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Philippines: Negros Occidental Provincial Profile
Negros Occidental is located in the western side of Negros Island, the fourth largest island in the Philippines with a total land area of 792,607
hectares or 7,926.06 sq. kms. The province is approximately 375 kilometers long from north to south. It is bounded by the Visayan Sea in the north,
Panay Gulf on the west, Tanon Strait and Negros Oriental province on the east and Sulu Sea on the south. Negros is basically volcanic, making its
soil ideal for agriculture. Eighty percent of all arable land is cultivated. Mount Kanlaon is one of
the mountain ranges found in the heart of Negros Island. (Source: http://www.negros-occ.gov- 13 19 662
.ph/about-negros-occidental/geography-of-negros-occidental) CITIES MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS

POPULATION
ANTIQUE ENRIQUE B. MANAPLA Malocaboc Is. Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD
ILOILO MAGALONA CADIZ CITY SAGAY CITY
(SARAVIA) CITY OF
VICTORIAS
CITY OF
SILAY CITY ESCALANTE 41.6%
Guimaras TOBOSO 58.4%
Strait CITY OF
TALISAY
BACOLOD CITY
CALATRAVA 3.059M 701,650 Urban / Rural
SALVADOR
GUIMARAS MURCIA BENEDICTO households Excluding Bacolod City (96.3% Urban)
PULUPANDAN
BAGO CITY SAN CARLOS
VALLADOLID CITY Refugio Is.
SAN LA CARLOTA 49.0% 51.0 %
ENRIQUE CITY Mt. Kanlaon
PONTEVEDRA LA CASTELLANA female male
MOISES (1.5M) (1.55M)
HINIGARAN PADILLA 9%
(MAGALLON) 151.4K > 60 years 117.1K
ISABELA Tañon
Strait
Panay Gulf
BINALBAGAN 51%
CITY OF 760.1K 19-59 years 810.3K
HIMAMAYLAN CEBU
ILOG 12%
181.3K 13-18 years 193.4K
CAUAYAN CITY OF
KABANKALAN
22%
317.7K 3-12 years 340.8K
CITY OF CANDONI
SIPALAY 6%
89.5K < 2 years 97.0K
NEGROS
HINOBA-AN ORIENTAL
(ASIA)
Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
Legend Conditional Cash Transfer
Programming Beneficiaries
Airport
Volcano 125,128 Female 47 1,655 6,602 16,845 15,996
Province capital households Male 304 7,354 7,946 7,149 13,971
solo parent
Poverty incidence (%) </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 84 child-headed single-headed poor individuals =>18 years old poor individuals
w/ disability
households
households
=>65 years old
SIQUIJOR
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census SHELTER Source: PSA 2015 Census
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
690,110 Roof
Housing units
Faucet Salvaged
community Tubed; Dug Natural Strong Light
system piped well Bottled sources Others
22.9% 25.8% 10.8% 25.9% 10.5% 4.2% Strong 49.6% 0.8% 0.0%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 32.5% 15.5% 0.1%
64.6% 20.7% 8.0% 6.7%
Salvaged 0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Water-sealed None Closed pit Open pit
EDUCATION Source: DepEd 2016 NUTRITION Source: FNRI 2013/2015 HEALTH Source: DOH (Personnel 2016/Facilities 2017)
Malnutrition (0-60 months old) Personnel
970
Primary schools
265,878 240,019
Male primary Female primary 42.8% 26.7% 5.9%* 654 972 336 39
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
* Estimates with coefficient of variation greater than 20
Facilities
234 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
95,880 98,385 (households) 13.4% 37.8% 16.9%
Male secondary Female secondary 650 32 21
school students school students Mild Moderate Severe
Barangay health Rural health Hospitals
stations units (government/private)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: February 2018
Sources: PSA, DOH, NAMRIA, FNRI, DepEd, DSWD Feedback: addawe@un.org, aportol@un.org, mendoza1@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info