Highly urbanized city

Bacolod City

Bacolod City is a highly urbanized city in Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 624,787 in the 2024 census, and it has 61 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
624,787
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 22.1% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
Inside itSources
61
barangays
LandSources
160.68 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Bacolod City's land would fill a square about 12.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 3,888 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 39 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
172,580
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
98%
About 98 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1830200000^[5]Formerly 064501000
ZIP code: 6100^[15]

People

Bacolod City had 624,787 people in the 2024 census, up 22.1% from 2010.

People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Bacolod City had the most people of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental in 2024^[1]

1Bacolod City624,787
2Kabankalan City210,893
3Bago City192,993
4Cadiz City161,558
5Sagay City152,543
6Silay City136,802
7San Carlos City133,175

All 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 62 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Mansilingan53,4999 in 100
Estefania49,2978 in 100
Tangub45,0517 in 100
Taculing44,0447 in 100
Vista Alegre34,8306 in 100
Singcang-Airport34,5566 in 100
Villamonte33,6535 in 100
Granada33,0965 in 100
Handumanan30,7605 in 100
Bata28,0194 in 100

See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[4]People living in households, by age and sex

About 24 of every 100 are children under 15 (23.5%)
About 69 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (68.7%)
About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.8%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	37,966	19,965	18,001
5 - 9	51,156	26,593	24,563
10 - 14	56,999	29,651	27,348
15 - 19	59,486	30,198	29,288
20 - 24	57,207	29,193	28,014
25 - 29	51,630	26,375	25,255
30 - 34	49,648	25,548	24,100
35 - 39	43,495	22,239	21,256
40 - 44	42,479	21,785	20,694
45 - 49	36,865	18,571	18,294
50 - 54	33,231	16,677	16,554
55 - 59	27,932	13,342	14,590
60 - 64	25,047	11,586	13,461
65 - 69	19,217	8,285	10,932
70 - 74	14,078	5,672	8,406
75 - 79	7,812	2,802	5,010
80 - 84	4,527	1,382	3,145
85 and over	3,056	718	2,338

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 624,787^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 172,580^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.6 on average^{[1, 2]}
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 98% (612,567 people)^[6]
Men and women, 2024: 310,582 men, 311,249 women^[4]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	624,787^{[1, 2]}	0.94% a year	172,580	3.6
2020as of May 1, 2020	600,783^[1]	1.42% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	561,875^[1]	1.79% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	511,820^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	499,497^[35]	2.12% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	429,076^{[35, 36]}	1.39% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	402,345^[35]	1.88% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	364,180^[35]	3.33% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	262,415^[35]	3.27% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	223,392^[35]	3.60% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	187,300^[35]	—	—	—

Barangays

Bacolod City is made up of 61 barangays.

