Municipality of Candoni

The name Candoni came from the native phrase Kan Dune, which mean belongiong to Dune, a legendary beautiful lovely lady named Dionesia who killed himself after being forced to marry the person she did not love. Candoni was a former barrio of the Municpality of Cauayan which started as a settlement in the year 1935. Candoni was under the rule of Santiago Diego who founded the Tabla Valley Settlement and fathered the move to make the barrio Candoni as the center of the economic activities for interior communities in the south.
 

In 1958 by the virtue of the Executive Order No. 314 under the presidency of President Carlos P. Garcia Candoni was declared as municipality of Negros Occidental. It was inaugurated as a town on August 12, 1961 and Benjamin Nava as the first appointed municipal mayor to govern the municipality.Right now the municipality considered as a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental and it has an estimated total population of 19,987 in 3,3710 households.

Festivals

Pabalhas sa Tablas. The concept of “Pabalhas sa Tablas” originated from the actual history of Candoni, when a group of settlers decided to look for a land they can call their own.
Famous Landmarks

Sit-an Cave is a natural marvel that extends about one hundred fifty meters from its entrance to its hindmost part which resembles a church-like cavern with cool natural pool with overflowing water ranging from knee-high to waistline depth that forms an underground stream running along the columns of stalactites that hung like a pendant from its roof.


How to get there

Candoni is located in the southern part of Negros Occidental. It is approximately three-and-a-half hour drive from Bacolod City aboard a public utility vehicle and about two hours and 45 minutes on a private car.

From Bacolod City, buses are available at Bacolod South Terminal. From Kabankalan City, one can take the public utility jeepneys going to this town.

Festivals

Pabalhas sa Tablas. The concept of “Pabalhas sa Tablas” originated from the actual history of Candoni, when a group of settlers decided to look for a land they can call their own.

Famous Landmarks

Sit-an Cave is a natural marvel that extends about one hundred fifty meters from its entrance to its hindmost part which resembles a church-like cavern with cool natural pool with overflowing water ranging from knee-high to waistline depth that forms an underground stream running along the columns of stalactites that hung like a pendant from its roof.