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Bacolod City is a City in the Province of Negros Occidental , Philippines . It is the capital and largest city of Negros Occidental. It is best known for its Maskara Festival , held during the month of October. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 429,076 people in 87,441 households. The city is nicknamed the "City of Smiles". It is bordered by Talisay City to the north, the Municipality of Murcia to the east, Bago City to the southwest, and by the Guimaras Strait to the west. The coordinates of Bacolod are . Bacolod is a major Seaport and has daily Ferry trips to Iloilo City . Bacolod is 20 hours from Manila by boat and 7 hours from Cebu City by boat. Bacolod Domestic Airport is located 4 kilometers away from the city's downtown area. Bacolod is 50 minutes from Manila by plane and 30 minutes from Cebu City by plane. Bacolod City is the cleanest and greenest and the most Livable city in the Philippines. It serves as the entrance of the sugar-rich cities and towns of the province. Visitor's facilities abound, modern means of in-land transport can take guests for business or leisure to any point in the island of Negros . The climate in Bacolod City is generally pleasant. Dry season is from December to May while the rainy season, like in other parts of the Philippines , is from June to November. Average temperature is 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit ). HISTORY Bacolod is the commercial center of Western Visayas and a highly urbanized city only next to Manila , Cebu , and Davao . It was made a chartered city on June 18 , 1938 by Commonwealth Act No. 326. The current mayor of Bacolod City is Evelio "Bing" Leonardia and his current vice mayor is Renecito Novero . Rep. Monico Puentebella is also the current representative of the lone district of Bacolod in the Philippine House Of Representatives . Bacolod City has hosted the Centennial Palarong Pambansa 1998 and 2000, Batang Pinoy and recently concluded the 23rd Southeast Asian Games from November 20 to December 4 , 2005 . The games included men and women’s boxing, men’s football, men's and women’s indoor volleyball, men's and women’s beach volleyball and men's and women’s weightlifting. It was also the venue for men's football during the SEA Games. Bacolod city is home to the best stadium in the Philippines, the Panaad Stadium , which has a capacity of around 25,000-30,000 people. Equipped with an Olympic-size swimming pool,a rubberized oval field and a "Eucalyptic atmosphere" because it is shaded by a forest of Eucalyptus trees. Beside the Panaad Stadium is the Panaad Park, home of "Panaad sa Negros" the mother of all festivities in Negros Occidental province. It is a recreational mini forest park that showcases the life, culture, trade, tourism, and foods of the Negrense. Bacolod City, situated on the northwestern part of the island of Negros, is bounded by the Guimaras Strait on the West, the municipality of Talisay on the North, the municipality of Murcia on the East, and Bago City on the South. The City has a land area of 156.1 kilometers. In 1970, it had a population of only 187,300. It has a cool invigorating climate with abundant rainfall. The majority of the people speak Ilonggo and the rest speak Cebuano. Bacolod, the "Sugar City in the Philippines," is one of the most progressive and elite cities in the country. Along its highways, sugarcane plantations are a typical scene; coconut and rice are also grown. The people are engaged in livestock, fishing and pottery. Bacolod was derived from the Ilonggo word "bakolod" --meaning "stonehill" --since the settlement was founded in 1770 on a stonehill area, now the district of Granada and the former site of the Bacolod Murcia Milling Company. Due to the Muslim raids in 1787, Bacolod was transferred towards the shoreline. The old site was called "Da-an Banwa," meaning "old town". In 1894, by order of Governor General Claveria, through Negros Island Governor Manuel Valdevieso Morquecho, Bacolod was made the capital of the Province of Negros. Bernardino de los Santos became the first gobernadorcillo and Fray Julian Gonzaga the first parish priest. The success of the revolution in Bacolod was attributed to the low morale of the local Spanish detachment, due to its defeat in Panay and Luzon and to the psychological warfare of Generals Aniceto Lacson and Juan Araneta. In 1897, a battle in Bacolod was fought at Matab-ang River. A year later, on November 5, 1898, the Negrense "Revolucionarios," armed with knives, bolos, spears, and rifle-like "nipa" stems, and pieces of "sawali" mounted in carts, captured the convento where Coronel de Castro y Cisneros, well-armed "casadores" and platoons of civil guards, surrendered. Two days later, on the 17th, most of the revolutionary army gathered together to establish a Provisional Junta and to confirm the elections of Aniceto Lacson as president, Juan Araneta as war-delegate, as well as the other officials. On March 1899, the American forces led by Colonel James G. Smith occupied Bacolod, the revolutionary capital of the Provisional Republic of Negros. Bacolod City was occupied by the Japanese forces on May 21, 1942. Three years after, it was liberated by the American forces on May 29, 1945. By virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 326, enacted by the National Assembly, the City of Bacolod was created on June 18, 1938. BARANGAYS Bacolod City is politically subdivided into 61 Barangay s.
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