Bacong | |
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Municipality of Bacong | |
![]() Municipal hall of Bacong | |
![]() Map of Negros Oriental with Bacong highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°14′47″N 123°17′41″E / 9.246367°N 123.294811°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Oriental |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lenin P. Alviola (NPC) |
• Vice Mayor | Jocelyn A. Alviola (LP) |
• Representative | Vacant (Martin Romualdez serves as legislative caretaker) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,205 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 40.30 km2 (15.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Highest elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 41,207 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,105 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.95 |
• Revenue | ₱ 141.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 739.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 97.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 447.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6216 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Bacong, officially the Municipality of Bacong, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,207 people.[3]
Bacong was the hometown of the Visayan hero of the Philippine Revolution, Pantaleon Villegas, better known as León Kilat.
Bacong is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Dumaguete.
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