BACOLOD CITY
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Bacolod City is a first class city located on the
north-western coast of the Province of Negros
Occidental.
It is bounded on the northwest by the town of
Talisay; on the east by the City of Silay; on the east
and southwest by the town of Murcia; on the
southwest by the City of Bago; and in the west by
the Guimaras Strait.
The global location of Bacolod City is 10
degrees, 40 minutes 40 seconds - north and 122
degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds - east with Bacolod
Public Plaza as the benchmark.
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Bacolod has a total land area of 16,145 hectares,
including straits and bodies of water and the 124 hectare
reclamation area; and is composed of 61 barangay
(villages) and 639 purok (smaller units composing a
village).
Districts map
It is accessible by sea through the ports of Banago; the
BREDCO Port in the Reclamation Area, and the port of
Pulupandan. By air, it is accessible through the Bacolod
Airport, which is approximately three (3) (four is counting
from the Lagoon) kilometers away from the center of the
city.
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The city's name is derived from the
Hiligaynon word bakolod meaning
"stonehill" since the settlement was
founded in 1770 on a stony, hilly area,
now the district of Granada.
Due to Muslim raids in 1787,
Bacolod was transferred towards the
shoreline. The old site was called Da-an
Banwa, meaning "old town".
In 1894, by order of Governor
General Claveria, through Negros Island
Governor
Manuel
Valdevieso
Morquecho,
Bacolod was made the capital of
the Province of Negros. Bernardino de
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Santos
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As of August 2004, Bacolod has a total road network of 305.19
kilometers. Local and barangay roads have a road length of
503.25 kilometers.
Water Supply
The Bacolod Water District supplies the water needs of the city
residents. Other main sources of drinking water include the
following :
Boro-Boro and Bocal Springs
Deepwells
Artesian wells
Pipelines and appurtenances
Power Supply
Power Requirement (kW): There are about 2-5 MVA
Energy Consumption (kW): 293,399,975 kW
Energy Consumers (as of 2003)
Residential - 200 kW
Commercial - 1,650 Kw
Industrial - 19,384 kW
Public buildings - 1,677 kW
Street Lights - 1,291 kW
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Communication Network
Television Stations: 9 television stations available
Broadcast: 17 broadcast stations
Telecommunications
Landline/ Telephone Companies: 2 (Globelines, PLDT)
Number of subscribers: (PLDT,2004)
Business: 7,686
Residential: 13,392
Mobile network Companies: 4 (SMART, Mobiline, Extelcom and
GLOBE)
Internet service providers: 2 local ISPs (PT&T , RCPI)
Transportation
No. of registered vehicles: 44,539 (as of 2004)
Rail Network: NONE
Water Ferry and Other Transport Utilities:
Airlines: 3 (Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific Airways, PAL)
Water Transport: Negros Navigation & Company, SuperCat
Corporation, Bullet Express, Aboitiz Transport
System, Superferry, Aleson Shipping, William
Lines, Weesam Express, Sulpicio Lines,
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Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry and other Industries
Agriculture - Sugarcane, rice, corn, root crops, assorted
vegetables, coconut, banana, orchard, spices
Fishery - 2 Fish markets; fresh fishes also available
Slaughterhouse - swine, cattle, carabao, horse, goat
Other Commercial Establishments
Investments and Foreign Trade
The Department of Trade and Industry in Bacolod City
spearheads the promotion of trade and industry in the City.
Private organizations like the Metro Bacolod Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, as well as the Filipino Chinese
Chamber of Commerce and Industry also provide assistance to
prospective investors and promote trade and industry in the
City and province of Negros Occidental.
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Tourism
Tourist Arrivals: 4,135 foreign tourists (as of 2003)
Tourist Spots and Attractions:
120 year old San Sebastian Cathedral; the century old Palacio
Episcopal; the Bishops House which was formerly the official
residence of the Spanish Governor General in the Island of
Negros during the Spanish Era;
the Provincial Capitol Building which was constructed on June
2, 1927 and considered as one of the most beautiful and
grandiose provincial capitol buildings in the Philippines; the
Japanese War Memorial Shrine; the Showroom of Negros
Products; Samodal Woodshaving Shop and Anaware
Ceramics; beaches and resorts; the Provincial Capitol Lagoon
Park, cut flower and rose gardens, antique and art
collections; and many others.
The MassKara Festival
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Annual Income
P882,486,920.00
Annual Expenditure
P763,037,920.00
On 8 Apr 2013, squad leaders of the snappily named
Revolutionary Proletarian Army - Alex Boncayao Brigade
(RPA-ABB) Tabara-Paduano Group announced that they were
serious about returning to mainstream society.
300-500 squad leaders held a general meeting at "an
undisclosed venue" near Bacolod on 16 Apr 2013 and
decided three days later to tackle the steps they will need to
go through before they leave the mountains and end their
armed struggle.
The Nilo de la Cruz faction is still "committed to struggle",
but the rumour is that the Negros Oriental command will now
join their Occidental comrades in completing the peace
process started by then President Joseph Estrada in Dec
1999.
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