(from top: left to right) Apo Island, Silliman University, Lake Balinsasayao, Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete, and Mojon Chapel in Bais
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Veritas Via Vitae ("The truth is the way of life")
Anthem: Sidlakang Negros, Lalawigan Kong Mahal (literally: Eastern Negros, the Province I love)
Negros Oriental (Cebuano: Sidlakang Negros; Tagalog: Silangang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Oriental (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sidlakang Negros; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Silangang Negros), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Dumaguete. It occupies the southeastern half of the large island of Negros, and borders Negros Occidental, which comprises the northwestern half. It also includes Apo Island, a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists.
Negros Oriental faces Cebu to the east across the Tañon Strait and Siquijor to the southeast. The primary spoken language is Cebuano and the predominant religious denomination is Roman Catholicism. Dumaguete is the capital, seat of government, and most populous city of the province. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,432,990 people,[2] making it the second most-populous province in Central Visayas after Cebu, the fifth most-populous province in the Visayas, and the 19th most-populous province of the Philippines.
^"List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
^ abCensus of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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