Guihulngan

Guihulngan
City of Guihulngan
Barangay Hibaiyo
Barangay Hibaiyo
Flag of Guihulngan
Official seal of Guihulngan
Motto: 
Abanté Guihulngan!
Map of Negros Oriental with Guihulngan highlighted
Map of Negros Oriental with Guihulngan highlighted
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Guihulngan is located in Philippines
Guihulngan
Guihulngan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°07′N 123°16′E / 10.12°N 123.27°E / 10.12; 123.27
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 1st district
Founded1800
CityhoodJuly 14, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
Affirmed CityhoodFebruary 15, 2011
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorFilomeno L. Reyes (NP)
 • Vice MayorAna Eunica Beatriz A. Reyes (NP)
 • RepresentativeJocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate58,472 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total388.56 km2 (150.02 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Highest elevation
1,195 m (3,921 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total102,656
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
 • Households
24,792
Economy
 • Income class5th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
39.42
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 766.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 2,388 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 692.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 328.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6214
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)34
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.guihulngan.gov.ph

Guihulngan, officially the City of Guihulngan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Guihulngan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Guihulngan), is a 5th class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 102,656 people,[3] the third-most populous city in Negros Oriental after the cities of Dumaguete and Bayawan. Guihulngan is also dubbed by its residents as the "rising city of the north".

Guihulngan is 116 kilometres (72 mi) from Dumaguete.

  1. ^ City of Guihulngan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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