Negros
Negros island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016 | |
Location in the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 10°N 123°E / 10°N 123°E |
| Archipelago | Visayas |
| Adjacent to | |
| Area | 13,309.60 km2 (5,138.87 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 62nd |
| Coastline | 644.90 km (400.722 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,465 m (8087 ft) |
| Highest point | Kanlaon |
| Administration | |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Provinces | |
| Largest settlement | Bacolod (pop. 600,783) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Negrenses/Negrosanons, NegOrenses (Negros Oriental residents) |
| Population | 4,656,945 (2020) |
| Pop. density | 331.7/km2 (859.1/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Visayans (Hiligaynons and Cebuanos) |
Negros (English: /ˈneɪɡroʊs, ˈnɛɡ-/, UK: /ˈneɪɡrɒs/, Tagalog: [ˈnegɾos]) is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of 13,309 km2 (5,139 sq mi). 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 2020 census, the total population of Negros is 4,656,893 people.
From 2015 to 2017, the whole island was governed as an administrative region officially named the Negros Island Region, which comprised the highly urbanized city of Bacolod and the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, along with its corresponding outlying islands and islets within a total regional area of 13,350.74 km2 (5,154.75 sq mi). It was created on May 29, 2015, by virtue of Executive Order No. 183 issued by President Benigno Aquino III. On August 9, 2017, the region was dissolved after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 38, reverting its constituents to their former regions.
On June 13, 2024, Negros island together with neighboring Siquijor were grouped together under the reestablished Negros Island Region with the signing of Republic Act No. 12000 by President Bongbong Marcos.