- Bacolor, Pampanga
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Municipality of Bacolor
native_name = "Balen ning Bacolor"
"Bayan ng Bacolor"
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map_caption = Map ofPampanga showing the location of Bacolor.Coordinates: 15 00 N, 120 39 E
mapsize1 = 300px
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Philippines
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 =Central Luzon (Region III)
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 =Pampanga
subdivision_type3 = Districts
subdivision_name3 = Third District of Pampanga
subdivision_type4 =Barangays
subdivision_name4 = 21
class = 4th class
leader_title = Representative, 3rd Congressional District
leader_name = Jesus Reynaldo B. Aquino
leader_title1 =Governor
leader_name1 =Eddie Panlilio (2007-Present Independent)
leader_title2 = Mayor
leader_name2 = Romeo Dungca, Jr. (Lakas-CMD )
established_title2 = Founded
established_date2 =1762
area_total_km2 =
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 16,147
population_density_km2 = 3029
timezone = PST
utc_offset = +8
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postal_code_type =Zip code
postal_code = 2001
area_code = 45
website =Bacolor is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga,
Philippines .During the British Occupation of the Philippines, it became capital of the exiled government of Governor General
Simón de Anda y Salazar from 1762 to 1764. It was the former capital town of Pampanga until the provincial seat of government was transferred to neighboring City of San Fernando in 1904. When it was capital of the Philippines, the provincial offices were temporarily moved to Factoria (now San Isidro, Nueva Ecija).The town was completely buried under several feet of
lahar fromMount Pinatubo , with the most devastating flow covering the town center in 1995. According to the2000 census, it has a population of 16,147 people in 3,029 households.Barangays
Bacolor is politically subdivided into 21
barangay s.External links
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://eksite.com/ eK! (electronic Kabalen) - a Pampanga-based Kapampangan journal of ideas]
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