Occidental Mindoro

Occidental Mindoro (Tagalog: Kanlurang Mindoro), officially the Province of Occidental Mindoro (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kanlurang Mindoro), is a province in the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The province occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro. Its capital is Mamburao, but the largest municipality is Sablayan occupying almost half of the entire province. As of 2020, Occidental Mindoro has 525,354 inhabitants.

Occidental Mindoro
Province of Occidental Mindoro
(from top: left to right) Iglit-Baco National Park, Sablayan, Landscape in San Jose, Dayap Bridge in Santa Cruz, Mindoro Mountains in Rizal and Devils Mountain in San Jose.
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 13°00′N 120°55′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
FoundedNovember 15, 1950
CapitalMamburao
Largest MunicipalitySablayan
Government
  TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
  GovernorEduardo Gadiano (PFP)
  Vice GovernorDiana Apigo-Tayag (Democratic Party of the Philippines)
  RepresentativeLeody F. Tarriela (Democratic Party of the Philippines)
  LegislatureOccidental Mindoro Provincial Board
Area
  Total5,865.71 km2 (2,264.76 sq mi)
  Rank11th out of 81
Highest elevation2,488 m (8,163 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total525,354
  Rank58th out of 81
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
   Rank71st out of 81
Divisions
  Independent cities0
  Component cities0
  Municipalities
11
  Barangays164
  DistrictsLegislative district of Occidental Mindoro
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code
5100–5111
IDD:area code+63(0)43
ISO 3166 codePH-MDC
Spoken languages
Websiteoccidentalmindoro.gov.ph

The province is bordered on the east by the province of Oriental Mindoro, and on the south by the Mindoro Strait. The South China Sea is to the west of the province and Palawan is located to the southwest, across the Mindoro Strait. Batangas is to the north, separated by the Verde Island Passage, a protected marine area and the center of the world's marine biodiversity.

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