Antequera, officially the Municipality of Antequera (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Antequera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Antequera), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,990 people. [3]
Antequera | |
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Municipality of Antequera | |
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Coordinates: 9°46′52″N 123°53′51″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 17 March 1876 |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lilioso M. Nunag |
• Vice Mayor | Jose Mario J. Pahang |
• Representative | Edgardo M. Chatto |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 9,725 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 118.60 km2 (45.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Highest elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,990 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,478 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.60% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱96,966,803.57 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱254,374,657.44 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱89,573,356.58 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱67,753,562.78 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6335 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Located 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Tagbilaran, popular places of interest in Antequera are the weekly basket market and Mag-Aso Falls. The Mag-Aso falls, whose cascading waters run into natural pools, were greatly altered by the 2013 Bohol earthquake and even more so by flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Seniang in December 2014.[5]
The early inhabitants of the area were the Eskaya people, who lived in western Bohol, including the lowlands of Antequera at the present barangay of Viga, from the 7th century until the early 17th century.
Originally the town was a barangay of Maribojoc known as Agad. Migration from surrounding coastal areas increased the population and created many new sitios. On 17 March 1876, the Governor-General of the Philippines signed a decree that made Agad and all its sitios a new municipality. That same year, the governor of the district of Bohol, Joaquin Bengoechia, enacted the law that finalized the boundaries and appointed its first mayor, Simeon Villas. The new municipality was named after the home town in Spain of Bengoechia.[6]
In 1899, the town of Catigbian was abolished, and the barangays of Caimbang, San Isidro, and Causwagan were added to Antequera. But it lost these barangays, along with half of Cansague, when Catigbian was reestablished on 17 June 1949. On 10 January 1970, the municipality of San Isidro was formed, taking the barangays of Cambansag, Abehilan, and Baunos from Antequera.[6]
Antequera comprises 21 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [7] | |||||
071204001 | Angilan | 6.3% | 947 | 1,012 | ▾ | −0.63% |
071204002 | Bantolinao | 8.5% | 1,274 | 1,226 | ▴ | 0.37% |
071204003 | Bicahan | 5.1% | 766 | 783 | ▾ | −0.21% |
071204004 | Bitaugan | 4.1% | 622 | 591 | ▴ | 0.49% |
071204005 | Bungahan | 5.6% | 832 | 744 | ▴ | 1.07% |
071204007 | Canlaas | 4.3% | 650 | 736 | ▾ | −1.18% |
071204008 | Cansibuan | 3.8% | 569 | 512 | ▴ | 1.01% |
071204009 | Can‑omay | 3.6% | 543 | 721 | ▾ | −2.67% |
071204010 | Celing | 4.6% | 684 | 671 | ▴ | 0.18% |
071204011 | Danao | 3.2% | 473 | 453 | ▴ | 0.41% |
071204012 | Danicop | 4.4% | 659 | 576 | ▴ | 1.29% |
071204013 | Mag‑aso | 2.7% | 407 | 434 | ▾ | −0.61% |
071204014 | Poblacion | 9.4% | 1,404 | 1,332 | ▴ | 0.50% |
071204015 | Quinapon‑an | 1.9% | 283 | 278 | ▴ | 0.17% |
071204016 | Santo Rosario | 3.5% | 528 | 475 | ▴ | 1.02% |
071204017 | Tabuan | 3.9% | 579 | 584 | ▾ | −0.08% |
071204018 | Tagubaas | 3.0% | 456 | 386 | ▴ | 1.61% |
071204019 | Tupas | 5.7% | 850 | 935 | ▾ | −0.91% |
071204020 | Ubojan | 3.0% | 450 | 529 | ▾ | −1.53% |
071204021 | Viga | 3.9% | 586 | 614 | ▾ | −0.45% |
071204022 | Villa Aurora (Canoc‑oc) | 5.8% | 863 | 889 | ▾ | −0.28% |
Total | 14,990 | 14,481 | ▴ | 0.33% |
Climate data for Antequera, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102 (4.0) |
85 (3.3) |
91 (3.6) |
75 (3.0) |
110 (4.3) |
141 (5.6) |
121 (4.8) |
107 (4.2) |
111 (4.4) |
144 (5.7) |
169 (6.7) |
139 (5.5) |
1,395 (55.1) |
Average rainy days | 18.6 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 261.5 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 7,578 | — |
1918 | 11,129 | +2.60% |
1939 | 15,974 | +1.74% |
1948 | 16,070 | +0.07% |
1960 | 12,254 | −2.23% |
1970 | 10,397 | −1.63% |
1975 | 11,130 | +1.38% |
1980 | 11,641 | +0.90% |
1990 | 12,348 | +0.59% |
1995 | 12,072 | −0.42% |
2000 | 13,758 | +2.84% |
2007 | 14,357 | +0.59% |
2010 | 14,481 | +0.31% |
2015 | 14,425 | −0.07% |
2020 | 14,990 | +0.76% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [7] [10][11] |
The primary economic activities are farming, handicraft or cottage industries (especially basket weaving), and carpentry (including bamboo and wood furniture making). Its main agricultural produce comprises coconut, rice, corn, rootcrops, and vegetables.[19]
Total annual income in 2010 was ₱35,960,730
List of former mayors of Antequera:[20]
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