Bacong

Bacong, officially the Municipality of Bacong, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,207 people.[3]

Bacong
Municipality
Municipality of Bacong
Municipal hall of Bacong
Municipal hall of Bacong
Official seal of Bacong
Seal
Map of Negros Oriental with Bacong highlighted
Map of Negros Oriental with Bacong highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bacong is located in Philippines
Bacong
Bacong
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°14′47″N 123°17′41″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 3rd district
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLenin P. Alviola (NPC)
 • Vice MayorJocelyn A. Alviola (LP)
 • RepresentativeArnolfo A. Teves Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,205 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total40.30 km2 (15.56 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total41,207
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Households
10,105
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.90
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 141.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 739.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 97.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 447.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6216
PSGC
074603000
IDD : area code +63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Bacong was the hometown of the Visayan hero of the Philippine Revolution, Pantaleon Villegas, better known as León Kilat.

Bacong is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Dumaguete.

History
Statue of Pantaleon "Leon Kilat" Villegas at Bacong Town Plaza

Bacong was founded 1801 as a coastal settlement. It is the Province's first town south of the Capital. The famed Church of San Agustin de Hippo and its monastery's construction was started in 1866 by Fray Leandro Arrúe Agudo. two years after he became the town's parish priest in 1864 as part of the Augustinian Recollects missionary work. The monastery now serves a retreat house. The stone churchhouse boasts the Province's tallest belfry and oldest main altar, adorned with gold-leafing and painted friezes. Its choir holds a pipe organ from Zaragoza, Spain, installed in 1898 shortly before the revolution against Spain broke out in Negros Oriental. The only other pipe organ of similar provenance is found in Bohol. With its reasonably well-preserved complex including churchyard and convent (ca 1850), the San Agustin of Hippo Church in Bacong is one of the 26 colonial churches all over the country selected for restoration by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Bacong's historical importance is well-monumented: it is the birthplace of Negros Oriental's hero and only Katipunero – General Pantaleon Villegas, aka Leon Kilat, whose birthday is celebrated every July 27. Barrio Isugan was the site of a battle between Filipino and American soldiers.

Beginning the Second World War, Japanese Imperial forces were entered and occupied in Bacong in 1942. Filipino soldiers and guerrillas were encounter by the Japanese Imperial forces start the conflicts from 1942 to 1945 during the occupation. When Allied forces liberated in Bacong was fought against the Japanese Occupation until the end in World War II in 1945. The general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary was active in 1945 to 1946 in Bacong during and aftermath in World War II.

Points of touristic interest are a string of beaches the length of the Bacong shoreline, sinamay hand looms, and the Negros Oriental Arts and Heritage (NOAH) which produces export quality stone craft furniture, jewel boxes and fashion accessories.

One of the town's bigger barangays, San Miguel, marks its local fiesta with a unique Sinulog de San Miguel, where the archangel and his heavenly army are depicted battling the forces of evil.[5]

Lawmakers have been proposing to transfer the province's airport from the town of Sibulan to Bacong since 2014, and is still pending final approval as of 2022.[6][7]

Geography

Barangays

Bacong is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

  • Balayagmanok
  • Banilad
  • Buntis
  • Buntod
  • Calangag
  • Combado
  • Doldol
  • Isugan
  • Liptong
  • Lutao
  • Magsuhot
  • Malabago
  • Mampas
  • North Poblacion
  • Sacsac
  • San Miguel
  • South Poblacion
  • Sulodpan
  • Timbanga
  • Timbao
  • Tubod
  • West Poblacion

Climate
Climate data for Bacong, Negros Oriental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26
(1.0)		 22
(0.9)		 28
(1.1)		 41
(1.6)		 95
(3.7)		 136
(5.4)		 147
(5.8)		 126
(5.0)		 132
(5.2)		 150
(5.9)		 98
(3.9)		 46
(1.8)		 1,047
(41.3)
Average rainy days 7.5 6.7 8.9 10.4 21.6 25.6 26.3 25.0 24.1 26.2 19.2 12.1 213.6
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[8]

Demographics
Population census of Bacong
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 9,678—    
1918 10,094+0.28%
1939 10,644+0.25%
1948 8,676−2.25%
1960 10,592+1.68%
1970 12,065+1.31%
1975 13,368+2.08%
1980 13,123−0.37%
1990 16,384+2.24%
1995 19,177+2.99%
2000 23,219+4.19%
2007 28,310+2.77%
2010 32,286+4.90%
2015 36,527+2.38%
2020 41,207+2.40%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Bacong
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19]

Education

All public schools in the town of Bacong are administered by Bacong District of DepEd Negros Oriental Division.[20]

Public High Schools
School NameLocation
Buntod National High SchoolBuntod
Ong Che Tee - Bacong National High SchoolSacsac
San Miguel National High SchoolSan Miguel

Private schools
School NameLocation
Bacong Holy Family High SchoolWest Poblacion
Divine Grace International Christian SchoolBuntis
DLHOH Institute Learning CenterNorth Poblacion

Elementary schools
School NameLocation
Bacong Central SchoolWest Poblacion (Town Proper)
Buntod Elementary SchoolBuntod
Calangag Elementary SchoolCalangag
Fausto M. Sarono - Tubod Elementary SchoolTubod
Isugan Elementary SchoolIsugan
Nazario Tale Memorial Elementary SchoolBanilad
Sacsac Elementary SchoolSacsac
San Miguel Elementary SchoolSan Miguel
Timbanga Elementary SchoolTimbanga
Timbao Elementary SchoolTimbao

Sister Cities

South Korea Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

References
  1.  Municipality of Bacong | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Negros Oriental Tourism", About | Cities & Towns. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. "THE MUCH-IMPROVED AIRPORT OF DUMAGUETE!". Department of Transportation. March 11, 2021.
  7. "ALTERNATE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Why Bacong? pilot-legislators explain why…". Negros Chronicle. March 13, 2022.
  8. "Bacong: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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  19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. "dumaguete.com".
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