Bacolor | |
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Municipality of Bacolor | |
The half-buried San Guillermo Parish Church | |
Etymology: Level ground | |
Nickname: Athens of Pampanga | |
Motto: "Non Plus Ultra"
(English: "No Further Beyond") | |
![]() Map of Pampanga with Bacolor highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°59′54″N 120°39′10″E / 14.998428°N 120.65265°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Pampanga |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | October 8, 1762[1] |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eduardo "Diman" G. Datu |
• Vice Mayor | Ron Earvin E. Dungca |
• Representative | Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 49,843 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 48,066 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,679 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.48 |
• Revenue | ₱ 240.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 505.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 155.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 192.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Pampanga 2 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2001 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Bacolor, officially the Municipality of Bacolor (Kapampangan: Balen ning Bakúlud; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bacolor), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,066 people.[4]
Bacolor is the birthplace of Father Anselmo Jorge de Fajardo, considered the "Father of Kapampangan literature"[6] for writing the 1831 Kapampangan "kumidya" Don Gonzalo de Cordova.
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