Occidental Mindoro Province

Occidental Mindoro is the western half of Mindoro Island, the seventh largest island in the Philippines. Mamburao serves as the provincial capital. The province is home to the Mangyans, indigenous peoples of Mindoro with distinct cultural traditions including the ambahan poetry written on bamboo. Occidental Mindoro is known for Apo Reef Natural Park, the largest coral reef system in the Philippines and a premier dive destination accessible from Sablayan. The province also contains the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm, one of the largest open prisons in the world where inmates work as farmers. Lubang Island, part of the province, was where Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda continued fighting until 1974, not knowing World War II had ended.

Occidental Mindoro is a province in MIMAROPA, Philippines. It is composed of 11 cities and municipalities covering a total of 82 barangays. The province is administered under the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) system maintained by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Occidental Mindoro is a component province of MIMAROPA under the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) classification system maintained by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Provinces serve as the primary political subdivisions of the Philippines, each governed by an elected governor and a provincial board.

The 11 cities and municipalities of Occidental Mindoro collectively cover 82 barangays, the smallest administrative units in the country. Each barangay is governed by an elected Punong Barangay and barangay council responsible for community-level services, dispute resolution, and local peace and order.