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Occidental Mindoro ( Tagalog: Kanlurang Mindoro ), officially the Province of Occidental Mindoro ( Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kanlurang Mindoro ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The province occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro. Its capital is Mamburao, but the most populous municipality is San Jose.
Mindoro is the seventh (7th) largest island in the Philippines. It is divided by two provinces Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. Mindoro Mountain Range is the largest and longest mountain range in the island with a total length of 200 km (120 mi) north-south and 58 km (36 mi) width east–west. Mount Halcon, at 8,484 feet (2,586 meters ...
Mindoro was an island province of the Philippines from 1902 to 1950, when it was split into two provinces, Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. It was located on Mindoro island, Philippines. History [ edit ]
Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated in the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait. Encompassing 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi), it is considered the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system, and is the largest in the country. [1] The reef and its surrounding waters are protected ...
Mamburao. / 13.2233°N 120.596°E / 13.2233; 120.596. Mamburao ( pronounced [mɐm'bʊraw] ), officially the Municipality of Mamburao ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Mamburao ), is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,705 people.
Sablayan is located in the central part of Occidental Mindoro.It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz and the municipalities of Baco, Naujan, Victoria and Socorro all in Oriental Mindoro province; to the east by the municipalities of Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong and Mansalay also in Oriental Mindoro; to the south by the municipality of Calintaan; and to the west ...
20,436 (as of 2020) Additional information. Lubang Island is the largest among the seven islands in the Lubang Group of Islands, an archipelago situated to the northwest of the northern tip of the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. It is positioned approximately 40 kilometers west of Calatagan, Batangas, or 117 kilometers southwest of Manila.
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,267 [3], representing a third of the provincial population, and is the largest among cities (excluding Puerto Princesa City) and municipalities in the Mimaropa region.