The City Government of Bacoor is the gateway to the province of Cavite. Bacoor is the first capital of the Revolutionary Government under General Emilio Aguinaldo. A historical landmark in our forebears’ quest for Philippine Independence was the hard-fought Battle of Zapote Bridge on February 17, 1897. “Gargano” was the revolutionary name given to Bacoor. From its ancient name Bacoor, which is der
ived from the Tagalog word “bakod”, which means fence, Bacoor is suggestive of its role as a suburb of Paranaque. It constitutes the boundary between the mother town and Cavite el Viejo. In early Spanish times, Bacoor was thickly covered with bamboo groves that ran from Sitio Zapote to SitioTalaba, which many speculate is another reason behind Bacoor’s name; bakoor is actually a subspecie of bamboo. Migration from Palanyag (Parañaque) to Bacoor started in 1669. Bacooreños in the 16th century lived not only in the coastal areas but also in lands devoted to agriculture. The names of earliest towns, in fact, showed the people were involved in agricultural endeavours like : Zapote (chico), Sineguelasan (plum fruit), Alima (arimas), Daangbukid (passageway), Banalo (tree), Mabolo (kamagong tree), Ligas (tree), Pinyahan (pineapple plantation), and Molino (dam or water reservoir). Bacoor is a 1st class municipality with a total 73 Barangays. As per Census year 2020, it has a population count of 664, 625. This represents 15.30% of the total population of Cavite. Population density is computed at 14,395 inhabitants per sqm. Total land area is 4,687.76 hectares. source: bacoorcitygov; cavitecitygov
