Cadiz, Negros Occidental

Cadiz is a coastal component city in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, officially the City of Cadiz. It was the capital of the short-lived province of Negros del Norte until the creation of that province was declared unconstitutional on 18 August 1986. The 2024 census counted 161,558 residents and the city covers about 525 square kilometres. Cadiz promotes itself as the Gateway and Premier Center of Agro-Fishery Resources of Negros Occidental, citing its coastal location, agricultural land and marine resources, and a commercial port serving the city was completed and inaugurated in 2010. It is a major sugarcane producing area, with the cane carried to Victorias City for refining, and the harvest of seafood is another main livelihood. The annual Dinagsa Festival is held in the last week of January, and the white sand island resort of Lakawon lies about three kilometres off the coast of Barangay Cadiz Viejo.