Sprawling along the graceful slopes of the Zambales mountain ranges at 120 feet above sea level & situated just 15 minutes from Olongapo City, Alta Vista by GP Homes offers magnificent panoramic views of nearby Subic Bay...Bacolod City
Source: bacolodcity.gov.ph
Bacolod City is located on the northwestern coast of the Province of Negros Occidental. It is bounded on the northwest by the town of Talisay; on the east by the City of Silay; on the east and southwest by the town of Murcia; on the southwest by the City of Bago; and in the west by the Guimaras Strait. The global location of Bacolod City is 10 degrees, 40 minutes 40 seconds - north and 122 degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds - east with Bacolod Public Plaza as the benchmark.
Bacolod has a total land area of 16,145 hectares, including straits and bodies of water and the 124 hectare reclamation area; and is composed of 61 barangay (villages) and 639 purok (smaller units composing a village). It is accessible by sea through the ports of Banago; the BREDCO Port in the Reclamation Area, and the port of Pulupandan. By air, it is accessible through the Bacolod Airport, which is approximately three (3) (four is counting from the Lagoon) kilometers away from the center of the city.
There are three big rivers passing the city namely, Lupit, Magsungay, and Ngalan. Lupit River and its tributaries emanates from the eastern slopes of a chain of mountain ranges in the northeast part of Mandalagan, Silay and Marapara mountains and empty into the Guimaras Strait.
Magsungay River starts from the Northwest Cordillera passing the Municipality of Murcia to Binitin, Barangay Mansilingan, Taculing, and empties into Guimaras Strait. Ngalan River and its tributaries emanates from the Northwest Cordillera passing several barangays in the city and emptying into Guimaras Strait.
Several creeks that serve as tributaries to these three big rivers are: Kataywa, Loygoy, Ambacan, Igmaluya, Mandalagan, Mambucal, Adiangan, Magsungay Pequeno, Magno, Banga-Banga, Canumayan, Pahanocoy, Quipot, Panludungon, Vito, Cabacawan, Cabadiangan, Sulum, Pitogo, Hagnaya, Quinturilan, Butuan, Calubcok, Bakyas, Cabalagnan, Tangub, and Sum-ag.
Bacolod City has two (2) pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy season is from May to January of the following year with heavy rains occurring during the months of August and September. Dry season starts in February and extends until April. December and January are the coolest months while April is the hottest. Bacolod registers an average temperature high of 88.5 degrees Fahrenheit and an average low of 74.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
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