Bacoor

Bacoor
City of Bacoor
(From top, clockwise) Bacoor Government Center; mussels or tahong, a staple product of coastal areas of the city; Cuenca Ancestral House; aerial view of Bacoor
Flag of Bacoor
Official seal of Bacoor
Nicknames: 
  • Cavite's Gateway to the Metropolis
  • Marching Band Capital of the Philippines
  • City of Transformation
Motto: 
Love My Bacoor
Anthem: Bagong Bacoor
English: New Bacoor
Map of Cavite with Bacoor highlighted
Map of Cavite with Bacoor highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Bacoor is located in Philippines
Bacoor
Bacoor
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°27′45″N 120°57′52″E / 14.462422°N 120.964453°E / 14.462422; 120.964453
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
District 2nd district
FoundedSeptember 28, 1671
Annexation to ImusOctober 15, 1903
CharteredOctober 24, 1906
CityhoodJune 23, 2012
Barangays47 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorStrike B. Revilla
 • Vice MayorRowena B. Mendiola
 • RepresentativeLani Mercado-Revilla
 • City Council
 • Electorate294,496 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total46.17 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation
264 m (866 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total664,625
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
 • Households
164,263
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
5.36
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 2,306 million (2020), 845.6 million (2012), 1,243 million (2013), 1,393 million (2014), 1,468 million (2015), 1,671 million (2016)
 • Assets₱ 5,723 million (2020), 2,562 million (2012), 2,963 million (2013), 3,315 million (2014), 3,821 million (2015), 3,557 million (2016)
 • Expenditure₱ 2,198 million (2020), 581.2 million (2012), 818.8 million (2013), 1,017 million (2014)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,555 million (2020), 926.4 million (2012), 1,070 million (2013), 1,126 million (2014), 1,340 million (2015), 895 million (2016)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4102
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)2
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.bacoor.gov.ph

Bacoor (IPA: [bakoʔˈoɾ]), officially the City of Bacoor (Filipino: Lungsod ng Bacoor), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 664,625 people, making it the 15th most populous city in the Philippines[3] and the second largest city in the province of Cavite after Dasmariñas.

  1. ^ City of Bacoor | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.