Victorias

Victorias
Component City
City of Victorias Lungsod ng Victorias (Tagalog)
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
Victorias Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII)
Province	Negros Occidental
Congr. district	3rd district of Negros Occidental
Cityhood	March 21, 1998
Barangays	26
Government
• Mayor	Francis Frederick P. Palanca
Area
• Total	133.92 km2 (51.71 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	88,299
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6119
Dialing code	34

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.

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.

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Demographics

Population census of Victorias
Year	Pop.	±% 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

Religion

Notable religions include:

• United Pentecostal Church International
• Roman Catholicism

Churches

Notable churches include:

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

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 Sta. Ana de Victorias

External links

• Victorias City Profile at the Official Website of Negros Occidental
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Chasing Waterfalls: Gawahon Falls