Metro Bacolod
Metropolitan Bacolod
Kaulohan nga Bacolod | |
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![]() North Drive Bacolod | |
Political map of Metro Bacolod | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
Province | Negros Occidental |
Cities and Municipalities | Bacolod Bago Enrique Magalona La Carlota Murcia Pulupandan San Enrique Silay Talisay Valladolid Victorias |
Legislative Districts | Lone District of Bacolod City 3rd District of Negros Occidental 4th District of Negros Occidental |
Barangays | 234[1] |
Largest city | Bacolod |
Other cities and municipalities | Bago, Enrique B. Magalona, La Carlota, Murcia, Pulupundan, Silay City, Talisay City, Valladolid, Victorias |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolis |
Area | |
• Total | 2,265.30 km2 (874.64 sq mi) |
Population (2020) [3] | |
• Total | 1,435,593 |
• Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time) |
The Bacolod Metropolitan Area (Hiligaynon: Kaulohan nga Bacolod; Tagalog: Kalakhang Bacolod), simply known as Metro Bacolod, is the 8th-most populous and the 6th-most densely populated metropolitan area out of the 12 metropolitan areas in the Philippines. This metropolitan area as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has an estimated population of 1,435,593 inhabitants as of the 2020 official census by the Philippine Statistics Authority. [3]
The metropolitan area is centered on Bacolod, the provincial capital, and the component cities of Bago, La Carlota, Silay, Talisay and Victorias and municipalities are Enrique B. Magalona, Murcia, Pulupandan, San Enrique and Valladolid, all composed of eleven capitals (6 Cities & 5 Municipalities) located in the province of Negros Occidental. As of 2005, Metro Bacolod has relatively high GDP shares, contributed ₱88,056,250 or about 7.3% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Metro Bacolod is among those identified by the National Framework for Physical Planning: 2001–2030 as one of the country’s industrial, financial and technological centers. It is ranked 4th among the six regions in terms of GDP contributions in 2005 and expanded. The Bacolod City Government, the definition based on the 2020 official census of the Philippine Statistics Authority.[4][5]
Cities and Municipalities[]
All of the cities and municipalities of Metro Bacolod are located in the province of Negros Occidental.
City | Population (2020) [3] | Barangays | Pop. density (per km²) | Area (km²) | Income Class | Legal Class | Zip Code |
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Bacolod | 600,783 | 61 | 3,500 | 162.67 | 1st class | Highly Urbanized City | 6100 |
Bago | 191,210 | 24 | 1,200 | 401.2 | 2nd Class | Component City | 6101 |
Pulupandan | 30,117 | 20 | 1,300 | 8.88 | 3rd Class | Municipality | 6102 |
Valladolid | 39,996 | 16 | 830 | 48.03 | 4th Class | Municipality | 6103 |
San Enrique | 24,177 | 10 | 840 | 28.84 | 4th Class | Municipality | 6104 |
Talisay | 108,909 | 27 | 510 | 201.18 | 4th Class | Component City | 6115 |
Silay | 130,478 | 16 | 590 | 214.80 | 3rd Class | Component City | 6116 |
Enrique B. Magalona | 64,290 | 23 | 570 | 113.25 | 2nd Class | Municipality | 6118 |
Victorias | 90,101 | 26 | 670 | 133.92 | 4th Class | Municipality | 6119 |
Murcia | 88.868 | 23 | 820 | 279.14 | 1st Class | Municipality | 6129 |
La Carlota | 66,664 | 14 | 470 | 137.29 | 4th Class | Component City | 6130 |
Media[]
AM Stations:
- DYWB Bombo Radyo 630 Bacolod (Bombo Radyo Philippines)
- DYEZ Aksyon Radyo 684 (Manila Broadcasting Company)
- DYHB RMN 747 (Radio Mindanao Network)
- DYRL Radyo Pilipino 1035 (Radio Corporation of the Philippines)
- DZRH Nationwide 1080 (Manila Broadcasting Company)
- DYAF Radyo Totoo 1143 (Catholic Media Network)
- GMA Super Radyo DYSB 1179 (GMA Network, Inc.)
- 1233 DYVS (Far East Broadcasting Company)
- RPN DYKB Radyo Ronda 1404 (Radio Philippines Network)
- DYZZ 1458 Bantay Radyo (SIAM Broadcasting Network) (Now Defunct)
FM Stations
- 90.3 Mom's Radio (Southern Broadcasting Network)
- 91.9 Love Radio (Manila Broadcasting Company)
- 94.3 iFM (Radio Mindanao Network)
- 95.9 Star FM (Bombo Radyo Philippines)
- 96.7 FMR (Philippine Collective Media Corporation)
- 99.1 Q Radio (Mareco Broadcasting Network)
- RJ 99.9 (Relay station of (Rajah Broadcasting Network) (DZRJ 100.3 in Manila)
- MOR 101.5 For Life (ABS-CBN Corporation)
- (Radyo5 102.3 News FM) (Nation Broadcasting Corporation) (Relay station of Radyo5 92.3 News FM in Manila)
- 103.1 Brigada News FM (Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
- 103.9 Radyo Bandera Sweet FM (Bandera News Philippines)
- 105.5 Easy Rock (Manila Broadcasting Company)
- Magic 106.3 (Quest Broadcasting)
- Barangay FM 107.1 (GMA Network, Inc.)
