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Occidental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. Its capital is Mamburao and occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro; Oriental Mindoro is at the eastern half. The South China Sea is to the west of the province and Palawan is located to the southwest, across Mindoro Strait. Batangas is to the north, separated by the Verde Island Passage.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Occidental Mindoro

Region: MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)

Capital: Mamburao

Founded: —

Population:
2000 census—380,250 (21st smallest)
Density—65 per km� (9th lowest)

Area: 5,879.9 km� (11th largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—11
Barangays—162
Congressional districts—1

Languages: Tagalog, Kamangyan

Governor: Jose T. Villarosa (2004-2007)

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Contents

People and Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Occidental Mindoro is subdivided into 11 municipalities.

Municipalities

Abra de Ilog
Calintaan
Looc
Lubang
Magsaysay
Mamburao

Paluan
Rizal
Sablayan
San Jose
Santa Cruz

Physical

History

External Links

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region:	Ilocos Norte \| Ilocos Sur \| La Union \| Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley:	Batanes \| Cagayan \| Isabela \| Nueva Vizcaya \| Quirino
Central Luzon:	Aurora \| Bataan \| Bulacan \| Nueva Ecija \| Pampanga \| Tarlac \| Zambales
CALABARZON:	Batangas \| Cavite \| Laguna \| Quezon \| Rizal
MIMAROPA:	Marinduque \| Occidental Mindoro \| Oriental Mindoro \| Palawan \| Romblon
Bicol Region:	Albay \| Camarines Norte \| Camarines Sur \| Catanduanes \| Masbate \| Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region:	Abra \| Apayao \| Benguet \| Ifugao \| Kalinga \| Mountain Province
Metro Manila:	No provinces

Categories: Provinces of the Philippines

Results from FactBites:

Occidental Mindoro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2051 words)
	Occidental Mindoro (Filipino: Kanlurang Mindoro, “Western Mindoro”; Spanish: Mindoro Occidental) is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon.
	Its capital is Mamburao and occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro; Oriental Mindoro is at the eastern half.
	Occidental Mindoro is a cultural melting pot, populated mostly by recent immigrants.

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