hiligaynon: “Nakatungdan nga Negros”
  • Hiligaynon: “Nakatungdang Negros”
  • Hiligaynon: “Negros Nakatungdan”
  • Hiligaynon: “Negros Occidental”
  • Hindi: “नेग्रोस ऑक्सीडेंटल”
  • Hindi: “नेग्रोस ओक्सीदेन्ताल”
  • Iloko: “Negros Occidental”
  • Indonesian: “Buglas Barat”
  • Indonesian: “Negros Barat”
  • Italian: “provincia di Negros Occidental”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Negros Occidental”
  • Japanese: “西ネグロス”
  • Japanese: “西ネグロス州”
  • Javanese: “Negros Occidental”
  • Kannada: “ನೆಗ್ರೋಸ್ ಆಕೇಶನಲ್”
  • Kinaray-A: “Kanegruhan Nakatëndan”
  • Kinaray-A: “Nakatëndan nga Kanegruhan”
  • Kinaray-A: “Nakatëndan nga Negros”
  • Kinaray-A: “Negros Nakatëndan”
  • Kinaray-A: “Negros Occidental”
  • Korean: “서네그로스주”
  • Latin: “Negros Occidentalis”
  • Latvian: “Rietumnegrosa”
  • Latvian: “Rietumu Negrosa”
  • Lithuanian: “Vakarų Negrosas”
  • Macedonian: “Западен Негрос”
  • Malay: “Negros Barat”
  • Marathi: “नेग्रोस ओजीस्टॅनल”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Negros Occidental”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “西黑人省”
  • Minangkabau: “Negros Occidental”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Negros Occidental”
  • Norwegian: “Negros Occidental”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Negros Occidental”
  • Pampanga: “Negros Occidental”
  • Pangasinan: “Negros ed Sagor”
  • Pangasinan: “Negros Occidental”
  • Persian: “نگرو غربی”
  • Persian: “نگروس باختری”
  • Polish: “Negros Occidental”
  • Portuguese: “Negros Ocidental”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Negros Occidental”
  • Russian: “Западный Негрос”
  • Sinhala: “නෙග්රෝස් ඔක්සිඩෙන්ටල්”
  • Slovenian: “Negros Occidental”
  • South Azerbaijani: “باتی نقرو”
  • Spanish: “Negros Occidental”
  • Sundanese: “Negros Occidental”
  • Swedish: “Negros Occidental”
  • Tagalog: “Kanlurang Negros”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Negros Occidental”
  • Tagalog: “Negros Occidental”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Negros Occidental”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Negros Occidental”
  • Tamil: “நெக்ரோஸ் அஸிடெண்ட்டால்”
  • Tamil: “நெக்ரோஸ் ஒக்சிடென்டல்”
  • Telugu: “నెగ్రోస్ ఓక్సిడెంటల్”
  • Tetum: “Negros Occidental”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดคันลูรังเนโกรส”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดเนโกรสโอกซีเดนตัล”
  • Turkish: “Negros Occidental”
  • Ukrainian: “Західний Негрос”
  • Ukrainian: “Західний Неґрос”
  • Urdu: “نیگروس غربی”
  • Venetian: “Negros Occidental”
  • Venetian: “Négros Osidentale”
  • Vietnamese: “Negros Occidental”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Negros Occidental”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Negros Occidental”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.