Barangays of Bacolod City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Mansilingan	53,499	8.56%	0.75% a year	about 15.54 km²	Urban
Estefania	49,297	7.89%	0.48% a year	about 11.15 km²	Urban
Tangub	45,051	7.21%	0.17% a year	about 9.52 km²	Urban
Taculing	44,044	7.05%	1.12% a year	about 4.99 km²	Urban
Vista Alegre	34,830	5.57%	1.75% a year	about 17.30 km²	Urban
Singcang-Airport	34,556	5.53%	0.75% a year	about 3.53 km²	Urban
Villamonte	33,653	5.39%	−0.93% a year	about 6.17 km²	Urban
Granada	33,096	5.3%	0.91% a year	about 29.53 km²	Urban
Handumanan	30,760	4.92%	1.09% a year	about 1.42 km²	Urban
Bata	28,019	4.48%	0.58% a year	about 4.13 km²	Urban
Mandalagan	27,912	4.47%	0.77% a year	about 5.60 km²	Urban
Banago	27,593	4.42%	0.51% a year	about 3.32 km²	Urban
Alijis	24,098	3.86%	1.54% a year	about 3.63 km²	Urban
Cabug	22,667	3.63%	11.34% a year	about 7.03 km²	Urban
Sum-ag	20,923	3.35%	0.54% a year	about 4.89 km²	Urban
Pahanocoy	18,005	2.88%	1.21% a year	about 3.57 km²	Urban
Felisa	12,685	2.03%	2.04% a year	about 8.75 km²	Urban
Barangay 35	9,018	1.44%	1.60% a year	about 0.30 km²	Urban
Alangilan	8,817	1.41%	2.12% a year	about 14.08 km²	Urban
Barangay 16	8,204	1.31%	1.95% a year	about 0.276 km²	Urban
Punta Taytay	7,490	1.2%	0.21% a year	about 0.907 km²	Urban
Barangay 1	5,313	0.85%	−0.49% a year	about 0.359 km²	Urban
Barangay 2	3,567	0.57%	2.06% a year	about 0.123 km²	Urban
Barangay 3	3,182	0.51%	2.30% a year	about 0.135 km²	Rural
Barangay 40	2,466	0.39%	−2.06% a year	about 0.492 km²	Urban
Barangay 7	2,423	0.39%	0.16% a year	about 0.402 km²	Urban
Barangay 30	2,394	0.38%	−2.01% a year	about 0.082 km²	Urban
Barangay 39	2,230	0.36%	0.25% a year	about 0.407 km²	Urban
Barangay 14	2,002	0.32%	−1.91% a year	about 0.0857 km²	Urban
Barangay 10	1,951	0.31%	−4.39% a year	about 0.425 km²	Urban
Barangay 29	1,701	0.27%	0.76% a year	about 0.0331 km²	Rural
Barangay 6	1,692	0.27%	−5.55% a year	about 0.137 km²	Rural
Barangay 27	1,504	0.24%	−3.31% a year	about 0.0615 km²	Rural
Barangay 26	1,343	0.21%	−1.18% a year	about 0.072 km²	Urban
Barangay 36	1,319	0.21%	−0.04% a year	about 0.173 km²	Urban
Barangay 17	1,283	0.21%	−1.00% a year	about 0.241 km²	Urban
Barangay 28	1,280	0.2%	−3.90% a year	about 0.114 km²	Urban
Barangay 12	1,228	0.2%	−2.84% a year	about 0.455 km²	Urban
Barangay 34	1,213	0.19%	2.13% a year	about 0.042 km²	Rural
Barangay 8	1,111	0.18%	−2.08% a year	about 1.36 km²	Urban
Montevista	1,079	0.17%	−2.34% a year	about 0.126 km²	Rural
Barangay 4	990	0.16%	−6.56% a year	about 0.236 km²	Urban
Barangay 20	904	0.14%	0.43% a year	about 0.053 km²	Rural
Barangay 31	855	0.14%	−3.20% a year	about 0.196 km²	Urban
Barangay 23	701	0.11%	2.52% a year	about 0.0652 km²	Rural
Barangay 18	673	0.11%	−2.06% a year	about 0.0516 km²	Urban
Barangay 38	673	0.11%	9.84% a year	about 0.111 km²	Urban
Barangay 41	666	0.11%	0.36% a year	about 0.359 km²	Urban
Barangay 32	632	0.1%	−1.81% a year	about 0.0759 km²	Urban
Barangay 5	558	0.09%	13.18% a year	about 0.28 km²	Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 61. See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Bacolod City covers 160.68 km² of land, 3,888 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 716 m above the sea and it has 30.5 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 160.68 km²^[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 3,888 people per km²^[7]
Coordinates: 10.64506° N, 122.97717° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[31]

Lowest: 0 m
Average: 81 m
Highest: 716 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

30.5 km of coastline^[32]

Rivers^[32]

Magsungay River11.1 of 21.1 km
Ngalan River9.1 km
Lupit River7.6 of 7.7 km
Pahanocoy Creek5.7 km
Catalagman River5.4 km
Cabachawan Creek3.9 km
Sum-ag River3.3 of 36.9 km
Banago Creek3.2 of 3.3 km

The longest inside it: 16 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III^[33]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Iloilo City, the nearest PAGASA station, 47 km away^[34]Averages for 1991 to 2009: 2,085 mm of rain on 132 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Iloilo City, 1991 to 2009, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	39 mm	6	26.5 °C	30.3 °C	22.7 °C
February	36 mm	5	27.0 °C	31.0 °C	23.0 °C
March	48 mm	6	27.9 °C	32.3 °C	23.5 °C
April	69 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.8 °C	24.4 °C
May	160 mm	9	28.9 °C	33.2 °C	24.6 °C
June	263 mm	16	28.2 °C	32.1 °C	24.4 °C
July	361 mm	18	27.6 °C	31.0 °C	24.1 °C
August	351 mm	17	27.5 °C	31.0 °C	24.0 °C
September	278 mm	15	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.0 °C
October	225 mm	15	27.7 °C	31.5 °C	23.9 °C
November	131 mm	11	27.5 °C	31.4 °C	23.7 °C
December	124 mm	9	26.8 °C	30.6 °C	23.0 °C
The year	2,085 mm	132	27.7 °C	31.6 °C	23.8 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Bacolod City's economy made ₱218.4 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱345,317 for each person. About 9 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary: ₱218.4 billion^[18]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱167.9 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 6.8%^[19]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱345,317^[20]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 9.3% of people^[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[5]

About 9 of every 100 people in Bacolod City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (9.3%)^[21]

The PSA's survey puts it between 6.7% and 11.9%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱35,446 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

109government offices
19hospitals and health centres
122schools
80places of worship
15markets
13stations and terminals
15parks
1beach
3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 9]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Bacolod” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices88

