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After the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, the island of Negros was divided into the provinces of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental by a royal decree executed by Governor General Valeriano Weyler on January 1, 1890. Dumaguete was also made the capital of the new Negros Oriental Province.
Dumaguete is the capital city and main port of Negros Oriental, the province that occupies the south-eastern part of Negros Island, in the Philippines.
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Dumaguete was made the first and only capital of Negros Oriental. In 1892, Siquijor became a part of Negros Oriental, having previously been administered by Spain under the politico-military province of Bohol .
Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete ( Tagalog: [ dʊmɐˈgɛtɛ]; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; Filipino: Lungsod ng 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.
Dumaguete is a coastal component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas region (Region VII), Philippines. It serves as the provincial capital, and has a population of 134,103 (2020 Census figures) distributed over 30 barangays.
3 days ago · Dumaguete, formally City of Dumaguete and regularly alluded to as Dumaguete City, is a component city in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Oriental. Having an aggregate of 131,377 occupants starting at 2015 statistics, it is the most populous city in the region.
Dumaguete (dōōmägā´tā), city (1990 pop. 80,262), capital of Negros Oriental prov., SE Negros, the Philippines. A busy interisland-shipping port at the entrance to Tañon Strait (which separates the islands of Negros and Cebu), it is also a trade and cultural center.
