Negros Occidental, officially the Province of Negros Occidental (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Nakatungdang Negros (Negros Occidental; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kanlurang Negros, is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Bacolod, of which it is geographically situated and grouped under by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but remains politically independent from the provincial government. It occupies the northwestern half of the large island of Negros, and borders Negros Oriental, which comprises the southeastern half. Known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output.
Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidental, where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent.
Western Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces and two highly urbanized cities. The regional center is Iloilo City. The region is dominated by the native speakers of four Visayan languages: Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Aklanon and Capiznon. The land area of the region is 20,794.18 km2 (8,028.68 sq mi), and with a population of 7,954,723 inhabitants, it is the second most populous region in the Visayas after Central Visayas.
Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete, is a 2nd class component city and capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 134,103 people. It is the most populous city and the smallest city by land area in Negros Oriental.
Candoni, officially the Municipality of Candoni, formerly known as Tabla Valley, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,751 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Bayawan, officially the City of Bayawan, is a 1st class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,747 people.
Mabinay, officially the Municipality of Mabinay, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 82,953 people, making it the most-populous municipality in Negros Oriental.
Cauayan, officially the Municipality of Cauayan, is a 1st class municipality and the most populous municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,480 people.
Kabankalan, officially the City of Kabankalan, is a 1st class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 200,198 people making it the second most populous city in Negros Occidental next to Bacolod.
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos, is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was founded in 1941.
Kabankalan City Domestic Airport is a proposed airport designed to serve the general area of Kabankalan, located in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. The airport would be the second airport in Negros Occidental, after the Bacolod–Silay Airport, and the third airport on the island of Negros. It is located four kilometers northeast of the Kabankalan City Proper on a 100-hectare site in Barangay Hilamonan.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan is a diocese of the Catholic Church in central Philippines. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is centered in the City of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental province and covers the southern part of the province. The diocese was created in 1987, when the Diocese of Bacolod was split into three dioceses. The other new diocese created is the Diocese of San Carlos, which covers the northeastern part of Negros Island and includes former parishes of the Diocese of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental province. The Diocese of Kabankalan is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro like the other two dioceses of Negros Occidental.
The Central Philippines State University, also referred to by its acronym CPSU, is a public higher education institution in the Philippines. Its main campus is located in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, and has 9 other satellite campuses in different cities and municipalities in the province.
Alexander Ledesma Lacson is a Filipino bestselling author of patriotic books, a poet, lawyer, businessman, civil society leader, and NGO leader. He is best known as the bestselling author of the books 12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do to Help Our Country and Five Hundred Years Without Love, for the poem "I am Filipino" and for running in the 2010 Philippine Senate election.
Patricio Abella Buzon is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current Bishop of Bacolod in Negros Occidental. His previous appointment was as the Bishop of Kabankalan.
Fellowship Baptist College (FBC) is a non-stock, private and sectarian institution in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines established in 1954.
The Bacolod South Road, also known as Negros South Road, is a 212.59-kilometer (132.10 mi), two-to-six lane major north–south lateral highway that connects the city of Bacolod to the municipality of Hinoba-an in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Negros Occidental's 6th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of the area in southern Negros Occidental containing the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay, and the municipalities of Candoni, Cauayan, Hinoba-an and Ilog. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mercedes Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).
The Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish, also known as Kabankalan Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan in the Philippines. It is located in the city proper of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, in the Western Visayas region of the country.
