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{{Short description|Component city in Cavite, Philippines}}
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 | 3= Catherine S. Evaristo
 | 4= Michael E. Solis
 | 5= Adrielito G. Gawaran
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 | 7= Alejandro F. Gutierrez
 | 8= Levy M. Tela
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 | 11= Reynaldo D. Palabrica
 | 12= Reynaldo M. Fabian
 | 13= Rogelio M. Nolasco
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'''Bacoor''' ({{IPA-tl|bakoʔˈoɾ|IPA}}), officially the '''City of Bacoor''' ({{lang-fil|Lungsod ng Bacoor}}), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, {{wipe|Philippines}}. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 664,625 people, making it the 15th most populous city in the Philippines{{PH census|current}} and the second largest city in the province of Cavite after Dasmariñas.

==Etymology==
The name of Bacoor is transcribed in old sources variously as "Bacoor", "Bacor", "Bakur", etc. It was originally the name of the Bacoor Bay which separates the Cavite peninsula from the mainland. The name is believed to be originally from the Philippine Negrito languages, meaning "circle", referring to the shape of the bay.<ref name="Chamberlain">{{cite journal |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Alexander F. |title=Philippine Studies. 1. Place-Names |journal=The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal |date=January–November 1900 |volume=22 |pages=394–399}}</ref>

Another possible origin of the name of Bacoor is from [[Social:Tagalog language|Tagalog]] for "highlands" or "plateau" (cf. [[Place:Bacolor|Bacolor]] and Bacolod).<ref name="Lesho">{{cite book |last1=Lesho |first1=Marivic |last2=Sippola |first2=Eeva |title=Vergleichende Kolonialtoponomastik Strukturen und Funktionen kolonialer Ortsbenennung |date=2018 |publisher=De Gruyter |chapter=Toponyms in Manila and Cavite, Philippines |isbn=9783110608618 |pages=317–332}}</ref>

==History==
===Spanish colonization era===
Bacoor was one of the flashpoints of the Cavite Mutiny of 1872. Bacoor's parish priest at that time, Fr. Mariano Gómez, was one of the GOMBURZA trio implicated in the mutiny for advocating the [[Philosophy:Secularization|secularization]] of priesthood in the Philippines. He and the rest of GOMBURZA were executed at Bagumbayan in 1872.<ref name=Gomez>{{cite web|url=http://www.manilacathedral.org/history/7th-cath.htm |title=The Secularization Issue and the Execution of Gomburza |work=The Seventh Cathedral: 1879-1945 |publisher=The Manila Cathedral |access-date=August 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000521/http://www.manilacathedral.org/history/7th-cath.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref name=Gomez2>{{cite web |url=http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/gomburza.html |title=GOMBURZA: Reluctant martyrs started it all |publisher=Filipino.biz.ph - Philippine Culture |access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> The death of the GOMBURZA served as the inspiration for Jose Rizal's ''El Filibusterismo'', which in turn influenced the ignition of the Philippine Revolution.

[[File:Bacoor revo govt HQ.jpg|thumb|left|Bahay na bato (Cuenca Ancestral House) served as the headquarters of the Philippine revolutionary government in 1898.]]
During the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896, Bacoor was one of the first towns in Cavite to rise up. A Katipunan chapter, codenamed ''Gargano'', led by Gil Ignacio from barrio Banalo, started the hostilities in Bacoor on September 2, 1896, three days after the revolution began.<ref name=Aguinaldo>{{cite book |title=Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan |first=Emilio |last=Aguinaldo |place=Manila |year=1964}}</ref>

On February 17, 1897, General Emilio Aguinaldo's 40,000-strong force confronted a 20,000-strong Spanish reinforcement at the Zapote River. The Katipuneros reinforced the southern bank of the river with trenches designed by Filipino [[Engineering:Engineer|engineer]] Edilberto Evangelista. 

Edilberto Evangelista was known as the "Engineer of the revolution" and the "Hero of the revolution". They also blew up the Zapote Bridge with explosives which killed several Spaniards crossing it and thereby preventing them from reaching Cavite and forcing them to retreat to Muntinlupa. Despite the Filipino victory, they lost the brilliant Evangelista who was killed in action.<ref name="Aguinaldo" /><ref name="Zapote">{{cite book|author=Crisanto, Joyce M.|author2=Chit dela Torre|name-list-style=amp |title=The Battle of Zapote Bridge |work=Las Piñas: A City with Heritage |publisher=Villar Foundation |year=2006 |location=Las Piñas, Philippines }}</ref>

However, after the Spanish counteroffensive in May 1897, Bacoor and the rest of Cavite finally fell to the Spaniards, forcing Aguinaldo and his men to retreat to Biak-na-Bato.<ref name=Aguinaldo/>

===American invasion era===
[[File:Zapote River Bridge in 1899.jpg|thumb|left|Zapote Bridge in 1899, site of the historic battle in 1897 which killed Gen. Edilberto Evangelista]]
With the Philippine declaration of independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, hostilities reignited in Cavite and Bacoor was designated as the first capital of Emilio Aguinaldo's revolutionary government until it was transferred to Malolos, Bulacan in August 1898, a month before the convening of the Malolos Congress.<ref name=Aguinaldo/> 

The Zapote Bridge became the site once again of another battle on June 13, 1899, this time between Philippine and {{wipe|United States}} troops. An American force of 1,200 men supported by naval gunfire from the American squadron in Manila Bay crushed a 5,000-strong Filipino force led by General Pío del Pilar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nhcp.gov.ph/the-other-battle-of-zapote-the-filipinos-bloody-defense-of-the-motherland/ |title=The Other Battle of Zapote: The Filipinos' Bloody Defense of the Motherland |first=Cielo |last=Reyno |publisher=National Historical Commission of the Philippines |date=April 3, 2013 |access-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Philippine Insurrection Against the United States |first=John R. M. |last=Taylor |place=Pasay |year=1971 }}</ref> Zapote Bridge's special place in Philippine history is depicted today in Bacoor's city seal.

