Negros
Sign in to saveNegros (, , ) is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . The coastal zone of the southern part of Negros is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle.
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Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, located in Southeast Asia. The southern coastal waters around Negros are recognized as one of the world's most important marine biodiversity hotspots within the Coral Triangle region.
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Key facts
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- Negros
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- File:Negros Island, PH, Sentinel-2.jpg
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- Negros island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016
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- Location in the Philippines
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- 200px
- Islands.archipelago
- Visayas
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- Southeast Asia
- Islands.area_km2
- 13309.60
- Islands.rank
- 62nd
- Islands.coastline_km
- 644.90
- Islands.highest_mount
- Kanlaon
- Islands.elevation_m
- 2465
Article
26 sectionsContents
- History
- Precolonial era
- Spanish colonization
- Negros Revolution and formation of Republic of Negros
- Commonwealth period
- Post-Commonwealth era
- Negros famine
- Negros Island Region
- Dissolution and reestablishment
- Demographics
- Geography
- Administrative divisions
- Economy
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Airports
- International
- Domestic
- Energy
- Endangered species
- Notable people
- Negros Occidental
- Negros Oriental
- See also
- References
- External links
Negros (, , ) is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . The coastal zone of the southern part of Negros is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle.
Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas, in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region are mainly called Negrenses (locally Negrosanons). As of 2024 census, the total population of Negros is 4,797,302 people.