Negros Island Region
2015–2017 region of the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Negros Island Region (Hiligaynon: Rehiyon sang Pulo sang Negros; Cebuano: Rehiyon sa Pulo sa Negros), also abbreviated and officially designated as NIR (unofficially Region XVIII), was a short-lived administrative region in the Philippines which comprised the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, both of which cover the island of Negros, currently proposed for re-establishment. It existed from May 29, 2015, to August 9, 2017. Local officials[2] and the Consultative Committee to Review the 1987 Constitution have proposed to reinstate Negros as a region or state of a Philippine federation.[3]
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Former and proposed region of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
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Capital | Bacolod and Dumaguete (interim joint temporary regional centers for a four-year transition period; Kabankalan and neighboring Mabinay were to be joint permanent regional centers) | ||||||||||||
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• 2015[1] | 4,414,131 | ||||||||||||
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• Established | May 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | August 9, 2017 | ||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | 2 provinces | ||||||||||||
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