On October 15, 1903, the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 947, merging Bacoor and Perez-Dasmariñas with Imus.<ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=Act|number=947|title=An Act Reducing the Twenty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Cavite to Eleven|url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%20947|date=October 15, 1903|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}</ref> Bacoor was reconstituted as an independent municipality on October 24, 1906 by virtue of Act No. 1551, thus separating it from Imus.<ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=Act|number=1551|title=An act increasing the number of municipalities in the province of Cavite from eleven to twelve, by separating from Imus the former municipality of Bacoor and giving the latter the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of act numbered 947|url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%201551|date=October 24, 1906|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}</ref>

===Japanese occupation era===
During World War II, in 1942, Japanese occupation forces entered Bacoor and other towns of Cavite province. From May 7, 1942, to August 15, 1945, many Caviteños joined the Cavite Guerrilla Unit (CGU), a recognized guerrilla group headed by Colonel Mariano Castañeda. 

This group would eventually become the Filipino-American Cavite Guerrilla Forces (FACGF). Colonel Francisco Guerrero and the FACGF's 2nd Infantry Regiment was put in charge of Japanese resistance in Bacoor. 

The FAGCF, together with Filipino soldiers under the 4th, and 42nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberated and recaptured Bacoor and 4th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was defeated the Japanese Imperial Army forces from January 1, to August 15, 1945, during the Allied liberation of the Philippines.<ref name="Japanese">{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/kabitenyo1/kabite3m.htm|title=Cavite during the Japanese Occupation|work=Cavite Historical and Cultural Page|publisher=Cavite State University-College of Arts and Sciences|date=April 10, 2012 |access-date=April 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503132751/http://www.reocities.com/kabitenyo1/kabite3m.htm|archive-date=May 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Philippine independence===
On June 21, 1988, Mayor Angelito Miranda was assassinated in front of a hospital in Las Piñas by two gunmen, which the police claimed to be from a notorious drug syndicate.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Naval|first1=Toting G. M.|last2=Fernando|first2=Jean|title=Bacoor mayor killed in Las Piñas|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=June 23, 1988|page=1}}</ref>

===Cityhood===
During the 1990s and 2000s, Bacoor attempted to achieve cityhood status due to its growing population and tax income, with several cityhood bills filed in Congress in 1997, 2000 and 2007. On July 25, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10160 creating the City of Bacoor.<ref name="ra10160" /> It was ratified through a plebiscite on June 23, 2012,<ref name=Cityhood>{{cite news|url=http://96.31.84.32/articles/363121/bacoor-votes-on-cityhood-today#.UVmi3RxmiSo |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410010806/http://96.31.84.32/articles/363121/bacoor-votes-on-cityhood-today%23.UVmi3RxmiSo |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |url-status=dead|title=Bacoor Votes on Cityhood Today |work=Manila Bulletin|date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2013 }}</ref> wherein majority of the town's participated registered voters favored the cityhood.<ref name=Yes>{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/262995/news/regions/bacoor-now-a-city-in-cavite-after-plebiscite-imus-town-next |title=Bacoor, Now a City after Plebiscite |work=GMA News|date=June 24, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2013}}</ref> 

With the incorporation of Bacoor as a city, it was divided into two legislative districts, Bacoor West and Bacoor East. During the 2013 mid-term elections, the citizens of Bacoor voted for six councilors for each of the two districts.

{{Referendum
| title          = Bacoor cityhood plebiscite
| yes            = 36,226
| yespct         = 90.38
| no             = 3,854
| nopct          = 9.62
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| source         = [https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/218991/36226-residents-ratify-bacoor%E2%80%99s-conversion-into-city/ News article] from Philippine Daily Inquirer
}}

On April 12, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11274, amending Section 10(B) of RA No. 10160;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lawlibrary.chanrobles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89788:87488&catid=2185&Itemid=738 |title=Republic Act No. 11274 |date=April 12, 2019 |website=ChanRobles Virtual Law Library |publisher=ChanRobles & Associates Law Firm |access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> as a result, eight barangays had their names P.F. Espiritu corrected to Panapaan, and another, Zapote V, which was inadvertently omitted in the list provided by an earlier law, was included as part of Bacoor West.<ref name="sb2036">{{cite web |url=http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/2871325159!.pdf |title=Senate Bill No. 2036 |date=2018 |website=Senate of the Philippines |publisher=Government of the Philippines |access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>

===2023 plebiscite===
On March 28, 2023, the city government passed ''City Ordinance No. 275-2023'', signed by mayor Strike Revilla, pursuant to the ''Local Government Code of 1991''.<ref name="Pr727" /><ref name="Pdi729" /> The said ordinance aimed to reduce 49 barangays to 23:<ref name="Pr727" /><ref name="pMBI602" /> 44 to be merged into 18; five others to be renamed as a consequence of the merger.<ref name="Pr727" /><ref name="pDI728" /> As a result, the number of city's barangays will be reduced from 73 to 47.<ref name="Pmt730" /><ref name="pMB731" />

