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Negros Oriental Overview

Posted on 13 April 2009 by admin

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Negros Island is shaped like a boot. NEGROS ORIENTAL is the smaller province, at 5,402 sq kms. It occupies the southeast, or the area towards the toe of this boot. Mountain ranges rising south to north parallel to the coastline give the island a backbone and form a natural demarcation line which, in 1890, determined the boundary between the two provinces. In most places this boundary has been almost impassable. Read More

Negros Oriental Place Names – Origins

Posted on 13 April 2009 by admin

Origins of the names of the places in Negros Oriental. History tells where it all came from. Read More