Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of 13,309 km2 (5,139 sq mi). The coastal zone of the southern part of Negros is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle.
Negros Island ("Buglas") as depicted in the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas (1734)
First page of the Executive Order 183 creating Negros Island Region
Aerial view of the City of San Carlos, Negros Occidental
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.
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Image: Bacolod city proper south aerial view (Bacolod, Negros Occidental; 10 25 2022) (cropped)
Image: San Sebastian Cathedral Bacolod (Rizal Street, Bacolod, Negros Occidental; 10 31 2022)
Image: Bacolod Public Plaza Gazebo 2023 08 05