Negros Oriental is a province occupying the south-eastern part of Negros, and also includes Apo Island. The other part of Negros is the province of Negros Occidental.
Our Dumaguete article includes some of the suburbs: - Bacong - on the coast, to the south - Sibulan - on the coast, to the north - Valencia - inland, to the west Other suburbs include: - Dauin - on the coast, south of Bacong - San Jose - a seaside town of about 20,000 north of Dumaguete - Amlan - north of Sibulan and San Jose, a town of twenty-odd thousand with on a small zoo and theme park Other towns include:
Most of these are on the coastal highway that rings the island. Pamplona and Mabinay are up in the mountains, reached via other roads.
The main language of the region is Cebuano.
See the Dumaguete article for the main routes into the province.
One of the best diving spots in the Philippines is Apo Island, off the coast of Negros Oriental, near Dumaguete.
Primary administrative division