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Victorias
Component City
City of Victorias
Lungsod ng Victorias Template:Language icon
Victorias Milling Company
Victorias Milling Company
Official seal of Victorias
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"The Sugarlandia of Negros"
"The Sweet and Green City of Negros"
Map of Negros Occidental with Victorias highlighted
Map of Negros Occidental with Victorias highlighted
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII)
ProvinceNegros Occidental
Congr. district3rd district of Negros Occidental
CityhoodMarch 21, 1998
Barangays26
Government
[1]
 • MayorFrancis Frederick P. Palanca
Area
[2]
 • Total133.92 km2 (51.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total88,299
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6119
Dialing code34

Victorias, officially the City of Victorias or often referred to as Victorias City, is a fourth class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 88,299 people.[3]

Victorias is notable for the St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, which was declared as an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines in December 2015.

It is also known for being the site of Victorias Milling Company, the world's largest integrated sugar mill, sitting on a 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres) compound that makes it the Philippine's largest sugar refinery.

It also serves as the access point to the Northern Negros Natural Park, popular among hikers visiting Mount Mandalagan and Mount Silay.

St. Joseph the Worker Chapel

Within the Victorias Milling Company's complex is the St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, a masterpiece considered the first example of modern sacral architecture in the Philippines and raised to the status of Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines in 2015. The chapel was designed by the famous Czech Architect Antonín Raymond.

Its mural of the Angry Christ painted by international artist Alfonso Ossorio. The mural has been featured in various publications like Life Magazine. Its fierce, vivid colors gave the church its most known name as the "Angry Christ Church"

Festival

The city celebrates the Kadalag-an Festival which is an Annual Charter Anniversary every 21st day of March and an Annual Fiesta every 26th day of April called the "Malihaw Festival".

Barangays

Victorias City is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.[2]

2

Demographics

Population census of Victorias
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 69,892—    
1995 78,283+2.15%
2000 81,743+0.93%
2007 88,149+1.05%
2010 88,299+0.06%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][4]

Religion

Notable religions include:

Churches

Notable churches include:

Education

Notable educational institutions include:

References

  1. ^ "Cities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Province: Negros Occidental". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Province of Negros Occidental". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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