Bacoor, Cavite |
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Official name | Municipality of Bacoor |
Native name | Bayan ng Bakoor/Bacoor |
Nickname | Cavite's Gateway To The Metropolis |
Settlement type | Municipality |
Motto | Bagong Bacoor: tapat sa serbisyo, nagkakaisa para sa pagbabago! (New Bacoor: True Service, United for Change!) |
Country | Philippines |
Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
Districts | 1st District of Cavite (until June 30, 2010)& Lone District of Bacoor (2nd District of Cavite) (beginning July 1, 2010) |
Barangays | 73 |
Mayor | Strike Revilla (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) |
Vice Mayor | Rosette Miranda-Fernando (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) |
Incorporated (municipality) | September 28, 1671 |
Total Area | 52.40 sq km (20.2 sq mi) |
Population Total | 441,197 (2007) |
Population Density | 8420 sq km (21807.8 sq mi) |
Population Urban | Metro Manila |
Timezone | PST( UTC+8) |
Timezone DST | ( UTC) |
Geocode | � � |
Postal code | 4102 |
Area code | 46 |
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The Municipality of Bacoor (Filipino: Bayan ng Bakoor/Bacoor) is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is part of the first congressional district of Cavite. A sub-urban area, the town is located approximately 16 kilometers away from Manila, on the southeastern shore of Manila Bay, at the northwest portion of the province with an area of 52.4 square kilometers. Bordered to the east by Las Piñas City and Muntinlupa City in Metro Manila, to the south is Dasmariñas, to the west are Kawit and Imus and to the north by Bacoor Bay an inlet of Manila Bay. Bacoor's is separated from Las Piñas by the Zapote River and from Imus and Kawit by Bacoor River.
Its location, southwest of Metro Manila makes Bacoor an important gateway to Metro Manila. This is further reinforced by the fact it contains the south end of the Manila-Cavite Expressway. Bacoor is among the key areas and the fastest growing municipalities in Cavite together with Imus and Dasmariñas, mainly because of their location. Two SM malls are located in Bacoor. During weekdays many residents leave the district to go their places of work in the metropolitan areas such as Manila and Makati cities.
With a population of 441,197 inhabitants, Bacoor is now the most populous municipality in the Philippines after the conversion of Dasmariñas into a city which is the former most popolous. The 2007 Census of Population conducted by the National Statistics Office. It also registered the highest average family income in Cavite in 1997 and 2000.
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Number of ex-soldiers, cops running in polls highest in 2 decades - Newsbreak
Newsbreak--His father Plaridel Abaya, from whom he sort of inherited that congressional seat, is seeking the new congressional seat of -Bacoor- (the town was carved out ... Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:46:50 GMT+00:00
El Nino forces reduction in Maynilad water supply - ABS CBN News
ABS CBN News---...- Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon all in Metro Manila, and the municipalities of -Bacoor-, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in -Cavite- province.--- Date : Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:31:13 GMT+00:00
Maynilad sets 2010 capex - Manila Times
Manila Times---...- Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon. Maynilad also serves the municipalities of -Bacoor-, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in -Cavite- province.--- Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:33:33 GMT+00:00
Isuzu sets summer mall rounds - Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin--Aside from the above malls, Isuzu has also displayed at Waltermart Gapan (Isuzu Cabanatuan), SM City -Bacoor- (Isuzu -Cavite-), SM City Lipa (Isuzu Batangas), ... Date : Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:54:49 GMT+00:00
Maynilad moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions - Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin---...- Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon all in Metro Manila, and the municipalities of -Bacoor-, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in -Cavite- Province.--- Date : Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:58:29 GMT+00:00
Another body dumped in Cavite - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net--CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines �Another suspected victim of summary execution was found in -Bacoor-, -Cavite-, early Sunday, ... Date : Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:12:55 GMT+00:00
SEC oks initial public offering of Globe Asiatique - ABS CBN News
ABS CBN News---...- and office building project along EDSA corner Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, and horizontal housing projects in -Bacoor-, -Cavite- and Mabalacat, Pampanga. ... Date : Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:47:10 GMT+00:00
74-year-old man is Cavite's 21st shooting fatality in poll period - Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin---...- said he remains in a quandry over the murder of Baltazar G. Regulacion, 74, a tenant of one Nicasio S. Gutierrez in Barangay Maliksi, -Bacoor-, -Cavite-. ... Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:19:37 GMT+00:00
BreezeWoods breaks ground for a new Cavite project - Philippine Star
Philippine Star--BreezeWoods Development Corp. broke ground in February for the Breeze Woods 3 Subdivision in -Bacoor-, -Cavite- locatedjust 20 kilometers or a 30-minute drive ... Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:31 GMT+00:00
Alleged leader of rob gang arrested - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net--Colangco was arrested in -Bacoor-, -Cavite-, on February 18 on the strength of a warrant issued by a Las Piñas court on a robbery charge, Rosales said.--- Date : Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:25:31 GMT+00:00
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