On May 17, the Commission on Elections issued ''Resolution No. 10917''<ref name="pMBI602">{{cite news |last=Naval |first=Gerard |url=https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/comelec-to-hold-plebiscite-for-merging-renaming-of-bacoor-barangays/ |title=Comelec to hold plebiscite for merging, renaming of Bacoor barangays |work=Malaya Business Insight |date=June 2, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> for the conduct of the plebiscite, which was set on July 29.<ref name="pDI728" /><ref name="Pdi729">{{cite news |last=Mallari |first=Delfin Jr. |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1809167/bacoor-city-holds-plebiscite-for-barangay-merging/ |title=Bacoor City holds plebiscite for barangay merging |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 29, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref>

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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''Barangays to be merged''' 
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|Aniban 1, Aniban 3, Aniban 5
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|Aniban 2, Aniban 4
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|Digman, Kaingin
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|Ligas 1, Ligas 2
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|Mabolo 1, Mabolo 2, Mabolo 3
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|Maliksi 2, Maliksi 3
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|Mambog 2, Mambog 5
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|Niog 1, Niog 2, Niog 3
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|Panapaan 2, Panapaan 3
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|Panapaan 5, Panapaan 6
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|Composanto, Daang Bukid, Tabing Dagat ''(old Poblacion)''
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|Real 1, Real 2
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|Salinas 2, Salinas 3, Salinas 4
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|Alima, Banalo, Sineguelasan
|Sinbanali
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|Talaba 1, Talaba 3, Talaba 7
|Talaba 1
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|Talaba 4, Talaba 5, Talaba 6
|Talaba 3
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|Zapote 1, Zapote 2
|Zapote 1
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|Zapote 3, Zapote 4
|Zapote 2
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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|'''Barangays to be renamed'''
|-
|Ligas 3
|Ligas 2
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|Panapaan 4
|Panapaan 3
|-
|Panapaan 7
|Panapaan 5
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|Panapaan 8
|Panapaan 6
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|Zapote 5
|Zapote 3
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|colspan=2|{{small|'''NOTE:''' Barangays bearing the present name, ''Panapaan'', were mentioned in the ordinance as its former one, ''P.F. Espiritu''.<ref name="sb2036" /><ref name="Pr727" />}}
|}

A plebiscite was held in 223 clustered precincts across 22 voting centers, as well as in the city jail,<ref name="Pmt730" /> with more than a hundred thousand registered voters expected to participate.<ref name="Pr727" /> Despite low voter turnout,<ref name="Pps731" /> majority of voters agreed with the ordinance.<ref name="Pmt730">{{cite news |last=Abrina |first=Dennis |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/30/regions/yes-vote-prevails-in-bacoor-plebiscite/1903149/ |title='Yes' vote prevails in Bacoor plebiscite |work=The Manila Times |date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Pps731">{{cite news |last=Jaymalin |first=Mayen |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/07/31/2285140/plebiscite-ratifies-merger-renaming-bacoor-barangays/ |title=Plebiscite ratifies merger, renaming of Bacoor barangays |work=The Philippine Star |date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> The plebiscite results were announced after midnight of July 30.<ref name="pMB731">{{cite news |last=Deña |first=Carla |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/31/bacoor-city-reduces-barangays-from-73-to-47-following-plebiscite |title=Bacoor City down to 47 barangays from 73 after plebiscite |work=Manila Bulletin |date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref>

Local officials had argued that once ratified, the merger of 44 barangays will increase their annual income by about 147–197%.<ref name="Pr727">{{cite news |last=de Leon |first=Dwight |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/things-to-know-july-29-2023-plebiscite-bacoor-cavite-merge-rename-barangays/ |title=Fast facts: July 29 plebiscite to merge, rename barangays in Bacoor, Cavite |work=Rappler |date=July 27, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref> COMELEC said that the city's 223 clustered precincts will be decreased for the upcoming nationwide barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October.<ref name="pDI728">{{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1808573/bacoor-barangay-plebiscite-set-july-29/ |title=Bacoor barangay plebiscite set July 29 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023}}</ref>

{{Referendum
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| yes            = 29,285
| yespct         = 90.72
| no             = 2,994
| nopct          = 9.28
| majorityneeded = 50.00
| valid          = 32,279
| validpct       = {{percentage | 32,279 | 32,380 | 2}}
| invalid        = 101
| invalidpct     = {{percentage | 101 | 32,380 | 2}}
| total          = 32,380
| turnoutpct     = 28.30
| electorate     = 114,416
| source         = [https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/07/31/2285140/plebiscite-ratifies-merger-renaming-bacoor-barangays/ (1)] [https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/bacoor-votes-yes-merging-renaming-barangays/ (2)]
}}

==Geography==
[[File:Molino Dam.jpg|right|thumb|The Molino Dam was built during the Spanish period to divert water for farm irrigation.]]

===Physical===
Bacoor is strategically located at the gateway to [[Place:Metro Manila|Metro Manila]]. A sub-urban area, the city is located {{convert|5|km}} from Imus and {{convert|15|km}} southwest of Manila, on the southeastern shore of Manila Bay, at the northwest portion of the province with an area of 52.4 square kilometers. 

It is bordered to the east by Las Piñas and Muntinlupa, to the south by Dasmariñas, to the west by Kawit and Imus, and to the north by Bacoor Bay an inlet of Manila Bay. Bacoor is separated from Las Piñas by the Zapote River and from Imus and Kawit by Bacoor River.

