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Don Salvador Benedicto
Don Don Salvador Benedicto
Municipality
Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto
DSB Pinewood Forest
DSB Pinewood Forest
Official seal of Don Salvador Benedicto
Seal
Nickname: 
Summer Capital of Negros Occidental
Map of Negros Occidental with Don Salvador Benedicto highlighted
Map of Negros Occidental with Don Salvador Benedicto highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Don Salvador Benedicto is located in Philippines
Don Salvador Benedicto
Don Salvador Benedicto
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°33′02″N 123°14′11″E / 10.55056°N 123.23639°E / 10.55056; 123.23639
Country Philippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Occidental
District1st District
FoundedFebruary 9, 1983
Barangays7 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Don Salvador Benedicto[*]Laurence Marxlen J. dela Cruz
 • Vice MayorNehemiah Joe J. dela Cruz
 • RepresentativeGerardo P. Valmayor Jr.
 • Electorate18,632 voters (2022)
Area
 [2]
 • Total
170.50 km2 (65.83 sq mi)
Elevation
715 m (2,346 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
26,922
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Households
6,390
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence25.86% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 123.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 317.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 120 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 118.3 million (2020)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6117
PSGC
0604532000
IDD : area code +63 (0)34
Native languagesHiligaynon
Tagalog
Cebuano

Don Salvador Benedicto, officially the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto (Template:Lang-hil; Template:Lang-tl) or simply referred to as Don Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,922 people.[3]

The municipality is a post-colonial provincial hill station, designated the Summer Capital of Negros Occidental, and is a popular tourist site.[5]

History

Overlooking view at DSB

Located at the center of the mountains of northern Negros Occidental, Don Salvador Benedicto was chartered through Batas Pambansa Bilang 336 by then President Ferdinand Marcos. It consolidated all the remote barangays of San Carlos City and the towns of Calatrava and Murcia which were apparently neglected due to inaccessibility. The town is named after the former Vice Governor Salvador V. Benedicto (March 31, 1889–November 28, 1956) who played an important role in the setting up of a Revolutionary Government in Negros Island particularly in Barangay Igmaya-an, when the country was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. He was also the main guerrilla coordinator in both Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental during the said war. Salvador Benedicto is a relative of Roberto Benedicto, former President Marcos' crony.

Barangays

Don Salvador Benedicto is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.

  • Bago (Lalung)
  • Bagong Silang (Marcelo)
  • Bunga
  • Igmaya-an
  • Kumaliskis
  • Pandanon
  • Pinowayan (Prosperidad)

Climate

Climate data for Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		24
(75) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		20
(68)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 120
(4.7) 		87
(3.4) 		95
(3.7) 		97
(3.8) 		187
(7.4) 		263
(10.4) 		251
(9.9) 		220
(8.7) 		227
(8.9) 		268
(10.6) 		220
(8.7) 		158
(6.2) 		2,193
(86.4)
Average rainy days 16.1 12.6 15.4 16.8 25.8 28.4 29.1 27.9 27.7 28.5 23.9 18.4 270.6
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Don Salvador Benedicto
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 13,538—    
1995 17,635+5.08%
2000 17,259−0.46%
2007 22,979+4.03%
2010 23,624+1.01%
2015 25,662+1.59%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Major languages are Hiligaynon, followed by Cebuano with English and Filipino being used as second languages.

Economy

DSB Tourism Marker

Although a small town, the town of Don Salvador Benedicto has seen a rise in its municipal economy thanks to tourism and local agriculture. Due to its high altitude like Baguio, the town can support crops that grow in temperate areas, making it ideal for a multitude of farming businesses. Tourism is on the rise for the town especially when travellers head out into the heart of the province. Also located in the municipality are the Choco Hills, similar to Bohol's Chocolate Hills, with shared boundary of Barangay Prosperidad, San Carlos City.[11]

A small nipa hut amidst the rice fields of Don Salvador Benedicto.

See also

  • Mambukal, a township hill station in Negros Occidental.
  • Baguio, first hill station and Summer Capital of the Philippines.

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto | (DILG)
  2. ^ "Province: Aklan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Things to see and do in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental". Yap, Roxie. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "Don Salvador Benedicto: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  10. ^ "Province of Aklan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Agriculture and Tourism Potentials of Don Salvador Benedicto". Reyes, Glady. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
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