Cities Around The World: Bacolod: The City of Smiles

The City of Bacolod (Filipino: Lungsod ng Bacólod), is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidental. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region.

The Cleanest and Greenest and the Most Livable City in the Philippines. The capital of the Province of Negros Occidental which is the Sugarbowl of the Philippines. Bacolod City serves as the entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the Province. Visitor’s facilities abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros.

Bacolod will charm you with the genuine warmth and hospitality of her people in harmony with their lilting melodious accent. The Bacoleños will delight you with food and cuisine that is as vigorous yet as subtle as the legendary Ilonggo gentility and taste for the good life.

Bacólod (English: Bacolod), is derived from bakólod (Old Spelling: bacólod), the Old Hiligaynon or Old Ilonggo (Old Spelling: Ylongo and Ilongo) word for a "hill, mound, rise, hillock, down, any small eminence or elevation", since the resettlement was founded on a stony, hilly area, now the barangay of Granada. It was officially called Ciudad de Bacólod (English: City of Bacolod) when Municipalidad de Bacólod (English: Municipality of Bacolod) was converted into a city in 1938.

OFFICIAL DETAILS:

City Head: Mayor Evelio Agi Ramos Leonardía

City Classification: Highly Urbanized City in the Philippnes

City Population: 499,497 as of 2007

City Land Area: 162.76 square km

Website: http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacolod_City

MONIKER / NICKNAMES:

"The City of Smiles"

"Football City of the Philippines"

AWARDS & CITATIONS:

@ 2009 AIM Awardee for Best Compliance with Gov’t. Mandated Plans.
@ 2009 Region’s Best Performing City in Economic Development.