Don Salvador Benedicto
Salvador Benedicto | |
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| Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto | |
 DSB Pinewood Forest | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Summer Capital of Negros Occidental | |
 Map of Negros Occidental with Don Salvador Benedicto highlighted | |
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.svg)  Don Salvador Benedicto Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°33′02″N 123°14′11″E / 10.55056°N 123.23639°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | February 9, 1983 |
| Named for | Vice Governor Salvador V. Benedicto |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Laurence Marxlen J. dela Cruz |
| • Vice Mayor | Nehemiah Joe J. dela Cruz |
| • Representative | Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 18,632 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 170.50 km2 (65.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,535 m (5,036 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,922 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,390 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.29 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 123.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 317.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 118.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 120 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6117 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog Cebuano |
Don Salvador Benedicto, officially the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Don Salvador Benedicto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Don Salvador Benedicto) or simply Salvador Benedicto and abbreviated as DSB, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,922 people.[3]
The municipality is a post-colonial provincial hill station, designated the Summer Capital of Negros Occidental, and is a popular tourist site.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Things to see and do in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental". Yap, Roxie. Retrieved August 24, 2008.