Most of the city is composed of flat, formerly agricultural lands, with some areas such as the coastal barangays of Zapote, Talaba, Niog, and Panapaan lying below sea level. Some barangays such as Molino and Queens Row are situated on the hills that form valleys along the upstream portion of Zapote River.

===Barangays===
Bacoor is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

These barangays are grouped into two local electoral districts officially called Bacoor West and Bacoor East, which are represented in the city council by their respective councilors. However, the city government has officially abandoned such name designation for the electoral districts and has released edicts officially calling them as District 1 and District 2, respectively.<ref name="ra10160">{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=10160|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2012/04/10/republic-act-no-10160/|title=Charter of the City of Bacoor|year=April 10, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite PH act|chamber-RA|number=11274|title=An Act Amending Section 10(b) of Republic Act No. 10160, Otherwise Known as the "Charter of the City of Bacoor"| url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2019/04/12/republic-act-no-11274/ |date=April 12, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Ph fil bacoor.png|thumb|Political map of Bacoor (prior to July 29, 2023 plebiscite)]]

'''Bacoor West (District 1)'''
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Aniban I{{efn-ua|name=m|Comprising old barangays merged in 2023.}}
* Aniban II{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Dulong Bayan
* Habay I
* Habay II
* Kaingin Digman{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Ligas I{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Ligas II{{efn-ua|name=rn|Renamed in 2023.}}
* Mabolo{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Maliksi I
* Maliksi II{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Niog{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Panapaan I
* Panapaan II{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Panapaan III{{efn-ua|name=rn}}
* Panapaan IV{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Panapaan V{{efn-ua|name=rn}}
* Panapaan VI{{efn-ua|name=rn}}
* Poblacion{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Real{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Salinas I
* Salinas II{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* San Nicolas I
* San Nicolas II
* San Nicolas III
* Sinbanali{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Talaba I{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Talaba II
* Talaba III{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Zapote I{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Zapote II{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Zapote III{{efn-ua|name=rn}}
 {{div col end}}

'''Bacoor East (District 2)'''
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* Bayanan
* Mambog I
* Mambog II{{efn-ua|name=m}}
* Mambog III
* Mambog IV
* Molino I
* Molino II
* Molino III
* Molino IV
* Molino V
* Molino VI
* Molino VII
* Queens Row Central
* Queens Row East
* Queens Row West
{{div col end}}

{{notelist-ua}}

===Climate===
Under the [[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate classification]] system, Bacoor features a [[Earth:Tropical savanna climate|tropical savanna climate]] that borders on a [[Earth:Tropical monsoon climate|tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate classification]] Aw/Am). Together with the rest of the Philippines, Bacoor lies entirely within the tropics. Its proximity to the [[Astronomy:Equator|equator]] means that the temperature range is very small, rarely going lower than {{convert|20|C|F}}  and going higher than {{convert|38|C|F}} . However, humidity levels are usually very high which makes it feel much warmer. It has a distinct [[Earth:Dry season|dry season]] from late December through April, and a relatively lengthy wet season that covers the remaining period. Southwest monsoon or ''Habagat'' can occur from June to September and can cause flooding in parts of the city.

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| metric first = Yes
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| Jan high C = 30
| Feb high C = 31
| Mar high C = 32
| Apr high C = 34
| May high C = 34
| Jun high C = 33
| Jul high C = 32
| Aug high C = 31
| Sep high C = 32
| Oct high C = 32
| Nov high C = 31
| Dec high C = 30
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| Jan low C = 24
| Feb low C = 24
| Mar low C = 25
| Apr low C = 27
| May low C = 27
| Jun low C = 26
| Jul low C = 26
| Aug low C = 25
| Sep low C = 26
| Oct low C = 26
| Nov low C = 26
| Dec low C = 25
| year low C = 
| Jan precipitation mm = 32.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 31.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 28.2
| Apr precipitation mm = 26.9
| May precipitation mm = 188.9
| Jun precipitation mm = 225.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 420.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 377.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 332.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 145.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 128.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 76.3
| year precipitation mm = 
| Jan rain days = 6
| Feb rain days = 6
| Mar rain days = 4
| Apr rain days = 4
| May rain days = 12
| Jun rain days = 18
| Jul rain days = 21
| Aug rain days = 23
| Sep rain days = 21
| Oct rain days = 17
| Nov rain days = 14
| Dec rain days = 10
| source 1 = World Weather Online<ref name="met_norms">
{{cite web 
| url = http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Bacoor-weather-averages/Cavite/PH.aspx
| title = Bacoor Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = World Weather Online
| access-date = April 1, 2013}}</ref>
| date     = January 2013}}

==Demographics==
{{Philippine Census 
| align= right
| title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}}
| 2025 = 
| 2030 = 
| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|current}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} 
}}
In the 2020 census, the population of Bacoor, was 664,625 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|664,625/46.17|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}. It is the second most populous city in the province after Dasmariñas.

The city is a bedroom community of Metro Manila which owes its large population to the influx of low and middle-income settlers who availed of the various housing projects and subdivisions in it.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/11515/bacoor-and-korea |title=Bacoor and Korea |first=Rina |last=Jimenez-David |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=September 8, 2011 |access-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref>

===Religion===
[[File:Saint Michael the Archangel of Bacoor.jpg|thumb|left|Saint Michael the Archangel, Patron saint of Bacoor, Cavite.]]

Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in Bacoor. It is part of the Diocese of Imus and is the seat of the Vicariate of St. Michael the Archangel and the Vicariate of Santo Niño de Molino. One of Bacoor's notable parish priests was Fr. Mariano Gómez, one of the GOMBURZA trio implicated in the Cavite Mutiny who served as parish priest at the Bacoor parish church from 1824 to his death in 1872.<ref name=Gomez/><ref name=Gomez2/> Another notable priest who served the parish of Bacoor was St. Ezekiel Moreno at the time when it was still part of the vast hacienda of the Recollects. He tirelessly provided the Last Rites to the victims of a cholera plague which affected the towns of Bacoor and Imus and was responsible for the rehabilitation of the Molino Dam to irrigate the rice fields of Bacoor and Las Piñas.

Most of the original inhabitants of Bacoor are Aglipayans. During the Philippine Revolution, many of Bacoor's inhabitants became members of the [[Religion:Philippine Independent Church|Philippine Independent Church]], also known as the Aglipayan Church, the religious arm of General Emilio Aguinaldo's government. The Aglipayan Church has a long and colorful history in the city. It is one of the first places in the Philippines to join the new movement, and the Catholic priest at that time, Fr. Fortunato Clemena, became the first Aglipayan priest of Bacoor, as well as the first Aglipayan Bishop of Cavite, during the Aglipayan Schism period. Most of the first members of the church in Bacoor were Katipuneros headed by General Mariano Noriel, who is also the first president of the laymen organization. Despite the influx of largely non-Aglipayan migrants from Manila and from other provinces, the strong presence of the Aglipayan church is still evident in the city. The Aglipayan Diocese of Cavite's Cathedral in Barangay Digman, which was also dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, is situated a few blocks away from the town's Catholic church. It is the second dominant religion in Bacoor.

Bacoor also has a significant population of Muslims, mostly middle-class Maranao traders and merchants, with a minority of Badjao fishing communities. Several mosques cater to the local Muslim community of Bacoor, the largest being Masjid As-Salaamah, opposite Zapote market. A number of Protestant and other [[Religion:Christianity|Christian]] denominations also have a presence in the city.

==Economy==
{{stack|float=left|{{PH poverty incidence}}}}
[[File:Bacoorjf0252 14.JPG|thumb|right|Mussels and oysters are two of Bacoor's main products.]]
[[File:Bacoorjf0115 07.JPG|thumb|right|Bamboo is another common product in Bacoor.]]

===Commerce===
Bacoor is currently experiencing a rapid shift from an agriculture-based economy to a residential/commercial urban center. Nowadays, retail, manufacturing, banking and service sectors are Bacoor's primary income earners. Commercial activities are sporadic throughout the city ranging from wholesale to retail establishments, restaurants and eateries, hardware and construction supplies and other service-related industries, especially those located in SM City Bacoor where it serves as the city's main income earner. The mostly residential area of Molino is also home to SM Center Molino at the corner of Molino Road and Daang Hari. The entrance area from the Coastal Road to Aguinaldo Highway in Talaba and the area surrounding the Zapote Public Market (now the Bacoor Public Market) are other commercial centers. Bacoor has branches of 11 different commercial banks all over the city.

Meanwhile, agricultural area has lessened to only 100 hectares while fishponds which likewise decreased to almost half of the original 760 hectares. Salt production, fishing, oyster and mussel culture, which are now being threatened to near extinction because of pollution and overpopulation, are the other sources of income of the residents. These industries are also threatened by the construction of the Cavite Coastal Road Extension which directly affected the Bacoor shoreline.<ref name="Econ">{{cite web|url=http://www.fhphilippines.org/work_bacoor.html |title=Community Profile: Bacoor, Cavite |publisher=Food for the Hungry Philippines |year=2004 |access-date=April 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201758/http://www.fhphilippines.org/work_bacoor.html |archive-date=April 26, 2014 }}</ref>

===Land use===
Land use developments in Bacoor include a proposed industrial village in Barangay Niog which will include light cottage industries with supporting residential and commercial facilities. A vast tract of land in Molino area, on the other hand, is envisioned to host residential, institutional and commercial facilities. Dubbed as the ''New Bacoor'', the land use plan in Molino seeks to utilize the area not only as a dormitory for individuals who work in Metro Manila but also for people who have migrated to Bacoor in search of economic advancement. {{clear-left}}

