Bacoor

Bacoor

The City of Bacoor (Filipino: Lungsod ng Bacoor or Siyudad ng Bacoor) is a first class urban component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is a lone congressional district of Cavite. A sub-urban area, the city is located approximately 15 kilometers southwest of Manila, on the southeastern shore of Manila Bay, at the northwest portion of the province with an area of 52.4 square kilometers. Bordered to the east by Las Piñas City and Muntinlupa City in Metro Manila, to the south is Dasmariñas, to the west are Kawit and Imus and to the north by Bacoor Bay an inlet of Manila Bay. Bacoor's is separated from Las Piñas by the Zapote River and from Imus and Kawit by Bacoor River.

Its location makes Bacoor the gateway to Metro Manila via the Manila-Cavite Expressway, which starts in Bacoor. The city is among the key areas and formerly one of the fastest growing municipalities in Cavite together with Imus and Dasmariñas, mainly because of their location. Two SM malls are located in Bacoor. During weekdays many residents leave the district to go their places of work in the metropolitan areas such as Manila and Makati cities.

According to the 2010 census of population conducted by the National Statistics Office, Bacoor has a population of 520,216 making it the second most populous community in the province after Dasmariñas. It also registered the highest average family income in Cavite in 1997 and 2000.