Satellite map of La Carlota, Negros Occidental
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Map of La Carlota, Negros Occidental
La Carlota is a fourth class city in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental. According to the 2010 official census, it has a population of 63,852. Until two years after its foundation in 1871, it was known as Simancas, a barrio under the jurisdiction of the neighboring town of San Enrique, which was led by a Spaniard who was married to a woman named Carlota. Legend has it that she was well-loved by the natives for her social works so that they named their settlement after her when it was created as a municipality near the end of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. In line with the Spanish practice of adding an article before a proper noun, “La Carlota” became its official name. On June 19, 1965, by virtue of Republic Act No.
Latitude: 10° 24' 59.99" N
Longitude: 122° 54' 59.99" E