==Government==

===City seal===
[[File:Bacoor-official logo.png|170px|right]]
The current seal of the City of Bacoor was adopted in 2012 after its conversion to city. It bears resemblance to the previous seal when Bacoor was still a municipality, but with additional symbols that reflect the city's character and recent developments. It is composed of a circular ribbon with the phrases ''Lungsod ng Bacoor'' (City of Bacoor) and ''Lalawigan ng Cavite'' (Province of Cavite) on the top and bottom portion of the ribbon. The ribbon symbolizes the continuity of Bacoor's time-honored traditions despite its conversion to a city. On the foreground is the Zapote Bridge, which was the site of two major battles during the Philippine Revolution against Spain and the Filipino-American War. The bridge features 73 bricks symbolizing the 73 barangays that make up to city. Written on the bridge is 1671, the year the city was founded.<ref name=Seal>{{cite web |url=http://philgovseals.nhcp.gov.ph/bacoor-city/ |title=Bacoor (City) |work=Interactive Registry of Government Seals |publisher=National Historical Commission of the Philippines |access-date=August 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821030112/http://philgovseals.nhcp.gov.ph/bacoor-city/ |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Underneath the bridge is a body of water symbolizing Zapote River, which passes through the city. Floating over it is a mussel shell, a seafood cultivated in the city and symbolizes its two new districts, Bacoor West and Bacoor East. On top of the bridge is an 11-member marching band, symbolizing the 11 marching bands that are found in the city and a callback to its nickname as the country's marching band capital. Serving as background to the bridge are (on the left) a bamboo tree, from which the city's name was taken and describes the resilient nature of its people; and (on the right) buildings, which symbolizes the city's progress. Between these two symbols is the Philippine sun with its eight rays, signifying the city's role in the province during the revolution against Spain. Above the sun is 2012, the year Bacoor was converted into a city of Cavite. Behind these symbols are the colors of the Philippine flag: red, which symbolizes courage; white, symbolizing peace; and blue, which symbolizes the people of Bacoor's calmness, serenity and commitment to protecting the environment, as well as of the waters of its rivers and Manila Bay.<ref name=Seal/>

===Elected officials===
[[File:New_Bacoor_City_Hall_at_the_Bacoor_Government_Center_in_Bacoor,_Cavite,_Philippines.JPG|thumb|left|The New Bacoor City Hall at the Bacoor Government Center]]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em; float:right; clear:right;"
! colspan=2 bgcolor="peach" align="center" | City Government of Bacoor<br />(2022–2025)
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" | Representative
|- style="text-align:center;" 
|colspan=2 align="center" | Lani Mercado-Revilla
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" | Mayor
|- style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=2 align="center" | Strike Revilla
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" | Vice Mayor
|- style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=2 align="center" | Rowena Bautista-Mendiola
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" | Sangguniang Panlungsod Members
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''Bacoor West<br />(District 1)''' || '''Bacoor East<br />(District 2)'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Catherine Sarino-Evaristo || Roberto L. Advincula
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Michael E. Solis || Reynaldo D. Palabrica
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Adrielito G. Gawaran || Reynaldo M. Fabian
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Alejandro F. Gutierrez  || Rogelio M. Nolasco
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Levy M. Tela || Alde Joselito F. Pagulayan
|- style="text-align:center;"
|  || Simplicio G. Dominguez
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" |President, Liga Ng Mga Barangay/ LNB (formerly ABC)
|- style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=2 align="center"  | Ramon N. Bautista {{small|(Habay II)}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" |President, Sangguniang Kabataan Federation
|- style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=2 align="center"  | Mac Raven Espiritu {{small|(Daang-Bukid)}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2 align="center" |Provincial Board Members
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| Ram Revilla-Bautista || Edwin E. Malvar
|}

Pursuant to Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991,<ref>{{cite web |website=The LawPhil Project|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html |title=An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991 |publisher=8th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=April 21, 2014}}</ref> the city government is to be composed of a mayor (''alkalde''), a vice mayor (''bise alkalde'') and members (''kagawad'') of the legislative branch Sangguniang Panlungsod alongside a secretary to the said legislature, all of which are elected to a three-year term and are eligible to run for three consecutive terms.

As with every Philippine city, Bacoor's chief executive is the city mayor. Elected to a term of three years and limited to three consecutive terms, the chief executive appoints the directors of each city department, which include the office of administration, engineering office, information office, legal office, and treasury office. The incumbent mayor of Bacoor is Lani Mercado-Revilla, from the Lakas Party, who first served as the city's lone representative in the Philippine House of Representatives from 2010 to 2016. She is the wife or former Senator Ramon Revilla, Jr.<ref name=Bacoor2016>{{cite news |work=The Philippine Star|url=http://www.philstar.com/police-metro/2016/05/11/1581996/lani-nanalong-mayor-ng-bacoor |title=Lani, nanalong mayor ng Bacoor |location=Intramuros, Manila, Philippines |date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref>

The city's vice mayor performs duties as acting governor in the absence of the mayor. The vice mayor also automatically succeeds as mayor upon the death of the incumbent. The vice mayor also convenes the Sangguniang Panlungsod, the city's legislative body. The incumbent vice mayor of Bacoor is Catherine Sarino-Evaristo from the Lakas Party. She first assumed office on June 30, 2013, after defeating former vice mayor Rosette Miranda-Fernando.<ref name=Bacoor2016/> She ran and was elected for a second term in 2016.

===Legislative===
The city, which is a lone congressional district, is represented in the Philippine House of Representatives by congressman Strike Revilla from the Lakas Party, brother-in-law of Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla. He first assumed office as city mayor from 2007 to 2016.<ref name=Bacoor2016/> Within the city, the City Board or Sangguniang Panlungsod crafts all city ordinances, performs appropriation of city funds, issues franchises and permits, impose fees on city services, and exercise other duties and powers as stipulated by the Local Government Code of 1991. Being a first-class city in terms of income, Bacoor is entitled to a City Board composed of 12 members, six each from the city's two board districts.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Bacoorjf9997 07.JPG|thumb|right|Tricycle terminal in front of SM City Bacoor]]
[[File:CaviteX.jpg|thumb|right|The Bacoor section of the CAVITEX]]
Bacoor is described as a bedroom community with most of its citizens commuting to and from Metro Manila to work. The city is the connected to Metro Manila by expressways like CAVITEX and Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway, national roads like Aguinaldo Highway (N62/N419) and Quirino Avenue (N62) in the north, and other major thoroughfares like Daang Hari and Marcos Alvarez Avenue.<ref name="Getting there">{{cite web |url=http://tourism-philippines.com/cavite/ |title=Cavite Travel Guide |first=Epi |last=Fabonan III |publisher=Tourism Philippines.com |year=2009 |access-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref> It is also the terminus of the Aguinaldo Highway and Tirona Highway which connects the city to the rest of Cavite. Common forms of transportation are buses, mini-buses, public utility vans, jeepneys.<ref name="Getting there"/>

