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Pontevedra, officially the Municipality of Pontevedra, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,502 people. [3] The town celebrates the annual Handurayo Festival every May. Former actress Rio Diaz served as vice mayor of the town from 1998 to 2004.
Kabankalan City and the cities and the municipalities in the southwestern and the northeastern parts of the province are the only places in Negros Occidental whose residents can speak and understand both Cebuano and Hiligaynon due to their proximity to Negros Oriental. The city is the only place where the Karol-an language is used. Due to its ...
Sagay, officially the City of Sagay (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Sagay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sagay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Sagay), is a component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 148,894 people.
Poverty incidence of Negros Occidental 10 20 30 40 2006 28.23 2009 30.41 2012 32.33 2015 32.96 2018 19.38 2021 16.40 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", the sugar industry is the lifeblood of the economy of Negros Occidental, producing more than half of the country's sugar. There are 15 sugar centrals located throughout the lowland areas the ...
The metropolitan area is centered on Bacolod, the provincial capital, and the component cities of Silay and Talisay, all located in the province of Negros Occidental. As of 2005, Metro Bacolod has relatively high GDP shares, contributed ₱ 88,056,250 or about 7.3% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
Poverty incidence of Talisay 5 10 15 20 2006 11.10 2009 15.67 2012 10.35 2015 13.90 2018 3.52 2021 10.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Business process outsourcing In 2016, business process outsourcing (BPO) company iQor opened its call/contact center in Talisay, making it the first BPO company in the city. Education Talisay is also known for its two major tertiary institutions: The ...
Poverty incidence of Murcia 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 25.10 2009 20.73 2012 23.26 2015 21.61 2018 21.26 2021 22.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Tourism Lake in Mambukal Tinabu-ay of Murcia Festival The Mambukal Resort in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental has bats as tourist attraction. There resort has 3 species of bats – the Philippine Flying Fox (Philippine Giant Fruit Bat ...
Poverty incidence of Ilog 10 20 30 40 2006 27.00 2009 39.05 2012 24.20 2015 19.18 2018 16.89 2021 28.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority References ^ Municipality of Ilog | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from ...