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City profile · Philippines · Asia

Bacolod City

City population
454,898
#26
in Philippines
#2
in Western Visayas
#1,270
worldwide
ManilaBacolod City
10.667, 122.950 · 487 km from Manila
City population
454,898
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Philippines
#26
of 519 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,270
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Philippines
0.4%
of the national population

About Bacolod City

Bacolod City is a city in Western Visayas, Philippines with a population of 454,898. It is the 26th largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, and the 1,270th largest worldwide. It lies 487 km from Manila.

Position in Philippines
#26of 519
LargestSmallest
Position in Western Visayas
#2of 36
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#2of 36
Distance to capital
to Manila
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
10.667, 122.950
Record updated
2020-11-01
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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