Candoni
| Municipality of Candoni | |||
| Location of Candoni in the province of Negros Occidental | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Western Visayas | ||
| Province : | Negros Occidental | ||
| Barangays : | 9 | ||
| District: | 6. District of Negros Occidental | ||
| PSGC : | 064506000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
| Households : | 3710 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 21,789 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 113.7 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 191.70 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 9 ° 49 ' N , 122 ° 36' E | ||
| Postal code : | 6110 | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Candoni is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental on the island of Negros in the Philippines . It has 21,789 inhabitants (August 1st 2015 census) who live in 9 barangays . It belongs to the 4th income bracket of the communities in the Philippines and is described as partially urbanized .
It is located approximately 137 km south of Bacolod City . Travel time is around 3 hours by bus, and around two and a half hours by car. From Kabankalan City there is also the possibility to travel by jeepney . Its neighboring communities are Cauayan in the north, Ilog in the east, Hinoba-an in the south and the community borders on Sipalay City in the west . The topography of the municipality is described as hilly to mountainous in the west. Candoni is the catchment area of the Ilog River .
The sit-in grotto is located in the municipality , it is 150 meters long and forms a cathetral-like conclusion. There is a small lake in it.
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