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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

Region: MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)

Population:
2000 census—380,250 (21st smallest)
Density—65 per km² (9th lowest)

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

Languages: Tagalog, Kamangyan

Governor: Jose T. Villarosa (2001-2004)

1 People and Culture

2 Economy

3 Geography

3.1 Political

Occidental Mindoro is subdivided into 11 municipalities.

3.1.1 Municipalities

Abra de Ilog
Calintaan
Looc
Lubang
Magsaysay
Mamburao

Paluan
Rizal
Sablayan
San Jose
Santa Cruz

3.2 Physical

4 History

5 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

Provinces of the Philippines

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