Bacong | |
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| Municipality of Bacong | |
 Municipal hall of Bacong | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Negros Oriental with Bacong highlighted | |
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.svg)  Bacong 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), 63.29 million (2012), 68.33 million (2013), 81.81 million (2014), 96.68 million (2015), 109.7 million (2016), 108.8 million (2017), 20.98 million (2018), 130.4 million (2019), 158.1 million (2021), 216.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 739.4 million (2020), 187.9 million (2012), 128.2 million (2013), 150.5 million (2014), 181.7 million (2015), 228.3 million (2016), 293.5 million (2017), 337.5 million (2018), 691.4 million (2019), 859.4 million (2021), 1,459 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 97.5 million (2020), 54.83 million (2012), 59.05 million (2013), 58.49 million (2014), 67.02 million (2015), 82.01 million (2016), 70.32 million (2017), 73.03 million (2018), 86.21 million (2019), 106.8 million (2021), 115.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 447.7 million (2020), 48.16 million (2012), 53 million (2013), 60.73 million (2014), 72.15 million (2015), 91.27 million (2016), 121.5 million (2017), 137.1 million (2018), 449.7 million (2019), 511.5 million (2021), 1,019 million (2022) |
| 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.
- ^ Municipality of Bacong | (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 VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.