Pontevedra, officially the Municipality of Pontevedra, is a 3rd class

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in the

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Negros Occidental Negros Occidental ( hil, Nakatungdang Negros; tl, Kanlurang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,502 people. The town celebrates the annual Handurayo Festival every May. Former actress Rio Diaz served as vice mayor of the town from 1998 to 2004.

Geography

Also called Marayo, Pontevedra's center or

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area is marked by the newly renovated St. Michael the Archangel Parish, with the Saint Michael Academy beside it. To the east is the Public Market, ending up with Barangay Antipolo which is a notable place of some of prominent family "Hacienderos" as well as political clan of the town. The western side offers scenic views of the

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as well as the Islands of

Guimaras Guimaras , officially the Province of Guimaras ( hil, Kapuoran sang Guimaras; tl, Lalawigan ng Guimaras), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Jordan while its largest local government ...

and Panay. At the northern end of the town is Barangay San Juan which is named in honor of Saint John the Baptist and offers abundant turnip "''singkamas''" that is common in the area. Its southern part is Barangay Miranda, forming the boundary of Pontevedra and

Hinigaran Hinigaran, officially the Municipality of Hinigaran ( hil, Banwa sang Hinigaran; tl, Bayan ng Hinigaran), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. Accor ...

, where most people make their means of living through fishing. Pontevedra is from Bacolod.

Barangays

Pontevedra is politically subdivided into 20

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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