Bindoy

Bindoy
Payabon
Municipality of Bindoy
Map of Negros Oriental with Bindoy highlighted
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Bindoy
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°46′N 123°08′E / 9.77°N 123.13°E / 9.77; 123.13
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 1st district
FoundedJune 17, 1949
Named afterHermenegildo Villanueva
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorEniego C. Jabagat (NP)
  Vice MayorLouie A. Rastica (NP)
  RepresentativeJocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate26,822 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Highest elevation
842 m (2,762 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
40,308
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
  Households
9,813
Economy
  Income class3rd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
38.75
% (2021)
  Revenue218.2 million (2022)
  Assets611.8 million (2022)
  Expenditure210.1 million (2022)
  Liabilities175.4 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityNegros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6209
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Bindoy (formerly Payabon), officially the Municipality of Bindoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bindoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bindoy), is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,308 people.