[3] The metropolitan area is centered on Bacolod, the provincial capital, and the component cities of Silay and Talisay, all located in the province of Negros Occidental.

Metro Bacolod is among those identified by the National Framework for Physical Planning: 2001–2030 as one of the country’s industrial, financial and technological centers.

The Bacolod city government, the definition based on the 2020 official census of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

The cities of Bacolod, Talisay, Silay, Bago, and the municipality of Murcia will be the components of MBDA.

There is a need to create a master plan for Metro Bacolod and the Metro Bacolod Development Authority (MBDA) which will help this capital city and nearby areas achieve their long-term goals and boost their business sector, Carbon said.