Pontevedra (Negros Occidental)
| Municipality of Pontevedra | |||
| Location of Pontevedra in the province of Negros Occidental | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Western Visayas | ||
| Province : | Negros Occidental | ||
| Barangays : | 20th | ||
| District: | 4. District of Negros Occidental | ||
| PSGC : | 064521000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
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May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 51,866 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 461 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 112.50 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 10 ° 22 ' N , 122 ° 52' E | ||
| Postal code : | 6105 | ||
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Pontevedra is a municipality in the west of the Negros Occidental province on the island of Negros in the Philippines . It has 51,866 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who live in 20 barangays . It belongs to the third income bracket of the communities in the Philippines and is described as partially urbanized .
It is about 49 km south of Bacolod City . The journey time is around 60 minutes by bus or jeepney , and around 45 minutes by car. Its neighboring communities are San Enrique , La Carlota City in the north, La Castellana in the east, Hinigaran in the south and in the west the community borders on the Gulf of Panay .
In the municipality is the Saint Michael the Archangel Church , which has a capacity of 1,500 people and whose windows are decorated with motifs of the actions of the Archangel Michael .
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