Bacoor

Bacoor
City of Bacoor
(From top, clockwise) Bacoor Government Center; Bacoor Boulevard; Cuenca Ancestral House; St. Dominic College
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
OpenStreetMap
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
  TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
  MayorStrike B. Revilla
  Vice MayorRowena B. Mendiola
  RepresentativeLani Mercado-Revilla
  City Council
  Electorate309,462 voters (2025)
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)
  Total
664,625
  Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
  Households
164,263
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
5.36
% (2021)
  Revenue3,326 million (2022)
  Assets7,940 million (2022)
  Expenditure2,441 million (2022)
  Liabilities2,584 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4102
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)2
Native languagesTagalog
Major religionsRoman Catholicism, Philippine Independent Church
Feast date2nd Sunday of May, Michaelmas
Catholic dioceseDiocese of Imus
Patron saintSt. Michael the Archangel
Websitewww.bacoor.gov.ph

Bacoor (IPA: [bakoʔˈoɾ]), officially the City of Bacoor (Filipino: Lungsod ng Bacoor), is a 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 and the second largest city in the province of Cavite after Dasmariñas.