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
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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
 • Total
46.17 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]
 • Total
664,625
 • 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), 1,909 million (2017), 2,054 million (2018), 2,314 million (2019), 2,575 million (2021), 3,326 million (2022)
 • 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), 4,142 million (2017), 4,902 million (2018), 5,470 million (2019), 6,410 million (2021), 7,940 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 2,198 million (2020), 581.2 million (2012), 818.8 million (2013), 1,017 million (2014), 1,120 million (2015), 1,499 million (2016), 908.8 million (2017), 1,016 million (2018), 1,785 million (2019), 2,291 million (2021), 2,441 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,555 million (2020), 926.4 million (2012), 1,070 million (2013), 1,126 million (2014), 1,340 million (2015), 895 million (2016), 1,073 million (2017), 1,513 million (2018), 1,505 million (2019), 2,036 million (2021), 2,584 million (2022)
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.

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