Mabinay is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 64,451 people in 13,000 households.
Mabinay os situated practically in the central part of Negros Island abutting the western side of the provential boundary. The municipality of ayungon bound it in the north, the City of Bais in the south, the municipalities of Bindoy and Manjuyod and the portion of Bais in the east, and the province of negros occidental in the west. It is about 87 kilometers northwest of the provintial capital. - Dumaguete City and can be reach from the City via the circuitous but well-paved national road that cuts across the middle of the province from Bais City to Negros Occidental.
In the Heart of Negros Island lies Mabinay, second largest town in the Province of Negros Oriental. Its strategic location between two major cities makes it ideal as a thoroughtfare for travelers.
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Mabinay ranks one of the World's Top Twenty Islands for foreigners to live on, according to Islands Magazine.
Admission is free in the critically acclaimed Mabinay Spring. It is about a 3 - to 5-minute tricycle, jeepney or a bus ride from the town proper.
The Mabinay National High School (formerly Mabinay Municipal High School) is a high standard accredited institution according to the Philippine Department of Education.
The Santo Niño High School is a private Catholic institution located at Barangay Lumbangan.
Cane Town Colleges of the Philippines is a TESDA accredited institution which provides short courses through a certification programs for students who wants to earn a degree in 6 months.It is located in Mabinay.
Mabinay is known for its caves. The Odloman Cave is one of the largest cave in the Philippines with 8,870 meters long and Cayaso Cave, the ninth longest cave in the country measuring 2,222 meters long.
Aside from the caves, Mabinay is also blessed with rivers and natural springs. One of it's known natural spring is located at the heart of the municipality, the Mabinay spring. A perfect plays for family outing, swimming, kayaking,etc. Not only for recreation it also serves as the main water resource of the main town.
Mabinay itself has a small government-run hospital. Mabinay Medicare Community Hospital provides both in emergency outpatients services and inpatient services. It is located directly behind the Municipal Hall. Mabinay Health Center, one of three Mabinay health centers.
Motorcycles or "habal-habal", tricycles, jeepneys, and buses are the major modes of transportation in the municipality.
Mabinay is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.
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