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Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete, is a component city and capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 142,171 people. It is the most populous city and the smallest city by land area in Negros Oriental, as well as one of the two regional centers in Negros Island Region (the other one is Bacolod).
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Dumaguete is a university city with four large universities and several colleges, attracting students from the province and across the country, mostly from the Visayas and Mindanao. The city is best known for Silliman University, the first Protestant and American university in the country and in Asia. Schools in Dumaguete include 18 public elementary schools and 10 public high schools.
In 2025, Dumaguete City has been designated as the country's first UNESCO Creative City of Literature.
Dumaguete is bounded by the towns of Bacong, Sibulan, and Valencia. The power source of the city comes from the geothermal power plant in Valencia.
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Towns around Dumaguete
- Sibulan6.3 km NW
- Tanjay29 km NW
- Bais38 km NW
- Santa Catalina49 km W
- Bayawan56 km W
- Danao56 km NE
- Tagbilaran City71 km NE
- Dapitan73 km S
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