Theme Week Philippines – Bacolod City
Thursday, 23 January 2020 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien Category/Kategorie: General
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MassKara Festival 2017 © Ceslou/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod and often referred to as Bacolod City, is a
highly urbanized city in the
Philippines . It is the capital of the
province of
Negros Occidental where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent from it.
Having a total of 561,875 inhabitants as of the 2015 census, it is the most populous city in Western Visayas and the second most populous city in the Visayas after Cebu City . It is the center of the Bacolod Metropolitan Area , which also includes the cities of Silay and Talisay with a total population of 791,019 inhabitants, (223.42 sq mi).
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol © ClaireMRA/cc-by-sa-4.0
It is notable for its
MassKara Festival held during the third week of October and is known for being a relatively friendly city, as it bears the nickname “The City of Smiles”. The city is also famous for its local delicacies
piaya and
chicken inasal .
In 2008, Bacolod topped a survey by
MoneySense Magazine as the “Best Place to Live in the Philippines”. The city has also been declared by the
Department of Science and Technology as a “center of excellence” for
information technology and
business process management operations. In 2017 & 2019, Bacolod was awarded as the “
Top Philippine Model City ” is most livable urban center in PH by
The Manila Times .
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