The City of Bacolod -is located at the northwestern part of Negros and southeastern part of Iloilo Province .

Bacolod, the "Sugar City in the Philippines," is one of the most progressive and elite cities in the country.

Along its highway, sugarcane plantation is a typical scene; coconut and rice are also grown. The people are engaged in livestock, fishing and pottery. Bacolod was derived from the Ilonggo word "bakolod" meaning "stonehill" since the settlement was founded in 1770 on a stonehill area, now the district of Granada and the former site of the Bacolod Murcia Milling Company.

By virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 326, enacted by the National Assembly, the City of Bacolod was created on June 18, 1938.

Aside from being known as the Sugar City in the Philippines , Bacolod was also known in the late 70's as the "City of Smiles. The MassKara Festival has already become a global tourism identity for Bacolod City . MassKara also is the dialect "maskara" for the English word mask, which gives rise to the use of giant smiling masks in varied hues, colors and brilliance which the gaily costumed dancers wear as they stomp, swing, pulsate and gyrate in the major streets of the city every third weeded nearest to the 19th of October, which is the City Charter Anniversary of Bacolod.