Negros del Norte

Province of Negros del Norte
	Province of Negros del Norte
	Former province of Philippines
Capital	Cadiz City; 10°57′N 123°18′E / 10.950°N 123.300°ECoordinates: 10°57′N 123°18′E / 10.950°N 123.300°E
Governor	Armando Gustilo (January - March 1986)[1]
History
	Area
	Population
Today part of	Negros Occidental

Negros del Norte was a province of the Philippines, located within the Western Visayas region. It existed in 1986 and was abolished later the same year. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines in August 18, 1986.

History

Negros del Norte was established under Batas Pambansa Blg. 885 which provided for the creation of the new province comprising the cities of Cadiz (the capital), San Carlos and Silay, and the municipalities of Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona (Saravia), Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, Salvador Benedicto, Toboso and Victorias. The creation of the new province of was ratified on January 3, 1986.

The creation of this new province was, however, opposed by the Negros Anti-Partition Movement^[2] and, on July 11, 1986, the Supreme Court declared the creation of the province of Negros del Norte is unconstitutional. The ruling states the enabling law was unconstitutional for, among other things, not including the rest of Negros Occidental in the plebiscite, and the proposed province not meeting the 3,500 square kilometre land area requirement of the 1983 Local Government Code.

It has been proposed that other municipalities should join the proposed province to fulfill the needed 3,500 square kilometre land area requirement before a plebiscite can take place.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Negros del Norte was composed of 8 municipalities and 3 cities:

Cities

Cadiz (capital)
San Carlos
Silay

Municipalities

References

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[1] ttp://articles.latimes.com/1986-07-05/news/mn-20287_1_philippine-strongman

[2] History of Negros Occidental

[3] G.R. No. 73155 – Tan v. COMELEC and the Provincial Treasurer of Negros Occidental

Former Philippine provinces, sub-provinces and cities
Provinces	Agusan Ambos Camarines Cotabato Davao Ilocos Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Morong Negros Negros del Norte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Zamboanga
Sub-provinces^*	Abra (1905–1917)¹ Amburayan (1902–1920)² Apayao (1907–1995)¹ Aurora (1951–1979)¹ Batanes (1907–1909)¹ Benguet (1908–1966)¹ Biliran (1959–1992)¹ Bontoc (1902–1966)³ Bukidnon (1907–1914)¹ Butuan (1907–1914)⁴ Camiguin (1956–1966)¹ Catanduanes (1907–1945)¹ Guimaras (1966–1992)¹ Ifugao (1908–1966)¹ Kalinga (1907–1995)¹ Lepanto (1902–1920)² Marinduque (1907–1920)¹ Masbate (1906–1920)¹ Quirino (1966–1971)¹ Romblon (1907–1917)¹ Siquijor (1907–1971)¹
Cities	Basilan⁵ Legazpi⁶ Nueva Cáceres
^* All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945). ¹ Converted to full-fledged province. ² Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces. ³ Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁴ Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁵ Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975. ⁶ Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.