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: ''Not to be confused with Barangay Cabancalan in Mandaue City, Cebu'' Kabankalan, officially the City of Kabankalan and often referred to as Kabankalan City, is a first class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 167,666 people,〔 making it the second most populous city in the Negros Island Region next to Bacolod City. Kabankalan is over an hour's drive south of Bacolod City by private car while public utility vehicles reach the place in about two hours. The city, which serves as the center of economic activities in southern Negros, is also the take-off point for various destinations down south, and links the province to Dumaguete City, capital of Negros Oriental, via the Kabankalan-Mabinay Highway. Its location roughly halfway between Bacolod and Dumaguete made it to host the regional center of the Negros Island Region, along with neighbouring Mabinay to its southeast in Negros Oriental. The city hosts three major festivals: the ''Kabankalan Sinulog'' every third Sunday of January (celebrated together with Cebu City), ''Udyakan sa Kabankalan'' and the ''Charter Anniversary''. Kabankalan is also known for its ''Mag-aso Falls'' and the ''Balicaocao Resort''. Kabankalan City won the major award as the "Best Performing City" in Region VI in the 2011 Regional Search for Excellence in Local Governance (EXCEL). The award was given during the Pagdayaw 2011 program held at the Iloilo Grand Hotel in December 2011.〔http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=R06&id=56316&y=2011&mo=12〕 ==Geography== Kabankalan occupies the central portion of the Southern Negros Island and its geographically located at 10° north and 122° east. It is bounded on the north by the City of Himamaylan, on the northwest by Panay Gulf, on the southwest by Municipality of Ilog and on the southeast by the Province of Negros Oriental. It is 90 kilometers away from Bacolod City and 100 kilometers from Dumaguete City and the Southern most town of Hinoba-an. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kabankalan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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