Bacong, Negros Oriental

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Bacong
— Municipality —

Map of Negros Oriental with Bacong highlighted
Bacong Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 09°15′N 123°17′E / 9.250°N 123.283°E / 9.250; 123.283Coordinates: 09°15′N 123°17′E / 9.250°N 123.283°E / 9.250; 123.283
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Negros Oriental
Congr. district	3rd district of Negros Oriental
Barangays	22
Government^[1]
• Mayor	Lenin P. Alviola
Area^[2]
• Total	40.30 km² (15.56 sq mi)
Population (2010)^[3]
• Total	32,286
• Density	Bad rounding here800/km² (Bad rounding here2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6216
Dialing code	35

Bacong is a fourth-class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 32,286 people.^[3] Bacong was the hometown of the Visayan hero of the Philippine Revolution, Pantaleon Villegas, better known as León Kilat.

Barangays

Bacong is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

Population census of Bacong
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	16,384	—
1995	19,177	3.2%
2000	23,219	3.9%
2007	28,310	2.87%
2010	32,286	4.48%
Source: National Statistics Office ^[3]

^ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
^ "Province: Negros Oriental". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010". 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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Bacong

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Province of Negros Oriental

Municipalities	Amlan Ayungon Bacong Basay Bindoy Dauin Jimalalud La Libertad Mabinay Manjuyod Pamplona San Jose Santa Catalina Siaton Sibulan Tayasan Valencia Vallehermoso Zamboanguita

Component cities	Bais Bayawan Canlaon Dumaguete Guihulngan Tanjay