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Negros ( English: / ˈneɪɡroʊs, ˈnɛɡ -/, [5] UK: / ˈneɪɡrɒs /) [6] is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of 13,309 km 2 (5,139 sq mi). [7] The coastal zone of the southern part of Negros is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle.
- 13,309.60 km² (5,138.87 sq mi)
- Visayas
- 62nd
- Southeast Asia
Apr 15, 2024 · Negros, island, one of the Visayan Islands, central Philippines. It is separated from the island of Panay to the northwest by the Guimaras Strait and from Cebu island to the east by Tanon Strait. The island is bordered on the north and south by the Visayan and Sulu seas, respectively. Negros is.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 13, 2024 · BACOLOD, Philippines – Officials and businesspeople in the Negros provinces were in high spirits after the Senate passed, on third and final reading on Tuesday, March 12, a measure to create the ...
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.
Nov 23, 2021 · About Negros Island. Negros is a boot shaped island that is 217 km long and 35 to 79 km wide. A central mountain range runs through the entire mountain and is deeply dissected by erosion. This island has rugged mountain interior, underwater coral gardens and beautiful beaches. There is much to offer in western visaya and boracay.
- Christina Patrick
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The Negros Island Region (Hiligaynon: Rehiyon sang Pulo sang Negros; Cebuano: Rehiyon sa Pulo sa Negros), also abbreviated and officially designated as NIR (unofficially Region XVIII), was a short-lived administrative region in the Philippines which comprised the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, both of which cover the island of Negros, currently proposed for re-establishment.
