Guihulngan | |
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City of Guihulngan | |
Motto: Abanté Guihulngan! | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°07′N 123°16′E / 10.12°N 123.27°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Oriental |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1800 |
Cityhood | July 14, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010) |
Affirmed Cityhood | February 15, 2011 |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Filomeno L. Reyes (NP) |
• Vice Mayor | Ana Eunica Beatriz A. Reyes (NP) |
• Representative | Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 58,472 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 388.56 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] | |
• Total | 102,656 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
• Households | 24,792 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.42 |
• Revenue | ₱ 766.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 2,388 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 692.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 328.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6214 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.