Bacolod | |
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| Municipality of Bacolod | |
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| Coordinates:8°11′21″N124°01′26″E / 8.189219°N 124.023778°E /8.189219; 124.023778 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Lanao del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | May 10, 1956 |
| Barangays | 16 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Judith V. Miquiabas |
| • Vice Mayor | Alfons Janssen P. Marcera |
| • Representative | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 15,531 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.10 km2 (40.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 24,963 |
| • Density | 239.80/km2 (621.07/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,110 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.44 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 159.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 237.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 122.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 111.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 9205 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
| Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Bacolod, officially theMunicipality of Bacolod (Maranao:Inged a Bacolod;Cebuano:Lungsod sa Bacolod;Tagalog:Bayan ng Bacolod), is amunicipality in theprovince ofLanao del Norte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,367 people. The town is home to the ruins of an old Spanish fort, known as Fort Almonte, which is in dire need of proper conservation and faithful restoration by theNational Museum of the Philippines.[5]
Bacolod in the Maranao language means "wide shore".[citation needed] When Maranaos and other people pass the area as they journey by sea, they will always see the shore along present-day Bacolod very wide during low tide, hence, they call the area "bacolod". It was once a mere barrio of themunicipality of Kolambugan, the oldest town of the province of Lanao del Norte. This island is located at a point of an existing barangay called Binuni.[citation needed]
Before the Spanish colonization of the Philippine archipelago began, the majority people living in Bacolod were the Maranaos. According to the story from the old leaders, during Spanish colonial period some of the leaders from the interior areas of Lanao del Norte usually cross the beach of municipality of Kolambugan to the coastline of what is now Ozamiz City by boat to kidnap people living in other side and make them as workers (personal helper), many of whom are Visayans.[citation needed]
During the American colonial period, under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) of the Commonwealth Government, there was a Philippine House of Representative proposal to invade the Island of Mindanao to use the some land to help the Philippine Government, and one of the opposition that time is Congressman Datu Salipada Khalid Pendatun. The proposal was approved and signed by PresidentManuel L. Quezon. The settlers compose of people from Luzon and Visayas who have various knowledgeable skill jobs such as farming, engineering, logging, construction, etc.
In Lanao del Norte, the transport of settlers was paacefully successful due to the smooth negotiations with the Maranao tribal leaders and landlords. As a welcome sign, the landlords donated a five-hectare plot of land to the settlers to start a new life. The family of settler worked to the landowners in the process, and as a gift since they are very good workers, the land lord gave the small piece of land. It is said that settlers trade goods to the landlord in exchange of lands. Some of landlords' sons marry the daughter of their workers which result and until the majority living in Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental has blood in Maranao Tribe (Muslim Blood).[citation needed]
On the hand, the settlement has going problem and conflict between Non-Muslim and Muslim when Martial Law is implemented.[citation needed]
Bacolod is politically subdivided into 16barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Bacolod, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 58 (2.3) | 67 (2.6) | 60 (2.4) | 109 (4.3) | 114 (4.5) | 83 (3.3) | 78 (3.1) | 76 (3.0) | 92 (3.6) | 86 (3.4) | 63 (2.5) | 955 (37.7) |
| Average rainy days | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 221.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1960 | 9,874 | — |
| 1970 | 10,685 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 12,232 | +2.75% |
| 1980 | 13,418 | +1.87% |
| 1990 | 14,637 | +0.87% |
| 1995 | 16,454 | +2.22% |
| 2000 | 17,020 | +0.73% |
| 2007 | 19,872 | +2.16% |
| 2010 | 21,818 | +3.46% |
| 2015 | 23,034 | +1.04% |
| 2020 | 24,367 | +1.19% |
| 2024 | 24,963 | +0.58% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | ||
Poverty incidence of Bacolod
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
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