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  Infoboxtitle Province of Oriental Mindoro
  Sealfile
  Region MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)
  Capital Calapan City
  Founded &mdash
  Pop2000 681,818
  Pop2000rank 34th largest
  Popden2000 156
  Popden2000rank 28th lowest
  Areakm2 4,3647
  Arearank 27th largest
  Hucities 0
  Componentcities 1
  Municipalities 14
  Barangays 426
  Districts 2
  Languages Tagalog , Kamangyan
  Governor Arnan C Panaligan
  Locatormapfile


Oriental Mindoro is famous among tourists for Puerto Galera . This Municipality , only a few hours from Manila , boasts of splendid white beach resorts and diving spots. For the adventurous, Mt. Halcon , on the western border of the province provides one of the most challenging Mountain Climbing experiences in the Philippines.


PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Oriental Mindoro is the home province of current Philippine vice-president and former ABS-CBN news anchor Noli De Castro . He is from the town of Pola .


ECONOMY

Oriental Mindoro relies on tourism, and harvest of fruits for an income. IT is relatively new there, but it is having progressive development.


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Political


Oriental Mindoro is subdivided into 14 Municipalities and 1 City .


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