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Profile
| Dauin,
Negros Oriental, Philippines |
| Municipality: |
4th Class |
| Location:
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It
is bordered on the north by Bacong, on the south by Zamboanguita,
and on the west a mountain range separates it from Santa
Catalina. |
| Town
type: |
The
municipality is a coastal town, the ocean forming its eastern
border. |
| Population: |
21,077
people in 4,464 household (as of year 2000) |
Dauin
is the site of several beach resorts popular with both local and
foreign tourists.
Apo
Island is part of the jurisdiction of Dauin Municipality,
Negros Oriental. The island is a popular site for scuba diving.
It is accessible by boat, thirty minutes from the mainland.
- Barangays
The
Municipality of Dauin is politically subdivided into twenty-three
barangays:
(in alphabetical order)
Anhawan, Apo Island,
Bagacay, Baslay, Batuhon Dacu, Boloc-boloc, Bulak, Bunga,
Casile, Libjo, Lipayo, Maayongtubig,
Mag-aso, Magsaysay, Malongcay Dacu, Masaplod Norte, Masaplod
Sur, Panubtuban, Poblacion I, Poblacion II, Poblacion III,
Tugawe, Tunga-tunga.
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