Negros
Negros (English: /ˈneɪɡroʊs, ˈnɛɡ-/, UK: /ˈneɪɡrɒs/) 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). Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas, in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region are mainly called Negrenses (locally Negrosanons). As of 2020 census, the total population of Negros is 4,656,945 people.
Negros island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016 | |
Location in the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 10°N 123°E |
| Archipelago | Visayas |
| Adjacent to | |
| Area | 13,309.60 km2 (5,138.87 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 62nd |
| Coastline | 644.90 km (400.722 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,465 m (8087 ft) |
| Highest point | Kanlaon |
| Administration | |
| Region | |
| Provinces | |
| Largest settlement | Bacolod (pop. 600,783) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Negrenses/Negrosanons |
| Population | 4,656,945 (2020) |
| Pop. density | 331.7/km2 (859.1/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Visayans (Hiligaynons and Cebuanos) |
From 2015 to 2017, the whole island was governed as an administrative region officially named the Negros Island Region, which comprised the highly urbanized city of Bacolod and the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, along with its corresponding outlying islands and islets within a total regional area of 13,350.74 km2 (5,154.75 sq mi). It was created on May 29, 2015, by virtue of Executive Order No. 183 issued by President Benigno Aquino III. On August 9, 2017, the region was dissolved after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 38, reverting its constituents to their former regions.