San Carlos, officially the City of San Carlos, is a 2nd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 132,536 people. [3] It is about 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of Bacolod, via Negros Occidental Eco-Tourism Highway (N69).

The municipality’s status was elevated into a city on July 1, 1960, per Republic Act No. 2643, approved on June 18, 1960,[6] and Presidential Proclamation No. 685 s. 1960.