Guihulngan

Guihulngan is a component city in the northern part of Negros Oriental in the Philippines, on the coast of the Tañon Strait. It had 106,576 residents at the 2024 census, making it the third most populous city in the province after Dumaguete and Bayawan, and its residents call it the rising city of the north. One legend derives the name from Guipadulngan, the place where a river flowing from Sitio Anahaw in Barangay Nagsaha reached its end. The town was founded in 1800. Its cityhood, created by law in 2007, was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2008, restored in 2009 and affirmed again on 15 February 2011 after the League of Cities of the Philippines recognised it.