Occidental Mindoro

Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro
Province
	Province of Occidental Mindoro
	(from top: left to right) Iglit-Baco National Park, Sablayan, Landscape in San Jose, Dayap Bridge in Santa Cruz, Mindoro Mountains in Rizal and Devils Mountain in San Jose.
	Flag Seal
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 13°00′N 120°55′E / 13°N 120.92°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Founded	November 15, 1950
Capital	Mamburao
Largest Municipality	San Jose
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Eduardo Gadiano (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Diana Apigo-Tayag (Democratic Party of the Philippines)
• Representative	Leody F. Tarriela (Democratic Party of the Philippines)
• Legislature	Occidental Mindoro Provincial Board
Area
• Total	5,865.71 km2 (2,264.76 sq mi)
• Rank	11th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Baco)	2,488 m (8,163 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	525,354
• Rank	58th out of 81
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Rank	71st out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	11 Abra de Ilog; Calintaan; Looc; Lubang; Magsaysay; Mamburao; Paluan; Rizal; Sablayan; San Jose; Santa Cruz; ;
• Barangays	164
• Districts	Legislative district of Occidental Mindoro
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code	5100–5111
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
ISO 3166 code	PH-MDC
Spoken languages	Tagalog; Mangyan; English;
Website	occidentalmindoro.gov.ph

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 largest municipality is San Jose occupying almost half of the entire province. As of 2020, Occidental Mindoro has 525,354 inhabitants.

The province is bordered on the east by the province of Oriental Mindoro, and on the south by the Mindoro Strait. The South China Sea is to the west of the province and Palawan is located to the southwest, across the Mindoro Strait. Batangas is to the north, separated by the Verde Island Passage, a protected marine area and the center of the world's marine biodiversity.

^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[nscblist-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[PSA20–04B-2] Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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