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THE QUICK FACTS | ABOUT
THE CITY | Created a Municipality on November 28, 1856
Divided into two (2) Municipality-Escalante and Toboso on July 1, 1948
Converted into a City on February 28, 2001 | Total Land Area
| 192.76 sq. kms.
| Municipal Waters
| 230 sq. kms., more or less | | Location | Northeastern Tip of Negros Occidental, facing the island of Cebu
95 kms. away from Bacolod City - the Provincial Capital
| | Boundaries | North and West - City of Sagay
South - Town of Toboso
East - Tañon Strait | | Political Subdivision | 21 Barangays
| Polulation
(2006 CBMS data) | 86,580 - Male: 51.20% Female: 48.80%
| | No. of Households 2006 CBMS data) 18,935 | Annual Growth Rate 1.6%
| Population Density
| 449 per sq. km.
| Literacy Rate
| 93%
| | Dialects | Cebuano, Hiligaynon
| | Topography | 80% generally flat, with minimum elevation at 10.0 meters along the
the coast; 20% rolling to mountainous, with maximum elevation at
308 meters ( Mt. Solitaire ) | | Climate | Dry and wet.
Rainy Seasons : May to December
Driest month is: April
| Land Use
| 94% Agricultural and 6% for Urban use
60% Agricultural land devoted to Sugarcane Farming
| Rivers and Creeks
| 11 creeks and 2 rivers - Danao and Salamanca River,
Danao river tranversing through 12 villages of the city, is the longest
and biggest, and navigable by small boats up to 12 kms. upstream
| Port with RORO
facilities
(Escalante-Tabuelan,
Cebu Route)
| Barcelona Port, Yap Roro Port and Danao (PPA) Port
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