Bacolor
Bacolor | |
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| Municipality of Bacolor | |
The half-buried San Guillermo Parish Church | |
| Etymology: Level ground | |
| Nickname: Athens of Pampanga | |
| Motto: "Non Plus Ultra"
(English: "No Further Beyond") | |
Map of Pampanga with Bacolor highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
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 |
| 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 | 49,890 voters (2025) |
| 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) | |
• 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 |
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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.
Bacolor is the birthplace of Father Anselmo Jorge de Fajardo, considered the "Father of Kapampangan literature" for writing the 1831 Kapampangan "kumidya" Don Gonzalo de Cordova.