Overview

Oriental Mindoro, officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by the Verde Island Passage and the rest of Batangas to the north, by Marinduque, Maestre de Campo Island, Tablas Strait and the rest of Romblon to the east, by Semirara and the rest of Caluya Islands, Antique to the south, and by Occidental Mindoro to the west. Its provincial capital Calapan, the only city in the island, is the most-populous in the province, and Mimaropa's regional center.

Geography

Oriental Mindoro is one of the 82 provinces of the Philippines. Cited factual data on capital city, population, and area is sourced from Wikipedia and Wikidata structured properties. The province's boundaries, terrain, and notable geographic features are documented in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Census of Population and Housing.