Victorias, officially known as the City of Victorias (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Victorias; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Victorias), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,101 people. [3]

Victorias
Component city
City of Victorias
City hall
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  "The Sugarlandia of Negros" "The Sweet and Green City of Negros"
Map of Negros Occidental with Victorias highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Victorias Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°54′N 123°05′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Negros Occidental
District	3rd district
Founded	October 2, 1906
Cityhood	March 21, 1998
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Javier Miguel L. Benitez
• Vice Mayor	Abelardo D. Bantug III
• Representative	Jose Francisco B. Benitez
• City Council	Members Francis Frederick D. Palanca Teresita M. Sta. Ana-Bartolome Deilen Tornea-Hofileña Hermie B. Millan Dino Jose Maria O. Acuña Warlito T. Undar Dexter L. Senido Danilo A. de Asis Jr. Virginia M. Adorio Audie R. Malaga
• Electorate	61,877 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	133.92 km2 (51.71 sq mi)
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Highest elevation	1,568 m (5,144 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	90,101
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Households	22,268
Economy
• Income class	4th city income class
• Poverty incidence	12.86% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱742,230,361.50 (2020)
• Assets	₱2,554,020,003.90 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱581,554,061.68 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱1,003,164,534.22 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6119
PSGC	064531000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)34
Native languages	Hiligaynon Tagalog
Website	www.victoriascity.gov.ph

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 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.

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

Victorias City is 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Bacolod.

Geography

Barangays

Victorias City is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

The people in the city speak the Hiligaynon language (often called Ilonggo). Filipino and English are generally understood.

Economy

Religion

Notable religions include:

• Roman Catholicism
• United Pentecostal Church International
• Baptist Bible Fellowship International
• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines
• Iglesia ni Cristo
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Apostolic Pentecostalism
• Evangelical Protestantism
• Philippine Independent Church

Churches

Notable churches include:

• St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, also known as the Angry Christ Church
• Ultrafidian Center
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Victorias City
• Our Lady of Victory Parish

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

Festivals

The city celebrates the annual Kadalag-an Festival, a charter anniversary held on March 21, and the annual Malihaw Festival on April 26.

The city also celebrates the Kalamayan Festival every December. The word "Kalamayan" depicts what Victorias is known for, its “kalamay” or refined sugar and its sugar industry, the Victorias Milling Company.

Notable personalities

• Noven Belleza - first champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan; born in Victorias
• Alfonso A. Ossorio - Filipino-American abstract expressionist artist; though born in Manila in 1916 to a Negros Occidental family, his Angry Christ Mural is connected to Victorias City
• Albee Benitez - politician, business magnate

Education

Notable educational institutions include:

• Central Philippines State University – Victorias City Campus
• Don Bosco Technical Institute, Victorias
• La Salle College–Victorias
• Negros Occidental National Science High School
• Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias[17]
• Victorias National High School
• Victorias Elementary School
• Laura Vicuña Women Development & Training Center (Hda.Malihao, Barangay XX, Victorias City)
• Jack & Jill School/Castleson High

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Victorias.

• Victorias City profile at the official website of Negros Occidental
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine census information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

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