Don Salvador Benedicto
Don Salvador Benedicto
Salvador Benedicto | |
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| Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Summer Capital of Negros Occidental | |
Map of Negros Occidental with Don Salvador Benedicto highlighted | |
Interactive map of 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 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | February 9, 1983 |
| Named after | Vice Governor Salvador V. Benedicto |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Nehemiah Joe J. dela Cruz |
| • Vice Mayor | Jugin Jewel L. Bandolon (NPC) |
| • Representative | Julio A. Ledesma IV (NPC) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,020 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 170.50 km2 (65.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,535 m (5,036 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 28,231 |
| • Density | 165.58/km2 (428.84/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,390 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.29 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 177.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 400.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 148.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 174.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6117 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog Cebuano |
Don Salvador Benedicto, officially the Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Don Salvador Benedicto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Don Salvador Benedicto) or simply Salvador Benedicto and abbreviated as DSB, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,231 people.
The municipality is a post-colonial provincial hill station, designated the Summer Capital of Negros Occidental, and is a popular tourist site.