Due to the congestion of Bacoor's major thoroughfares and overpopulation, the city suffers from daily heavy traffic. This is expected to be eased in the future with the construction of the Manila Light Rail Transit System's southern terminus in the city.<ref name="LRT">{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/379059/economy/companies/dotc-awards-p65-b-lrt-1-cavite-extension-project-to-lrmc |title=DOTC awards P65-B LRT-1 Cavite extension project to LRMC |first=Andrei |last=Medina |work=GMA News|date=September 13, 2014 |access-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref> The LRT 1 South Extension project would see the LRT-1 extended from Baclaran in Pasay to Niog in Bacoor. The project's estimated cost is P65 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|work=GMA News|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/580748/money/companies/lrt-mrt-common-station-to-rise-between-trinoma-and-sm-north|title=LRT-MRT common station to rise between TriNoMa and SM North|access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref>

On September 12, 2014, the Benigno Aquino III administration awarded the contract<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/12/14/mpic-ayala-tandem-bags-lrt-cavite-extension-project |title=MPIC Ayala tandem bags LRT Cavite extension project |date=September 12, 2014|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ppp.gov.ph/in_the_news/mpic-ayala-group-bags-p65-b-cavite-lrt-deal/ |title=MPIC-Ayala group bags P65-B Cavite LRT deal |date=September 13, 2014 |website=Public-Private Partnership Center|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/09/13/1368518/mpic-ayala-group-bags-p65-b-cavite-lrt-deal |title=MPIC-Ayala group bags P65-B Cavite LRT deal |first=Lawrence |last=Agcaoili |website=The Philippine Star |date=September 13, 2014 |access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> for the construction of the LRT 1 South Extension project to the Light Rail Manila Consortium, which is composed of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp. (a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation), Sumitomo Corporation, and [[Company:Macquarie Group|Macquarie]] Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Pte. Ltd.<ref name="tmt">{{cite web|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/lrmc-consortium-takes-over-lrt-1-operations/218737/ |title=LRMC consortium takes over LRT-1 operations |publisher=The Manila Times |date=September 14, 2015 |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="pdi">{{cite web|url=https://business.inquirer.net/199164/lrt-1-now-under-ayala-metro-pacific-management |title=LRT1 now under Ayala, Metro Pacific management |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |author1=Cabacungan, Gil |author2=Camus, Miguel |date=September 15, 2015 |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>

The groundbreaking for the LRT Line 1 South Extension Project was held on Thursday, May 4, 2017, with the actual construction officially commencing on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, after the right-of-way became "free and clear" from obstructions. The extension is slated for partial operations by late 2024 or early 2025 and full operations by second quarter of 2027. Once fully operational, Bacoor will be served by the LRT-1 via the future Niog station.

Bacoor is also part of the proposed Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX) which will be funded through debt financing.  Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), which will undertake the construction of CALAX, has announced it will borrow P30 billion for the project. MPTC president Rodrigo Franco "said the firm will partner with local banks for debt financing by earlier next year."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://interaksyon.com/business/132238/metro-pacific-tollways-to-borrow-p30b-for-calax-cebu-cordova-bridge-projects|title=Metro Pacific Tollways to borrow P30B for CALAX, Cebu-Cordova Bridge projects|language=en-US|access-date=September 10, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909145154/http://www.interaksyon.com/business/132238/metro-pacific-tollways-to-borrow-p30b-for-calax-cebu-cordova-bridge-projects|archive-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>

Accredited Transportation Cooperatives as of January 2021:<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2021 |title=Accredited Transport Cooperatives as of January 2021 |url=https://otc.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Accredited-Transport-Cooperatives-Jan-2021-Web.pdf |website=Office of Transportation Cooperatives}}</ref>

* Bacoor Transport Service and MultiPurpose Cooperative
* City of Bacoor TODA Transport Service and Multipurpose Cooperative (COBTODA TSMPC)
* City Tranz Transport Service Cooperative 
* Diamond Transport Service Cooperative 
* Gardenia Kapit Bisig Multi-Purpose Transport Service Cooperative
* Gawaran Multi-Purpose Transport Service Cooperative
* Golden Transport Service Multi-Purpose Cooperative
* Guardians Police Bantay Pamilya Transport Cooperative (GPBTC)
* Kabisig Multi-Purpose Tranport Service Cooperative
* Kabite Allied Transport Service (KATSERV) Cooperative
* Magnificat Transport Cooperative
* Molino Ayala Transport Service Cooperative (MATSC)
* Multivan Transport Service Cooperative
* New Bacoor Cityhood Transport Service Cooperative
* Queens Row Transport Service Cooperative
* South Metro Transport Cooperative
* Zapote-Molino-Paliparan (ZMP) Transport Service Cooperative

===Health===
To address the health concerns of the city's ageing population and urban poor population, several public and private hospitals have been established in the city. The local government also initiated a discount program for senior citizens in city wherein they can avail of discounted medical care and medicines in hospitals in and outside of Bacoor.

