Bacolod City
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Bacolod City is a 1st class
city in the
province of
Negros Occidental,
Philippines. It is the capital and largest city of Negros Occidental. According to the
2000 census, it has a population of 429,076 people in 87,441 households. It is bordered by the
Talisay City to the north, the
municipality of
Murcia to the east,
Bago City to the southwest, and by the Guimaras Strait to the west. The coordinates of Bacolod are {{coor|{
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Bacolod is a major seaport and has daily ferry trips to Iloilo City. Bacolod is 50 minutes from Manila and 30 minutes from Cebu City by plane, and 20 hours from Manila and 7 hours from Cebu City by boat. Bacolod Domestic Airport is located 4 kilometers away from the city's downtown area.
Bacolod is also best known for its Maskara Festival during the month of October. Bacolod is nicknamed the "City of Smiles".
Barangays
Bacolod City is politically subdivided into 61 barangays.
- Alangilan
- Alijis
- Banago
- Barangay 1 (Pob.)
- Barangay 10 (Pob.)
- Barangay 11 (Pob.)
- Barangay 12 (Pob.)
- Barangay 13 (Pob.)
- Barangay 14 (Pob.)
- Barangay 15 (Pob.)
- Barangay 16 (Pob.)
- Barangay 17 (Pob.)
- Barangay 18 (Pob.)
- Barangay 19 (Pob.)
- Barangay 2 (Pob.)
- Barangay 20 (Pob.)
- Barangay 21 (Pob.)
- Barangay 22 (Pob.)
- Barangay 23 (Pob.)
- Barangay 24 (Pob.)
- Barangay 25 (Pob.)
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- Barangay 26 (Pob.)
- Barangay 27 (Pob.)
- Barangay 28 (Pob.)
- Barangay 29 (Pob.)
- Barangay 3 (Pob.)
- Barangay 30 (Pob.)
- Barangay 31 (Pob.)
- Barangay 32 (Pob.)
- Barangay 33 (Pob.)
- Barangay 34 (Pob.)
- Barangay 35 (Pob.)
- Barangay 36 (Pob.)
- Barangay 37 (Pob.)
- Barangay 38 (Pob.)
- Barangay 39 (Pob.)
- Barangay 4 (Pob.)
- Barangay 40 (Pob.)
- Barangay 41 (Pob.)
- Barangay 5 (Pob.)
- Barangay 6 (Pob.)
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- Barangay 7 (Pob.)
- Barangay 8 (Pob.)
- Barangay 9 (Pob.)
- Bata
- Cabug
- Estefania
- Felisa
- Granada
- Mandalagan
- Mansilingan
- Montevista
- Pahanocoy
- Punta Taytay
- Singcang-Airport
- Sum-ag
- Taculing
- Tangub
- Villamonte
- Vista Alegre
- Handumanan
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