Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,693 people. [3]
Pilar | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Pilar | |
Municipal hall | |
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Coordinates: 9°50′N 124°20′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 26 December 1960 |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Necitas T. Cubrado |
• Vice Mayor | Eugenio B. Datahan II |
• Representative | Kristine Alexie B. Tutor |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 18,454 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 120.39 km2 (46.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
Highest elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 28,693 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,961 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.30% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱121,889,463.77 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱278,863,760.51 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱148,476,655.97 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱94,023,735.63 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6321 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Eskayan Tagalog |
The town of Pilar, Bohol celebrates its fiesta on October 10, to honor the town patron Virgen del Pilar.[5]
Pilar was formerly a barrio known as Banlasan, which is used to be the town center of the municipality of Sierra Bullones. Constant flooding from Wahig River led residents of Sierra Bullones to transfer their town center at barangay Candagaz and named it as Poblacion. Banlasan was then called Lungsod Daan which means old town.[6]
On December 29, 1961, Lungsod Daan became an independepent municipality and it was renamed Pilar after the patron saint, Virgen del Pilar. A total of 16 barangays from the municipalities of Candijay, Guindulman, Sierra Bullones, and Ubay are carved out from their territories to form the new municipality through the Executive Order No. 460 issued by President Carlos P. Garcia, becoming the 45th town in the province[7] Below is list of 16 original barrios of Pilar:
From Sierra Bullones | From Candijay | From Guindulman | From Ubay | ||
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Aurora | Cagawasan | Pamacsalan (with sitio Lumbay) | Inaghuban (with sitio Cansungay) | Lundag (with sitio San Vicente) | San Isidro (with sitio La Suerte) |
Bagacay | Catagdaan | ||||
Bagumbayan | Estaca | Rizal (with sitio Del Pilar) | |||
Bayong | Ilaud | ||||
Buena Suerte | Lungsod Daan (Poblacion) | San Carlos | |||
Consequently, president Carlos P. Garcia named Demetria B. Buslon and Marcos Auguis as first mayor and vice-mayor of the town respectively. Also appointed were first councilors Sinoforoso Cabañez, Dionisio Cagas, Anastacio Jasper, and Celestino Ynte.[8]
Pilar comprises 21 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [9] | |||||
071234001 | Aurora | 1.5% | 431 | 410 | ▴ | 0.48% |
071234002 | Bagacay | 3.0% | 862 | 890 | ▾ | −0.31% |
071234003 | Bagumbayan | 6.6% | 1,908 | 1,725 | ▴ | 0.97% |
071234004 | Bayong | 5.0% | 1,432 | 1,493 | ▾ | −0.40% |
071234005 | Buenasuerte | 6.6% | 1,894 | 1,918 | ▾ | −0.12% |
071234006 | Cagawasan | 3.8% | 1,079 | 1,086 | ▾ | −0.06% |
071234007 | Cansungay | 2.9% | 820 | 769 | ▴ | 0.62% |
071234008 | Catagdaan | 5.2% | 1,492 | 1,546 | ▾ | −0.34% |
071234009 | Del Pilar | 3.1% | 898 | 890 | ▴ | 0.09% |
071234010 | Estaca | 10.2% | 2,924 | 2,575 | ▴ | 1.23% |
071234011 | Ilaud | 2.7% | 764 | 929 | ▾ | −1.86% |
071234012 | Inaghuban | 3.7% | 1,062 | 1,235 | ▾ | −1.44% |
071234013 | La Suerte | 2.5% | 726 | 752 | ▾ | −0.34% |
071234014 | Lumbay | 4.2% | 1,212 | 1,161 | ▴ | 0.41% |
071234015 | Lundag | 2.7% | 789 | 735 | ▴ | 0.68% |
071234016 | Pamacsalan | 2.3% | 656 | 666 | ▾ | −0.14% |
071234017 | Poblacion | 10.1% | 2,890 | 2,806 | ▴ | 0.28% |
071234018 | Rizal | 5.0% | 1,425 | 1,282 | ▴ | 1.02% |
071234019 | San Carlos | 2.4% | 679 | 744 | ▾ | −0.87% |
071234020 | San Isidro | 8.7% | 2,506 | 2,411 | ▴ | 0.37% |
071234021 | San Vicente | 2.8% | 807 | 864 | ▾ | −0.65% |
Total | 28,693 | 26,887 | ▴ | 0.63% |
Climate data for Pilar, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (83) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
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[10] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 10,888 | — |
1975 | 13,928 | +5.06% |
1980 | 14,902 | +1.36% |
1990 | 19,930 | +2.95% |
1995 | 21,141 | +1.11% |
2000 | 25,095 | +3.74% |
2007 | 27,276 | +1.16% |
2010 | 26,887 | −0.52% |
2015 | 27,256 | +0.26% |
2020 | 28,693 | +1.02% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [9] [12][13] |
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