Pontevedra (Negros Occidental)
Pontevedra is a metropolitan area on the west side of Negros Occidental province on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It has 47 945 inhabitants ( census May 1, 2010 ) living in 20 barangays. It belongs to the third income class municipalities in the Philippines and is described as a partially urbanized.
It is located about 49 kilometers south of Bacolod City. The travel time is about 60 minutes by bus or jeepney, by car about 45 minutes. Your neighboring municipalities are San Enrique, La Carlota City in the north, La Castellana in the east, Hinigaran in the south and the west borders the community to the Gulf of Panay.
In the municipality, the Saint Michael the Archangel Church, which has a Aufnahmekapzität of 1,500 persons and whose windows are decorated with motifs of the actions of the Archangel Michael is located.
Barangays
- Antipolo
- Barangay I ( Pob. )
- Barangay II ( Pob. )
- Barangay III ( Pob. )
- Buena Vista Gibong
- Buena Vista Rizal
- Burgos
- Cambarus
- Canroma -
- Don Salvador Benedicto
- General Malvar
- Gomez
- M. H. Del Pilar
- Mabini
- Miranda
- Pandan
- Recreo
- San Isidro
- San Juan
- Zamora
Swell
- Information about Pontevedra at the Philippine Bureau of Statistics
- Pontevedra on the website of the Province of Negros Occidental
Cities: Bago City | Cadiz City | Escalante City | Kabankalan City | La Carlota City | Himamaylan City | Sagay City | San Carlos City | Silay City | Sipalay City | Talisay City | Victorias City | Bacolod City
Communities: Binalbagan | Calatrava | Candoni | Cauayan | Enrique B. Magalona | Hinigaran | Hinoba -an | Ilog | Isabela | La Castellana | Manapla | Moises Padilla | Murcia | Pontevedra | Pulupandan | Salvador Benedicto | San Enrique | Toboso | Valladolid
- Location in the Philippines
- Negros Occidental