Along with a number of small private clinics, Bacoor has one major public hospital and seven major private hospitals:
{{Div col}}
* [https://www.yellow-pages.ph/business/bacoor-district-hospital-admin-department Bacoor District Hospital]
* [https://www.timesmed.com/Hospital/Cavite/Bacoor/bacoor-doctors-medical-center-tm Bacoor Doctors Medical Center]
* Crisostomo General Hospital
* [http://www.msmc.ph/ Metro South Medical Center] 
* [https://hospitals.contactnumbersph.com/molino-doctors-hospital/comment-page-2/ Molino Doctors Hospital]
* [https://www.southeastasianhospital.com/ Southeast Asian Medical Center] 
* [https://www.phap-ph.org/Members/view/st_dominic_medical_center St. Dominic Medical Center]
* [https://getwellhealthsystemsinc.com.ph/st-michael-medical-center/ St. Michael Medical Hospital]
{{colend}}

===Public safety===
The Bacoor Traffic Management Department (BTMD) and the Bacoor Public Safety Unit are the main agencies tasked for maintaining peace and order in the city. The Bacoor Police Station, a component of the Cavite Police Provincial Office under the Philippine National Police, assists them in this regard. Given the status of the BTMD as the highest office in the local bureaucracy (with the status of a department), it has been entrusted by the city government to oversee ordinance implementation city-wide with the PNP playing second fiddle.

==Education==
[[File:Bacoorjf0047 12.JPG|thumb|150px|right|A public elementary school in Bacoor]]
As a bedroom community, Bacoor is home to public and private education institutions. There are 27 public elementary schools and seven public high schools throughout the city. Students in the public school sector study under the [[Social:K–12|K–12]] curriculum. There are numerous privately run elementary schools and high schools. Several private colleges offer academic as well as technical-vocational education.

The city is home to two universities: University of Perpetual Help System DALTA and a campus of the Cavite State University.

==Notable personalities==
[[File:Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes LA Press Conference, December 2008.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Actress Marian Rivera is a native of Bacoor.]]
* Christian Bables, award-winning Filipino actor; won Best Supporting Actor at the Gawad Urian Awards for his role as Barbs in the movie ''Die Beautiful''
* Ernie Baron, weather forecaster and host of ''Knowledge Power'' on ABS-CBN; also known as "The Walking Encyclopedia"
* John Philip Bughaw, also known as "Balang", a child dancer and actor who performed on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''
* Joseph Eric Buhain, swimmer, chairman of the Games and Amusement Board of the Philippines
* Serafin Cuevas, lawyer and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (1984–1986) and Secretary of Justice (1998–2000)
* Francine Diaz, Filipina actress and model
* Rubylita Garcia, murdered journalist for the newspapers ''Remate'' and ''The Pilipino Times''
* Leon Guinto, Mayor of the City of Manila during the Japanese occupation
* Mariano Noriel, served as general under Emilio Aguinaldo's revolutionary army during the 1896 Philippine Revolution
* Diether Ocampo, actor, singer, and model
* Rey D. Pagtakhan, Canadian physician, professor and politician. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, and served as a member of parliament from 1988 until his defeat in the 2004 election
* Onyok Pineda, Filipino child actor best known for his role as Onyok in the television series ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''
* Marian Rivera, commercial model, actress, and TV host; wife of actor Dingdong Dantes
* Julio Sadorra, Filipino chess grandmaster
* Arra San Agustin, Filipina television actress and model
* Wesley So, eighth [[Philosophy:Chess prodigy|youngest chess grandmaster]] in history
* Strike Revilla, Filipino businessperson and politician
* Luis Yangco, Filipino-Chinese entrepreneur and shipping magnate, known as the "King of Manila Bay and Pasig River" for his control of the shipping industry in the two bodies of water. He was also a financier of the La Liga Filipina, the Katipunan, and the Aguinaldo Revolutionary Government.
*Jesus Crispin Remulla, 60th Secretary-general of Justice.

==Sister cities==
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* [[Place:Manila|Manila]], Metro Manila<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/16/manila-bacoor-sign-sister-city-accord/ |title=Manila, Bacoor sign sister city accord |work=Manila Bulletin |author=Jaimie Rose Aberia |date=August 16, 2017 |access-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816192742/http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/16/manila-bacoor-sign-sister-city-accord/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Davao City<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sunstar.com.ph/article/54194/ |title=Davao City, Bacoor ink sisterhood |date=January 24, 2016 |work=SunStar|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
File:Bacoorjf0222_01.JPG|Downtown Bacoor, known as ''Poblacion''
File:Bacoorjf0031_12.JPG|Gen. Edilberto Evangelista Avenue
File:Bacoorjf0267_13.JPG|Aguinaldo Highway
File:Bacoorjf0252 07.JPG|Fishing boat in Bacoor Bay
File:City of Bacoor Sports Gymnasium at Bacoor Government Center in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines.JPG|S.T.R.I.K.E. Gymnasium (Bacoor Sports Gymnasium)
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311051458/http://www.cavite.info/cavite.php?id=13 Bacoor Information (as retrieved from Cavite.info)]
*[http://www.cavite.gov.ph Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cavite]
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]

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| Centre    = Bacoor
| North     = ''Manila Bay''
| East      = Las Piñas
| Southeast = Muntinlupa
| South     = Dasmariñas
| West      = Kawit<br />Imus
| Northwest = Cavite City<br />''Bacoor Bay''
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