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Bacolor | |
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| Municipality of Bacolor | |
 The half-buried San Guillermo Parish Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Etymology: Level ground | |
| Nickname: Athens of Pampanga | |
| Motto: "Non Plus Ultra"
(English: "No Further Beyond") | |
 Map of Pampanga with Bacolor highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Bacolor Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°59′54″N 120°39′10″E / 14.998428°N 120.65265°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | October 8, 1762[1] |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eduardo "Diman" G. Datu |
| • Vice Mayor | Ron Earvin E. Dungca |
| • Representative | Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 49,843 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.70 km2 (27.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 48,066 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,679 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.48 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 356.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 825.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 235.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 322.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Pampanga 2 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2001 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Bacolor, officially the Municipality of Bacolor (Kapampangan: Balen ning Bakúlud; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bacolor), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,066 people.[4]
Bacolor is the birthplace of Father Anselmo Jorge de Fajardo, considered the "Father of Kapampangan literature"[6] for writing the 1831 Kapampangan "kumidya" Don Gonzalo de Cordova.
- ^ Baluyut, Joelyn G. (October 10, 2012). "Bacolor celebrates 250th anniversary with unveiling of statue of Spanish official". PIA Gitnang Luzon. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ Municipality of Bacolor | (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 III (Central Luzon)". 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.
- ^ Santiago, Luciano (2002). Laying the Foundations: Kapampangan Pioneers in the Philippine Church, 1592-2001. Angeles City: The Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan Studies. ISBN 971-92417-1-3. Retrieved October 14, 2019.