Negros del Norte

Province of Negros del Norte
Province of Negros del Norte
Former province of the Philippines
1986
	; Location of the short-lived province of Negros del Norte
Capital	Cadiz
Area
• Coordinates	10°57′N123°18′E / 10.950°N 123.300°E
• 1980	2,866.33 km2 (1,106.70 sq mi)
Population
• 1980	738,273
Government
Governor
• January 3, 1986-April 4, 1986	Armando Gustilo
• April 5, 1986-August 18, 1986	Jose Puey, Jr.
History
• Established	3 January 1986
• Disestablished	18 August 1986
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental
Today part of	Negros Occidental

Last updated August 22, 2025

Negros del Norte was a province of the Philippines, located within the Western Visayas region. It existed in 1986 and was abolished later the same year. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on August 18, 1986.

History

Negros del Norte was established under Batas Pambansa Blg. 885 which provided for the creation of the new province comprising the cities of Cadiz (the capital), San Carlos and Silay, and the municipalities of Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona (Saravia), Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, Salvador Benedicto, Toboso and Victorias. The creation of the new province was ratified on January 3, 1986, via a plebiscite. The results are:

1986 Negros del Norte creation plebiscite
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	164,734	84.42
No	30,400	15.56
Total votes	195,134	100.00
Source: Proclamation No. 2473

President Ferdinand Marcos declared the creation of Negros del Norte on January 7, 1986.^[1]

The creation of this new province was, however, opposed by the Negros Anti-Partition Movement^[2] and, on July 11, 1986, the Supreme Court declared the creation of the province of Negros del Norte unconstitutional. The ruling stated that the enabling law was unconstitutional for, among other things, not including the rest of Negros Occidental in the plebiscite, and the proposed province not meeting the 3,500 square kilometre land area requirement of the 1983 Local Government Code.

It has been proposed that other municipalities should join the proposed province to fulfill the needed 3,500 square kilometre land area requirement before a plebiscite can take place.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Negros del Norte was composed of eight municipalities and three cities:

Cities

Municipalities

References

↑ "Proclamation No. 2473, s. 1986 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 7, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
↑ History of Negros Occidental ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ G.R. No. 73155 – Tan v. COMELEC and the Provincial Treasurer of Negros Occidental

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[1] "Proclamation No. 2473, s. 1986 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 7, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[2] History of Negros Occidental ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[3] G.R. No. 73155 – Tan v. COMELEC and the Provincial Treasurer of Negros Occidental

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v t e Former Philippine provinces, sub-provinces, and cities
Provinces	Agusan Ambos Camarines Concepción Cotabato Davao Ilocos Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Maguindanao Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Morong Negros Negros del Norte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Zamboanga
Sub-provinces^*	Abra (1905–1917)¹ Amburayan (1902–1920)² Apayao (1907–1995)¹ Aurora (1951–1979)¹ Batanes (1907–1909)¹ Benguet (1908–1966)¹ Biliran (1959–1992)¹ Bontoc (1902–1966)³ Bukidnon (1907–1914)¹ Butuan (1907–1914)⁴ Camiguin (1956–1966)¹ Catanduanes (1905–1945)¹ Guimaras (1966–1992)¹ Ifugao (1908–1966)¹ Kalinga (1907–1995)¹ Lepanto (1902–1920)² Marinduque (1907–1920)¹ Masbate (1906–1920)¹ Quirino (1966–1971)¹ Romblon (1907–1917)¹ Siquijor (1907–1971)¹
Cities	Basilan ⁵ Jaro Greater Manila Legazpi ⁶ Nueva Cáceres Nueva Segovia
^*All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945). ¹Converted to full-fledged province. ²Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces. ³Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁴Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁵Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975. ⁶Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.