Negros Oriental

• - capital and largest city.

Bacong - on the coast, to the south

San Jose - a seaside town of about 20,000 north of Dumaguete

Sibulan - on the coast, to the north

Valencia - inland, to the west

- on the coast, south of Bacong

Amlan - north of Sibulan and San Jose, a town of twenty-odd thousand on the coast north of Dumaguete

- known for whale and dolphin watching, north of Dumaguete

- on the southwest coast

- inland at the northwest tip of the province

- north of Bais

- up in the mountains, known for its many caves

- near the southern tip of the island

- on the coast, between Dumaguete and Bais

- on the coast south of Dumaguete

Most of these are on the coastal highway that rings the island. Pamplona and Mabinay are up in the mountains, reached via other roads.

• - a diving Mecca near Dumaguete
• - a popular stop for cruising yachtsmen

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.