Canlaon
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Canlaon, officially the City of Canlaon (; ; ), is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 62,785 people.
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- Map of Negros Oriental with Canlaon highlighted
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- left
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- Philippines
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- The Vegetable Capital of Negros Island, The Summer Capital of Negros Oriental
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- Salta Canlaon
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- "Canlaon, Pinangga kong Dakbayan"
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- District
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Canlaon, officially the City of Canlaon (; ; ), is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 62,785 people.
==Etymology== The city is named after the nearby Kanlaon Volcano. The name "Kanlaon" means "[place] of Laon", a pre-colonial Visayan goddess of creation, agriculture, and justice. The name Laon itself means "the ancient one", from Visayan meaning "ancient" or "old."
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