82 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Hospitals and health centres19

13 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Markets15

9 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Stations and terminals13

7 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Parks15

9 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 61 barangays of Bacolod City

Beaches1

Villarosa Resort · Punta Taytay

Monuments and memorials3

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bacolod City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[13, 14]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Negros Occidental^[5]
Capital of: Negros Occidental^[5]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: Lone district of Bacolod City^{[16, 17]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Greg Gelvosa Gasataya^[22]
Vice mayor
Claudio Jesus Raymundo Alunan Puentevella^[22]
2022–2025
Mayor
Alfredo Abelardo Bantug Benitez^[23]
Vice mayor
El Cid Montilla Familiaran^[23]
2019–2022
Mayor
Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[24]
Vice mayor
El Cid Montilla Familiaran^[24]
2016–2019
Mayor
Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[25]
Vice mayor
El Cid Montilla Familiaran^[25]
2013–2016
Mayor
Monico Ogtong Puentevella^[26]
Vice mayor
Greg Gelvosa Gasataya^[26]
2010–2013
Mayor
Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[27]
Vice mayor
Jude Thaddeus Aliguin Sayson^[27]
2007–2010
Mayor
Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[28]
Vice mayor
Jude Thaddeus Aliguin Sayson^[28]
2004–2007
Mayor
Evelio Leonardia^[29]
Vice mayor
Renecito Novero^[29]
2001–2004
Mayor
Luzviminda S. Valdez^[30]
Vice mayor
Ramiro L. Garcia Jr.^[30]

Mayors and vice mayors of Bacolod City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Greg Gelvosa Gasataya^[22]	Claudio Jesus Raymundo Alunan Puentevella^[22]
2022–2025	Alfredo Abelardo Bantug Benitez^[23]	El Cid Montilla Familiaran^[23]
2019–2022	Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[24]	El Cid Montilla Familiaran^[24]
2016–2019	Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[25]	El Cid Montilla Familiaran^[25]
2013–2016	Monico Ogtong Puentevella^[26]	Greg Gelvosa Gasataya^[26]
2010–2013	Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[27]	Jude Thaddeus Aliguin Sayson^[27]
2007–2010	Evelio Ramos Leonardia^[28]	Jude Thaddeus Aliguin Sayson^[28]
2004–2007	Evelio Leonardia^[29]	Renecito Novero^[29]
2001–2004	Luzviminda S. Valdez^[30]	Ramiro L. Garcia Jr.^[30]

History & Identity

Stories from Negros Island Region

Bacolod City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Negros Island Region, which Bacolod City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region: the region that came back
Created in 2015, revoked in 2017 and re-created by law in 2024 with Siquijor, the Negros Island Region carries a name a 1975 tax decree had already used. Its island was once Buglas.
The Map Moved

All Stories

Old photographs of Bacolod City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Bacolod City's fiesta and days

MassKara FestivalFestival · The fourth Sunday of October · next Sunday, 25 October 2026
Bacolod City Charter DayLocal special day · Every 18 June · next Friday, 18 June 2027

Everything listed for Bacolod City in Now

Official name: City of Bacolod^[5]
Created: Bacolod was made a city by Commonwealth Act No. 326, the Charter of the City of Bacolod, approved June 18, 1938; the act took effect on approval. It covers the territory of the former municipality of Bacolod in Occidental Negros.^[10]

Its story

In 1903 Act No. 716 added the municipality of Granada and part of Sumag to Bacolod.^[12]

Bacolod became a chartered city in June 1938.^[10]

Timeline

April 2, 1903
Act No. 716 combined Bacolod with Granada and part of Sumag.^[12]
June 18, 1938
Commonwealth Act No. 326 created the City of Bacolod.^[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

July to September 2017
Moved under another province or region.^[37]
May to June 2024
Moved from Region VI (Western Visayas).^[37]

Nearby

Bacolod City shares a border with Bago City, Talisay City and Murcia.

How it compares

Bacolod City beside Negros Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental.

Bacolod City beside Negros Occidental
Figure	Bacolod City	Negros Occidental	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	624,787^{[1, 2]}	2,680,477	1st of 32
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	0.94% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.52% a year	7th of 32
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	3,888^[7]more crowded	347	1st of 32
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	160.68 km²^[7]	7,723.65 km²	21st of 32
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.6^{[1, 2]}lower	3.7	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	98%^[6]higher	67.3%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 489.2 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

Talisay CityNegros Occidental10.2 km northeast
Bago CityNegros Occidental14.7 km southwest
MurciaNegros Occidental15.1 km east
Silay CityNegros Occidental19.1 km northeast
PulupandanNegros Occidental22.2 km southwest
ValladolidNegros Occidental24.9 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 2, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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31.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
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