Negros Occ

Negros Occidental

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Negros Occidental
—  Province  —
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Map of the Philippines with Negros Occidental highlighted
Coordinates: 10°25′N 123°00′E / 10.417°N 123°E / 10.417; 123Coordinates: 10°25′N 123°00′E / 10.417°N 123°E / 10.417; 123
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Founded	1890
Capital	Bacolod City
Government
- Governor	Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. (NPC)
- Vice Governor	Genaro M. Alvarez, Jr. (NPC)
Area
- Total	7,802.5 km2 (3,012.6 sq mi)
Area rank	9th out of 80
Population (2007)
- Total	2,370,269
- Rank	6th out of 80
- Density	303.8/km2 (786.8/sq mi)
- Density rank	19th out of 80
Divisions
- Independent cities	1
- Component cities	12
- Municipalities	19
- Barangays	601 including independent cities: 662
- Districts	1st to 6th districts of Negros Occidental including independent cities:Lone district of Bacolod City
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code
Spoken languages	Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Tagalog, English

Negros Occidental (Filipino: Kanlurang Negros) is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half. Across the Panay Gulf and the Guimaras Strait to the northwest is the island-province of Guimaras and the province of Iloilo on Panay island. Known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output.

2009 AIM Awardee for Best Compliance with Gov’t. Mandated Plans.
2009 Outstanding Sanggunian of the Philippines - City Category.
2009 Child Friendly City (Highly Urbanized Category) for Region 6.
Best "Business Environment and Risk Management" by the Department of Trade and Industry through the Commission on Information and Communications Technology.
Ranked number 5 in the Top 10 Next Wave Cities for the best BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) locations in the country.
2009 Region’s Best Performing City in Economic Development.
2009 Best Tourism Oriented local government unit in the highly urbanized city category.
5th Place- Outstanding City Library in the Country for  2009.
2009 Top Regional Performer for its Public Employment Services.
2008 Child Friendly City (Highly Urbanized Category) for Region 6.
2006-2007 Best Public Sector Project Awards, LGU Category.
2007 Child Friendly City (Highly Urbanized Category) for Region 6.
2007 Most Business-Friendly Local Govt. Unit  in the Philippines
2007 Outstanding City in Region 6 - 'Green Banner Award'
2007 Outstanding Bacolod Business-support Organization.
2006 Most Business-Friendly Local Gov't. Unit, Visayas.
 2006 Most Child-Friendly City - Regional Level.
 (INSUMIX) Feeding Program - finalist for Best Public Sector Projects 2005-2006.
Awards of Excellence-One-Stop-Shop Operations, Permits & Licensing Division.
 2005 AIM Awardee for Most Competitive City in the Country (Mid-Size Category).
 2005 Apolinario Mabini Award for Most Disabled Friendly City.
 MassKara Festival as the Major Tourism Festival.
 2nd Best Peace and Order Councils in the country, 2005.