Located in the southeastern coast of Negros Island, Dumaguete is the Capital, principal seaport and largest city of Negros Oriental Province. It is bounded in the north by Sibulan town, on the east by Bohol Sea, on the south by the town of Bacon, and on the west by Valencia. The city sits on a broad flatland with a total land area of 33.6 square kilometers. Banica and Bonao Rivers traverse the city center flowing from the western side and drains into Bohol Sea.

The city has an airport and a seaport which is one of the primary stop-over of the western Strong Republic Nautical Highway. The city is, in fact, is a jump-off point to Dapitan City in the province of Zamboanga Del Norte in Mindanao Island. It has also a fishport. Main thoroughfares include the Dumaguete North and South Road, Silliman Avenue, Rizal Boulevard, Hibbard Avenue, and Sta. Catalina Street.

Being the largest urban center in Negros Oriental, the city offers great investment opportunities in the following areas:

• Mass housing projects
• medium-size commercial complexes
• hotels, resorts and amusement parks
• demonstration farms
• food establishments
• commercial poultry and hog raising
• production of dairy products
• food processing such as meat packing, curing, and canning
• fish canning and deboning
• consumer chemicals such as detergents and personal care products
• essential oil and fragrances
• furniture and fixture
• electronics and electrical appliances
• technology-related ventures like business process outsourcing, graphic design, and software development
• financial services

1. Provincial Capitol and Freedom park
2. Silliman University - the first Protestant university in the Philippines
3. Quezon Park
4. Dumaguete Cathedral
5. Centro Botanical Garden

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