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== Bacoor ==

The Municipality of Bacoor (Filipino Bayan ng BakoorBacoor) is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is part of the first congressional district of Cavite. The town has an area of 52.4 square kilometers, located approximately 16 kilometers away from Manila, on the southeastern shore of Manila Bay, at the northwest portion of the province. To the east lies Las Pias City and Muntinlupa City in Metro Manila, to the south is Dasmarias, and to the west are Kawit and Imus. Bacoor is separated from Las Pias by the Zapote River.Its location, southwest of Metro Manila makes Bacoor an important gateway to Metro Manila. This is further reinforced by the fact it contains the south end of the Manila-Cavite Expressway. Bacoor is among the key areas and the fastest growing municipalities in Cavite together with Imus and Dasmarias, mainly because of their location. Two SM malls are located in Bacoor. During weekdays many residents leave the district to go their places of work in the metropolitan areas such as Manila and Makati cities.According to the 2007 Census Population, Bacoor has a population of 441,197 people. Bacoor registered the highest average family income in Cavite in 1997 and 2000. Bacoor has developed into a site of commerce. Bacoor has branches of 11 different commercial banks all over the municipality.<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacoor Bacoor] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed April 2009.</ref>

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