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Dumaguete

South-eastern Asia

Dumaguete is a component city and the capital of Negros Oriental province, in the Negros Island Region of the Philippines. Formally created as a city on July 15, 1948 under Republic Act No. 327, it had a 2024 census population of 142,171 across 33.62 square kilometers, the smallest city by land area in the province though its most populous. Known as the City of Gentle People and home to Silliman University, the first Protestant and American university in the country, Dumaguete was designated the country first UNESCO Creative City of Literature in 2025.

Facts
Population
142,171 1
Area (sq km)
33.62 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
183 1
Latitude
9.31028 degrees north 1
Longitude
123.30806 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dumaguete
  • Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 142,171 people
  • Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 142,171 people
  • Infobox, Area, Total
    33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    183 m (600 ft)
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    9.31028°N 123.30806°E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    9.31028°N 123.30806°E
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 9.3103,123.3081
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 11.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, 123.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.25, 123.25
9.25 123.25 Am
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4. GeoNames: Dumaguete - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1714201
Quote, cities500 record 1714201
9.30646 123.30769 P PPL PH 07 46 074610000 113541 10 Asia/Manila
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Wikidata: Dumaguete
Wikidata Q873377, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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