La Carlota | |
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| City of La Carlota | |
 Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Roman Catholic Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Drumbeating City of Beauty and Dance | |
| Motto: Let's Go La Carlota! | |
| Anthem: Let's Go La Carlota! | |
 Map of Negros Occidental with La Carlota highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  La Carlota Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°25′N 122°55′E / 10.42°N 122.92°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | October 15, 1869 |
| Cityhood | June 19, 1965 |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Rex R. Jalandoon |
| • Vice Mayor | David T. Baga, Jr. |
| • Representative | Juliet Marie D. Ferrer |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 45,065 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.29 km2 (53.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,641 m (5,384 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 66,664 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,508 |
| Demonym(s) | La Carloteño Mangkasanon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.49 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 689.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,777 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 576.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 656.8 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6130 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | lacarlotacity |
La Carlota, officially the City of La Carlota, (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang La Carlota; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa La Carlota; Filipino: Lungsod ng La Carlota), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,664 people.[3] making it the least populous city in the province.
Until two years after its foundation in 1871, it was known as Simancas, a barrio under the jurisdiction of the neighboring town of San Enrique, which was led by a Spaniard who was married to a woman named Carlota. Legend has it that she was well-loved by the natives for her social works so that they named their settlement after her when it was created as a municipality near the end of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. In line with the Spanish practice of adding an article before a proper noun, “La Carlota” became its official name. On June 19, 1965, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4585, La Carlota was granted a city charter, becoming one of the two landlocked cities in Negros Island, the other being neighbouring Canlaon in Negros Oriental.
In 2011, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded the city with a "seal of good housekeeping" for its efforts in advancing accountability and transparency in local governance.[5] In the same year, it was also named as one of the top-performing local government units in the Philippines, ranking eighth in the component cities category. On December 29, 2011, the city was nominated for excellence in local governance, an honor given by the provincial government under its Pagpasidungog Awards .[6]
- ^ City of La Carlota | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "La Carlota City: 2011 DILG Awardee Seal of Good Housekeeping for Local Governance". Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Mayor reports city's accomplishments". SunStar. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2013.