Cityhood March 21, 1998 | Barangays | |
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District 3rd district of Negros Occidental | ||
Victorias, officially the City of Victorias or often referred to as Victorias City, is a fourth income class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 88,299 people.
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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 is 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".
The City also celebrates the KALAMAYAN FESTIVAL every month of December. Kalamayan Festival, the sweetest Christmas celebration of Victorias, intends to give back to Victoriahanons and spread the Yuletide spirit. The word Kalamayan, depicts what Victorias is known for, its “kalamay” or refined sugar and its sugar industry, the Victorias Milling Company. The festival also pays tribute to the sugar farmers and all Victoriahanons who in one way or another had given their share in the City’s sweet progress
Barangays
Victorias City is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.
Religion
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Education
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