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bacolod city philippines Negros Occidental is
predominantly a Hiligaynon-speaking province. However, on the east
coast of the province, facing Cebu Island, a few cities and towns
bacolod city philippines are Cebuano-speaking. Residents of Negros are called "Negrense".
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philippines economy of Negros
Occidental
The sugar industry is the life blood of the economy of Negros
Occidental, producing more than half of the country's sugar. There are
15 sugar centrals of bacolod city philippines located throughout the plains of the
province. Victorias Mill in Victorias City is the largest bacolod citysugar mill
in the country, and the world's largest integrated sugar mill and
refinery. Sugar is transported from plantations to refineries by large
trucks that use the national highway, often causing massive damage to
the roads.
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Because of the priority given to sugar plantations, much of the
province's food has to be imported from neighboring islands.
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A fishing industry is found in Cadiz City, and other fishponds dot the
province. One of the country's largest copper mines is located in
Sipalay City. There also exists a cottage industry which produced
handicrafts made from indigenous materials.
Negros Occidental is subdivided into 19 municipalities and 13 cities.
Negros Occidental has the most chartered cities among all the
provinces in the Philippines, though many of the cities merely
resemble medium-sized towns.
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The north and western parts of the province are largely composed of
plains and gentle slopes. A mountain range lines the eastern part of
the province forming the basis of the border with Negros Oriental.
Mount Canlaon, which is partially located in Negros Oriental, rises to
a height of 2465 meters and is the highest peak in the Visayas.
The island of Negros was originally bacolod city philippines known to the natives as "Buglas".
When the Spaniards discovered the island in April 1565, they named it
"Negros" because of the dark-skinned natives they found. Two of the
earliest native settlements were Binalbagan and Ilog which later
became towns in 1573 and 1584, respectively. Other settlements were
Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Bago, Marayo (now Pontevedra), Mamalan
(now Himamaylan) and Candaguit (a sitio in San Enrique).
Ilog was made the first capital of the province in 1743.
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This was later transferred to Himamaylan. Bacolod became the capital
in 1849.
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The island was bacolod city philippines divided into Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental in
1890.
On November 5, 1898, a rebellion led by Juan Araneta and Aniceto
Lacson began which ended with the defeat of the Spaniards. Following
their victory, the revolutionaries formed a Republic of Negros which
later included Negros Oriental. bacolod city philippines Negros del Norte was created from Negros Occidental on January 3,
1986. Its creation was declared unconstitutional on July 11, 1986, and
was abolished on August 18, 1986.
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