Why visit Bacong
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 13 places to eat and 8 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Bacong
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About Bacong
Bacong, officially the Municipality of Bacong, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 43,889 people.
From the Wikipedia article Bacong (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes13
Kingaroo's Seaview Resto Bar
Restaurant
2 Larena St
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Green Dining
Restaurant · Burger, International, Grill, Diner, Mexican · 5.4 km
Tu-Su 15:00-23:00
1 more on the map.
Where to stay8
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History
Bacong was established in 1801 as a coastal settlement and is the first town south of the provincial capital. The Church of San Agustin de Hippo, along with its monastery, began construction in 1866 under Fray Leandro Arrúe Agudo, two years after he assumed his role as parish priest in 1864 as part of the Augustinian Recollects' missionary work. The monastery now serves a retreat house. The stone church house boasts the province's tallest belfry and oldest main altar, adorned with gold-leafing and painted friezes. Its choir holds a pipe organ from Zaragoza, Spain, installed in 1898 shortly before the revolution against Spain broke out in Negros Oriental. The only other pipe organ of similar provenance is found in Bohol. With its reasonably well-preserved complex including churchyard and convent (ca 1850), the San Agustin of Hippo Church in Bacong is one of the 26 colonial churches all over the country selected for restoration by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Bacong's historical importance is well-monumented: it is the birthplace of Negros Oriental's hero and only Katipunero – General Pantaleon Villegas, aka Leon Kilat, whose birthday is celebrated every July 27. Barrio Isugan was the site of a battle between Filipino and American soldiers.
From the History section of Bacong on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship10
United Pentecostal Church
Church · Pentecostal · 5.7 km
Jose Romero Road, Dumaguete
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries35
Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria - Talay Campus
School · Roman Catholic · 5.5 km
Jose Romero Road, Dumaguete City
Negros Oriental State University - Main Campus II
School · 4.0 km
Banilad - Bajumpandan Road, Dumaguete
Healthcare4
Map of Bacong
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport (DGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Dumaguete 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Dauin 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Sibulan 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Siquijor 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Pamplona 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Tanjay 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Oslob 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Lazi 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Bais 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Santa Catalina 48 km west, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bacong Negros Oriental, Cealwyn, CC BY 2.0
- Bacong, Negros Oriental, Philippines - panoramio, Patrick Gavino, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, Bacong, Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Saint Catherine Of Alexandria Cathedral (Perdices Street, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental; 01-19-2023), Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Siliman University, AndreoBongco, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bacong Church facade - 3, Eugene Alvin Villar ( seav ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rizal monument at Bacong Town Plaza, Eugene Alvin Villar ( seav ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stenopus hispidus 383794482, Alicia Christman, CC BY 4.0
- Adult Helmut Gunard, Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Coral (6997586997), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Female) (6851432702), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Likely Seagrass Razorfish (Initial Phase) (6851434172), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Ornate Ghost Pipefish (6997556537), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Unclassified Goby (6851430732), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Male) (6997586623), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Sexy Shrimp (6997555617), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Giant Clam (6997585549), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Nudibranch (6997586167), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Frogfish (6851431780), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Robust Ghost Pipefish (6997557499), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Maybe Ambanoro Shrimpgoby (6997554109), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Fimbriated Moray (6997585071), Elias Levy, CC BY 2.0
- Wonder for the wander (Unsplash), Eunice Lituañas euniveeerse, CC0
- Hippocampus comes 58907118, Dan Schofield, CC BY 4.0
- Sphyraena qenie 290234988, Dirk Froebel, CC BY 4.0
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