Mabinay
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| Municipality | |
| Municipality of Mabinay | |
Mabinay Terminal Complex
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| Nickname(s): "The Cave Capital of the Philippines" | |
 Map of Negros Oriental with Mabinay highlighted |
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 Mabinay
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| Coordinates: 09°44′N 122°55′E / 9.733°N 122.917°ECoordinates: 09°44′N 122°55′E / 9.733°N 122.917°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII) |
| Province | Negros Oriental |
| Congr. district | 2nd district of Negros Oriental |
| Barangays | 32 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernie "Jango" T. Uy |
| • Vice Mayor | Enozario Baldoza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 319.44 km2 (123.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 78,864 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6207 |
| Dialing code | 35 |
| Languages | Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), Filipino, English |
| Website | www |
Mabinay, officially the Municipality of Mabinay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mabinay; Filipino: Bayan ng Mabinay) is a first-class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental in Negros Island Region, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 78,864 inhabitants, making it the most-populous municipality in Negros Oriental. Its location roughly halfway between Bacolod and Dumaguete makes it the regional center of the Negros Island Region, along with neighbouring Kabankalan City to its north-west in Negros Occidental.
Mabinay is situated roughly in the central part of the island of Negros abutting the western side of the provincial boundary. The municipality of Ayungon bounds it in the north, the City of Bais in the south, the municipalities of Bindoy and Manjuyod and a portion of Bais in the east, and the province of Negros Occidental in the west. It is about 87 kilometres (54 mi) north-west of the provincial capital, Dumaguete City and can be reached via the circumferential but well-paved national road that cuts across the middle of the province from Bais City to Negros Occidental.
Mabinay is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.
Folklore has it that the beautiful Binay fell in love with the son of her father’s rival chieftain. Her father ended the affair by having her lover killed. Binay grieved. Mother Nature took the weeping maiden into her bosom. Where Binay was laid to rest, a spring broke forth. She weeps to this day, feeding Mabinay Spring, one of the town’s many alluring attractions.
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