Dumaguete

Dumaguete , officially the City of Dumaguete , ( Cebuano : Dakbayan sa Dumaguete ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Dumaguete ), or simply as Dumaguete City , is a 3rd class city in the province of Negros Oriental , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 131,377 people. [3] It is the capital and most populous city of the province of Negros Oriental . The city is nicknamed The City of Gentle People . [4] Dumaguete is referred to as a university city because of the presence of four universities and a number of other colleges where students of the province converge to enroll for tertiary education. The city is also a popular educational destination for students of surrounding provinces and cities in Visayas and Mindanao . The city is best known for Silliman University , the country's first Protestant university and the first American university in Asia. [5] [6] There are also 18 public elementary schools and 8 public high schools. The city's student population is estimated at 45,000. [4] Dumaguete attracts a considerable number of foreign tourists, particularly Europeans, because of easy access from Cebu City in Central Visayas , the availability of beach resorts and dive sites, the attraction of dolphin and whale watching in nearby Bais City . Dumaguete is listed 5th in Forbes Magazine ' s "7 Best Places to Retire Around the World". [7] [8] The power source of the city comes from the geothermal power plant in Palinpinon, Valencia . The city has redundant fiber optic lines and is a focal point for telecommunications. It is the landing point for fiber optic cables linking it to the whole Visayas , Manila (the capital of the nation) and cities south of Luzon , as well as to other cities north of Mindanao . Scholars have been pushing for the city's inclusion in the tentative list of the Philippines for future UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumaguete