Victorias
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Victorias, officially the City of Victorias (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,101 people.Template:PH census
Victorias is notable for the St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, which was declared as an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines[1] in December 2015.
It is also the site of Victorias Milling Company, the world's largest integrated sugar mill,[2] sitting on a Script error: No such module "convert". compound that makes it the Philippine's largest sugar refinery.
Geography
Victorias is Script error: No such module "convert". from Bacolod. It serves as the access point to the Northern Negros Natural Park, popular among hikers visiting Mount Mandalagan and Mount Silay.
Barangays
Victorias is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Barangay I (Poblacion)
- Barangay II (Quezon; Pob.)
- Barangay III (Poblacion)
- Barangay IV (Poblacion)
- Barangay V (Poblacion)
- Barangay VI (Estrella Village/Salvacion; Pob.)
- Barangay VI-A (Boulevard/Villa Miranda/Sitio Cubay/Pasil)
- Barangay VII (Poblacion)
- Barangay VIII (Old Simboryo)
- Barangay IX (Daan Banwa)
- Barangay X (Estado)
- Barangay XI (Gawahon)
- Barangay XII (Dacumon)
- Barangay XIII (Gloryville)
- Barangay XIV (Sayding)
- Barangay XV West Caticlan
- Barangay XV-A East Caticlan
- Barangay XVI (Millsite)
- Barangay XVI-A (New Barrio)
- Barangay XVII (Garden)
- Barangay XVIII (Palma)
- Barangay XVIII-A (Golf)
- Barangay XIX (Bacayan)
- Barangay XIX-A (Canetown Subdivision)
- Barangay XX (Cuaycong)
- Barangay XXI (Relocation)
Climate
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Demographics
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Language
The people in the city speak Hiligaynon. Tagalog and English are also generally understood.
Economy
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Religion
Notable religions include:
- Roman Catholicism
- Philippine Independent Church
- 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
- IKTHUS
Churches
Notable churches include:
- St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, also known as the Angry Christ Church
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Victorias City
- IFI Mission Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
- Our Lady of Victory Parish Church
- Iglesia Ni Cristo - Locale Congregation of Victorias City
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[3] 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.[1]
Its mural of the Angry Christ was painted by international artist Alfonso Ossorio.[1] 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".[1]
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.
- Barangay Festivals
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Sports
The city will co-host the inaugural edition of the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup along with Pasig in late 2025.[4]
Notable personalities
- Noven Belleza - first champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan; born in Victorias[5]
- 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[1]
- Albee Benitez - politician, business magnate[6]
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[7]
- Victorias National High School
- Abelardo D.L. Bantug, Sr. National High School (Hacienda Amanda, Barangay VIII)
- Victorias City Farm School (Hacienda Cuaycong, Barangay XX)
- Barangay Estado National High School (Estado, Barangay X)
- Gawahon Integrated School (Barangay XI)
- Victorias Elementary School
- Villa Victorias Elementary School
- Laura Vicuña Women Development and Training Center (Hacienda Malihao, Barangay XX)
- Jack & Jill School/Castleson High
References
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External links
- Victorias City profile at the official website of Negros Occidental
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine census information
- Local Governance Performance Management System Template:Webarchive
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