Negros Oriental is a province occupying the south-eastern part of Negros, and also includes Apo Island. The other part of Negros is the province of Negros Occidental.

Cities

Province in white, capital red

• 1 Dumaguete - capital and largest city.

Our Dumaguete article includes some of the suburbs:

• Bacong - on the coast, to the south
• Sibulan - on the coast, to the north
• Valencia - inland, to the west

Other suburbs include:

• 2 Dauin - on the coast, south of Bacong
• San Jose - a seaside town of about 20,000 north of Dumaguete
• Amlan - north of Sibulan and San Jose, a town of twenty-odd thousand with on a small zoo and theme park

Other towns include:

• 3 Bais - known for whale and dolphin watching, north of Dumaguete
• 4 Bayawan - on the southwest coast
• 5 Canlaon - inland at the northwest tip of the province, with an active volcano
• 6 Guihulngan - north of Bais
• 7 Mabinay - up in the mountains, known for its many caves
• 8 Pamplona
• 9 Siaton - near the southern tip of the island
• 10 Tanjay - on the coast, between Dumaguete and Bais
• 11 Zamboanguita - on the coast south of Dumaguete

Most of these are on the coastal highway that rings the island. Pamplona and Mabinay are up in the mountains, reached via other roads.

Other destinations

• 1 Apo Island - a diving Mecca near Dumaguete
• 2 Tambobo Bay.  - a popular stop for cruising yachtsmen

Talk

The main language of the region is Cebuano.

Get in

See the Dumaguete article for the main routes into the province.

Get around

Bright yellow Ceres bus ply the major highways of Negros Occidental from Dumaguete, reaching most cities and towns along the coast.

Do

One of the best diving spots in the Philippines is Apo Island, off the coast of Negros Oriental, near Dumaguete.

Go next

• Siquijor
• Zamboanga Peninsula