TV Stations
- PTV Channel 2
- ABS-CBN Channel 4 & 40
- ETC Channel 5
- RPN Channel 8 Bacolod
- IBC Channel 11
- GMA Channel 13 & 30
- ABS-CBN Sports+Action Channel 22
- Hope Channel Philippines TV-24
- RJTV Channel 26
- UNTV Channel 28
- TV5 Channel 32
- TV Natin Channel 34
- BEAM Channel 36
- One Sports Channel 44
- Net25 Channel 46
- GMA News TV Channel 48
- GNN Channel 50
Cable & Satellite TV Providers
- SkyCable - Bacolod
- New Bacolod Cable TV - Bacolod
- My Channel Cable Network - Bacolod, La Carlota, Pulupandan & Silay
- Cignal TV
- G Sat
- Bago City Cable TV Network - Bago
- Prime Cable Network - Murcia, Pulupandan & Talisay
- Negros Cable TV - Silay
- Smile Cable TV - Talisay
- Malihao Cable TV - Victorias
- Vision Ventures Cable TV - La Carlota
Transportation[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Bacolod_Silay_Intl.jpg/300px-Bacolod_Silay_Intl.jpg)
Airport[]
Bacolod–Silay International Airport is located in Silay City. Metro Bacolod is approximately 1hr 13mins by air from Ninoy Aquino International Airport and approximately 30–45 minutes by air from Mactan–Cebu International Airport. Commercial Airlines serving the metropolitan area are Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, PAL Express and Cebgo.
Roads[]
Bacolod City has two main roads, Lacson Street to the north and Araneta Street to the south. The city has a good traffic plan lay-out and very seldom has traffic jams. The streets in the downtown area are one way, making Bacolod free from traffic congestion. Recently, Bacolod City is experiencing an increase in traffic congestion due to an increase in number of vehicles and a perceived lack of implementation of traffic rules by the local government.
Seaports[]
Banago Wharf and BREDCO Port are the vessels entry point in Bacolod. It has daily access to Iloilo, with different shipping lines such as 2GO Travel(as relaunched in 2012), Weesam Express, Ocean Jet, Montenegro Lines, Jomalia Shipping and Tri Star megalink. There are also access routes to Puerto Princesa City via Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro City, General Santos City, Zamboanga City, Cotabato City, Butuan City via Cagayan de Oro route, Dipolog City Iligan City, Ozamiz City, and Surigao City via Cagayan de Oro route. As of 2012 SuperFerry and Negros Navigation was relaunched into 2GO Travel routes from Bacolod going Manila, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro. Bacolod City is 18–23 hours from the Port of Manila, 2–3 hours from Dumangas Port and 45 minutes- 1hr from the Port of Iloilo.
Gallery[]
Bacolod[]
MassKara Festival Street Dancing
Fountain of Justice and downtown Bacolod
Front view of Bacolod City New Government Center
Back view of Bacolod City New Government Center
San Sebastian Cathedral
The Riverside Medical Center Inc. Medical Arts Building along BS Aquino Drive
Philippine National Bank building, along Lacson Street
SM City Bacolod during PyroMagic 2007
SM City Bacolod North Wing
Robinsons Place Bacolod, along Lacson Street in Barangay Mandalagan
La Salle Coliseum of the University of St. La Salle
UNO-Recoletos façade
Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod Administration Building Facade
A view of the Capitol Park and Lagoon looking towards the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol building
Panaad Stadium
L'Fisher Chalet
Bacolod Public Plaza
Silay[]
San Diego Pro-cathedral
Silay City Ancestral Houses
San Diego Pro-cathedral
Sugarcane fields, near the City Center
Pre-departure area Bacolod–Silay International Airport
Talisay[]
The Ruins
Statue of Andres Bonifacio
The District - North Point at Ayala North Point
Proposed developments[]
Former Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella proposed the creation of Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which is now supported by the Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The cities of Bacolod, Talisay, Silay, Bago, and the municipality of Murcia will be the components of MBDA. Once approved, Metro Bacolod will have a total population of 1,058,203. [6]
Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) president Frank Carbon believes that turning Bacolod and surrounding places into a metropolitan area is an essential factor in progress. He envisions Metro Bacolod to be composed of Bacolod, Silay, Talisay and Bago cities, as well as Murcia and Salvador Benedicto towns. There is a need to create a master plan for Metro Bacolod and the Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which will help this capital city and nearby areas achieve their long-term goals and boost their business sector, Carbon said. [7]
This plan divides the cities and municipalities to the following industries:
- Bacolod: Capital city, metropolitan core and financial center
- Bago: Industrial center
- Murcia: Agro-tourism hub
- Silay City: Heritage and cultural hub
- Talisay City: Village city and sub-urban development
- Salvador Benedicto: Summer capital
See also[]
- Metropolitan areas of the Philippines
- National Economic and Development Authority
References[]
- ^ Government of the Philippines. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of August 1, 2007 (Region VI – Western Visayas)" Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Philippine Statistics Authority, Republic of the Philippines, Retrieved on July 7, 2010.
- ^ "List of Cities". Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Census of Population (2020). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2020 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Building Globally Competitive Metro Areas in the Philippines" (PDF). National Economic and Development Authority. August 30, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ http://www.visayandailystar.com/2018/February/03/topstory10.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/08/28/biz-leader-pushes-metro-bacolod/
External links[]
- Metro Bacolod
- Bacolod
- Negros Island
- Proposed metropolitan areas of the Philippines