officially the City of Dumaguete (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dumaguete), is a 3rd class component city and

capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population
of 131,377 people. [4] It is the capital and most populous city of the province of Negros Oriental.

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 first Protestant and American university in
the country and in Asia.[6][7] There are also 18 public elementary schools and 8 public high schools. The
city's student population is estimated at 45,000.[1]