handouts for negros oriental

1. Region VII
CENTRAL VISAYAS
NEGROS
ORIENTAL
Eastern Negros
Native Name: Buglas
LOCATION
Absolute Location
09° 45´ N 123° 00´ E
Relative Location
N & W Negros Occidental province
S Sulu Sea
E Tañon Strait and Cebu
SE Negros Island
GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY
Total Land Area
540,230 hectares (5,402.3 km²)
Divisions
Component Cities 6
Municipalities 20
Barangays 557
Districts 3
Physical Characteristics
● Province’s terrain consists of rolling
hills, few plateaus and mountain ranges
● Mostly made up of plains and valleys
● Highest peak with 2,450 m above sea
level (Mt. Canlaon – N)
● Highest mountain with an elevation of
1,903 m (Cuernos de los Negros – S)
ATTRACTIONS
Dumaguete Bell Tower
Silliman University
Twin Lakes Balinsasayao and Danao
Palimpinon Hot Springs
Camp Look Out
Festival
Buglasan Festival – Dumaguete, October
(week-long celebration)
DEMOGRAPHY
Population
1,286,666 (as of 2010 by NSO)
Language
Cebuano 94%
Hiligaynon 5%
Others 1%
*Filipino and English are used for official,
literary and educational purposes.
Religion
● Roman Catholicism is the biggest
single denomination, other includes
Evangelical Protestant groups, Iglesia
Ni Cristo, Seventh-day Adventists,
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Aglipayan
Church (Philippine Independent
Church)
● Minority of the population adherents of
Islam and Buddhism
PRODUCTS AND LIVELIHOOD
Agricultural Industry
Principal Products: Sugarcane
Corn
Coconut
Rice
Source of Livelihood: Fishing
*Metallic minerals found in the province include
gold, silver and copper.
CLIMATE
Tropical
2 climatic conditions – eastern part of the
province is characterized by unpronounced
maximum rainfall with short dry season lasting
for 1 to 3 months, and the western half of the
province is characterized by distinct wet and
dry season.
Lea Marie Mandane
BEEd III-14