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Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Municipality:	4th Class
Location:	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.