Victorias, officially the City of Victorias ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Victorias; fil, Lungsod ng Victorias), is a 4th class component city in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

Negros Occidental Negros Occidental ( hil, Nakatungdang Negros; tl, Kanlurang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,101 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 the site of

Victorias Milling Company Victorias Milling Company () is a publicly-listed company in the Philippines that was established in 1919. It is largest producer of sugar in the country and one of the largest sugar millers and refineries in Asia. Its core business is the prod ...

, the world's largest integrated sugar mill, sitting on a compound that makes it the Philippine's largest sugar refinery. Victorias City also serves as the access point to the Northern Negros Natural Park, popular among hikers visiting

Mount Mandalagan Mount Mandalagan is a complex volcano located at latitude 10.65° North (10°39'0"N), longitude 123.25° East (123°15'0"E), in the province of Negros Occidental, on the north of the island of Negros of the Philippines. It is located inside the Nor ...

and

Mount Silay Mount Silay is a stratovolcano and potentially active volcano located in Negros Island, in the Visayas area of the central Philippines. It is located inside the Northern Negros Natural Park. See also * List of potentially active volcanoes in th ...

. Victorias City is from

Bacolod Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occi ...

Geography

Barangays

Victorias City is politically subdivided into 26

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Climate

Demographics

The people in the city speak the

Hiligaynon language Hiligaynon, also often referred to as Ilonggo or Binisaya/Bisaya nga Hiniligaynon/Inilonggo, is an Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, predominantly in Western Visayas and Soccsksargen, most ...

(often called Ilonggo). Filipino and

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are generally understood.

Economy

Religion

Notable religions include: *

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* Baptist Bible Fellowship International *

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Ang Simbahan ni Jesucristo ng mga Banal sa mga Huling Araw'') refers to the organization and its members in the Philippines. The Philippines ranks as having the mo ...

* Iglesia ni Cristo *

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* Apostolic Pentecostalism *

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Churches

Notable churches include: * St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, also known as the Angry Christ Church *Ultrafidian Center *The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Victorias City *Our Lady of Victory Parish

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

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in 2015. The chapel was designed by the famous Czech Architect Antonín Raymond. Its

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of the Angry Christ was painted by international artist

Alfonso Ossorio Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio (August 2, 1916 – December 5, 1990) was a Filipino American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. His heritage was Hispanic ...

. The mural has been featured in various publications such as ''

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''. Its fierce, vivid colors gave the church its most known name, the "Angry Christ Church".

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.

Notable personalities

Noven Belleza Noven Gonzaga Belleza (November 26, 1994) is a Filipino singer-songwriter. He won as the first season grand champion at ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' of the noon-time television show '' It's Showtime''. He was born and raised in Victorias City. Bio ...

- first champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan; born in Victorias *

Alfonso A. Ossorio Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio (August 2, 1916 – December 5, 1990) was a Filipino American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. His heritage was Hispanic ...

- Filipino-American abstract expressionist artist; though born in Manila in 1916 to a Negros Occidental family, his ''Angry Christ Mural'' is connected to Victorias City *

Albee Benitez Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Bantug Benitez (born December 20, 1966) is a Filipino-American businessman and politician serving as the City Mayor of Bacolod since 2022. He served three consecutive terms as the House of Representatives of the Philippi ...

- politician, business magnate

Education

Notable educational institutions include: *

Central Philippines State University The Central Philippines State University ( fil, Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Gitnang Pilipinas), also referred to by its acronym CPSU, is a state university, public higher education institution in the Philippines. Its main campus is located in ...

– Victorias City Campus *

Don Bosco Technical Institute, Victorias Don Bosco Technical Institute of Victorias Inc., also known as Don Bosco Victorias, is a private Catholic Salesian co-educational technical basic education institution run by the Salesians of the Society of Saint John Bosco in Victorias City, ...

* La Salle College–Victorias *

Negros Occidental National Science High School The Negros Occidental National Science High School or NONSHS is a public science high school at Estrella Road, Brgy. XIV, Victorias Victorias, officially the City of Victorias ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Victorias; fil, Lungsod ng Victorias), is a 4 ...

Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias The Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias (CSAV) is a Private school, private Catholic education, Catholic basic and higher education institution located along Osmeña Avenue in Victorias, Negros Occidental. The school was established in June 2011 b ...

Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias
/ref> *Victorias National High School *Victorias Elementary School *Laura Vicuña Women Development & Training Center (Hda.Malihao, Barangay XX, Victorias City) *Jack & Jill School/Castleson High

References

External links

Victorias City profile at the official website of Negros Occidental
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