| City of Kabankalan Siudad sang Kabankalan Lungsod ng Kabankalan |
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| Nickname(s): The Rising City of the South | |||
| Map of Negros Occidental showing the location of Kabankalan City. | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | ||
| Province | Negros Occidental | ||
| Districts | 6th District of Negros Occidental | ||
| Barrios or Barangays | 32 | ||
| Incorporated (town) | March 14, 1907 | ||
| Incorporated (city) | August 2, 1997 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Isidro Zayco | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Delia Anacan | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 726.40 km2 (280.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 166,845 | ||
| • Density | 206.2/km2 (534.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | www.kabankalancity.gov.ph | ||
Kabankalan City is a 1st class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 166,845 people in 27,851 households.
Kabankalan is over an hour's drive south of Bacolod City by private car while public utility vehicles reach the place in about two hours. The city, which serves as the center of economic activities in southern Negros, is also the take-off point for various destinations down south, and links the province to Dumaguete City, capital of Negros Oriental via the Kabankalan-Mabinay Highway.
Kabankalan City is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.
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