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Dauin, officially the Municipality of Dauin (; )is a
Scuba diving is a principle industry in Dauin. Several marine reserves and dive sites are situated along the coast. 
Some of the province's most popular resorts are situated along Dauin's beaches. Most are focused on diving with regular excursions to Dauin's marine reserves and Apo Island.
Mt Talinis Geothermal Reserve is also included within the territory of Dauin. This reserve includes Mag-Aso and the Malungcay Hot Springs.
Dauin's San Nicolas church is the oldest in the province. In front of the church and along the beach are the ruins of two dome-shaped watchtowers said to have been used to warn against pirates.
Dauin hosts several popular beach resorts with both local and foreign tourists. The coast of Dauin offers scuba dive sites with both coral reef and muck dive opportunities. The municipality has established several sanctuaries, within which fishing and boating is absolutely prohibited. This includes sites such as Mainit sanctuary, Luca sanctuary, Dauin sanctuary and Masaplod sanctuary. These sites are well preserved and offer a huge variety and quantity of life forms.
Dauin also offers
Schools Division of Negros Oriental
Elementary schools: * Apo Elementary School — Apo Island * Bagacay Elementary School — Bagacay * Baslay Elementary School — Baslay * Bulak Elementary School — Bulak * Casile Elementary School — Casile * Dauin Central School — E. Villanueva Street, Poblacion District II * Maayongtubig Elementary School — Maayongtubig * Mag-aso Elementary School — Mag-aso * Magsaysay Elementary School — Magsaysay * Malongcay Elementary School — Malongcay Dacu * Masaplod Elementary School — Masaplod Sur * Panubtuban Elementary School — Panubtuban * Tugawe Elementary School — Tugawe High schools: * Antonio B. Alejado Memorial High School — Mag-aso * Apo Island High School — Apo Island * Apolinar B. Macias Memorial High School — Casile * Dauin National High School — Bonifacio Street, Poblacion District II * Dauin Science High School — Bulak * Froilan A. Alanano Memorial High School — Bunga * Malongcay Dacu High School — Malongcay Dacu Private schools: * Adventist Academy of Negros Oriental-Siquijor, Inc. — Maayongtubig
One International School Dauin
— Maayongtubig * World Maritime Academy and Training Center — Maayongtubig
Local Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Negros Oriental
municipality
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in the province
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of Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental (; ), officially the Province of Negros Oriental (; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Negros Island. Its capital is the city of Dumaguete, one of the two regional centers of Negros Island Region, with the other b ...
, Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,018 people.
History
The municipality was created on January 13, 1908, through Executive Order No. 37.Geography
It is bordered on the north byBacong
Bacong, officially the Municipality of Bacong, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,207 people.
Bacong was the hometown of the Visayan hero of the Philippine ...
and Valencia
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, on the south by Zamboanguita
Zamboanguita (; ; Spanish: ''Municipio de Zamboanguita''), officially the Municipality of Zamboanguita, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,569 people.
Z ...
, and on the west a mountain range separates it from Santa Catalina. The municipality is a coastal town, the Bohol Sea
The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is a sea located between the Visayas and Mindanao islands in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao. Siquijor and Camiguin are its two major islands.
The major ...
forming its eastern border.
Dauin is from Dumaguete
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.
Barangays
Dauin is politically subdivided into 23barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of purok
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s and some have sitios
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.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Tourism
Scuba diving is a principle industry in Dauin. Several marine reserves and dive sites are situated along the coast. Apo Island
Apo Island is a volcanic island covering 74 hectares in land area, 7 kilometers off the southeastern tip of Negros Island and 30 kilometers south of the Negros Oriental capital of Dumaguete in the Philippines. The name "Apo" means "elder" or "re ...
, which is included in the territory of Dauin, is a 72-hectare volcanic outcrop several kilometers off the coast that attracts large numbers of scuba and snorkel enthusiasts.
Some of the province's most popular resorts are situated along Dauin's beaches. Most are focused on diving with regular excursions to Dauin's marine reserves and Apo Island.
Mt Talinis Geothermal Reserve is also included within the territory of Dauin. This reserve includes Mag-Aso and the Malungcay Hot Springs.
Dauin's San Nicolas church is the oldest in the province. In front of the church and along the beach are the ruins of two dome-shaped watchtowers said to have been used to warn against pirates.
Dauin hosts several popular beach resorts with both local and foreign tourists. The coast of Dauin offers scuba dive sites with both coral reef and muck dive opportunities. The municipality has established several sanctuaries, within which fishing and boating is absolutely prohibited. This includes sites such as Mainit sanctuary, Luca sanctuary, Dauin sanctuary and Masaplod sanctuary. These sites are well preserved and offer a huge variety and quantity of life forms.
Dauin also offers Muck diving
Muck diving is recreational diving on a loose sedimentary bottom, usually in relatively low visibility. It gets its name from the sediment that lies on the bottom at many dive sites - a frequently muddy or "mucky" environment. Other than muddy sedi ...
, which from a point of view of biodiversity can be compared to the dives in Lembeh Strait in Indonesia. Greater blueringed octopus, Wonderpus, Mimic octopus, Poison ocellate octopus, Ambon scorpionfishes, Flamboyant cuttlefishes, bluespotted stingrays, nudibranchs, and many species of frogfish (most amazing critters in the world) are frequent sights on the sandy shores of the municipality.
Apo Island
Apo Island is a volcanic island covering 74 hectares in land area, 7 kilometers off the southeastern tip of Negros Island and 30 kilometers south of the Negros Oriental capital of Dumaguete in the Philippines. The name "Apo" means "elder" or "re ...
is part of the jurisdiction of the municipality of Dauin. The island is also a popular site for scuba diving
Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scub ...
. As it is completely surrounded by coral reefs, the whole island is a dive site. Popular dive sites include Coconut Point, Mamsa, Cogon, Rockpoint and Chapel. Bigeyed Jacks, turtles, bumphead parrotfish and sea snakes are inhabiting the reefs of the island. It is accessible by boat, 30 minutes from the mainland.
Another tourist attraction of Dauin is the Baslay Hot Spring. The hot spring is located in Barangay Baslay. The water from the hot spring contains natural sulphur which is known to have health benefits.
Education
The public schools in the town of Dauin are administered by one school district under thSchools Division of Negros Oriental
Elementary schools: * Apo Elementary School — Apo Island * Bagacay Elementary School — Bagacay * Baslay Elementary School — Baslay * Bulak Elementary School — Bulak * Casile Elementary School — Casile * Dauin Central School — E. Villanueva Street, Poblacion District II * Maayongtubig Elementary School — Maayongtubig * Mag-aso Elementary School — Mag-aso * Magsaysay Elementary School — Magsaysay * Malongcay Elementary School — Malongcay Dacu * Masaplod Elementary School — Masaplod Sur * Panubtuban Elementary School — Panubtuban * Tugawe Elementary School — Tugawe High schools: * Antonio B. Alejado Memorial High School — Mag-aso * Apo Island High School — Apo Island * Apolinar B. Macias Memorial High School — Casile * Dauin National High School — Bonifacio Street, Poblacion District II * Dauin Science High School — Bulak * Froilan A. Alanano Memorial High School — Bunga * Malongcay Dacu High School — Malongcay Dacu Private schools: * Adventist Academy of Negros Oriental-Siquijor, Inc. — Maayongtubig
One International School Dauin
— Maayongtubig * World Maritime Academy and Training Center — Maayongtubig
References
External links
*Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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