Pilar, Bohol

Not to be confused with Bilar, Bohol.
Pilar
Municipality
Municipality of Pilar
Municipal hall
Municipal hall
Map of Bohol with Pilar highlighted
Map of Bohol with Pilar highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Pilar is located in Philippines
Pilar
Pilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°50′N 124°20′E / 9.83°N 124.33°E / 9.83; 124.33
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceBohol
District 3rd district
Founded26 December 1960
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorNecitas T. Cubrado
 • Vice MayorEugenio B. Datahan II
 • RepresentativeKristine Alexie B. Tutor
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate19,243 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • 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
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
28,693
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Households
6,608
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
34.38
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 121.9 million (2020), 54.92 million (2012), 59.33 million (2013), 66.99 million (2014), 76.5 million (2015), 87.36 million (2016), 108.1 million (2017), 125.4 million (2018), 108.6 million (2019), 133.2 million (2021), 174.4 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 278.9 million (2020), 94.47 million (2012), 88.11 million (2013), 93.98 million (2014), 110.5 million (2015), 132.9 million (2016), 138.5 million (2017), 248.6 million (2018), 268.6 million (2019), 342 million (2021), 490.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 148.5 million (2020), 50.87 million (2012), 57.56 million (2013), 60.49 million (2014), 66.87 million (2015), 78.02 million (2016), 103.4 million (2017), 105.6 million (2018), 92.94 million (2019), 112.7 million (2021), 139.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 94.02 million (2020), 71.13 million (2012), 66.54 million (2013), 670.7 million (2014), 73.51 million (2015), 83.26 million (2016), 119.2 million (2017), 216 million (2018), 112.3 million (2019), 143.8 million (2021), 201.3 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6321
PSGC
071234000
IDD : area code +63 (0)38
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Eskayan
Tagalog

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,693 people.[3]

Pilar is 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Pilar celebrates its fiesta on October 10, to honor the town patron Virgen del Pilar.[5]

History

Pilar was formerly a barrio known as Banlasan (later renamed Alegria), 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. Alegria 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:

Original Barangays of Pilar, Bohol
From Sierra Bullones From Candijay From Guindulman From Ubay
Aurora Cagawasan Pamacsalan 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)
(with sitio Lumbay)		 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 Ente.[8]

Geography

Barangays

Pilar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[9]
071234001 Aurora 1.5% 431 410 ▴ 0.50%
071234002 Bagacay 3.0% 862 890 ▾ −0.32%
071234003 Bagumbayan 6.6% 1,908 1,725 ▴ 1.01%
071234004 Bayong 5.0% 1,432 1,493 ▾ −0.42%
071234005 Buenasuerte 6.6% 1,894 1,918 ▾ −0.13%
071234006 Cagawasan 3.8% 1,079 1,086 ▾ −0.06%
071234007 Cansungay 2.9% 820 769 ▴ 0.64%
071234008 Catagdaan 5.2% 1,492 1,546 ▾ −0.35%
071234009 Del Pilar 3.1% 898 890 ▴ 0.09%
071234010 Estaca 10.2% 2,924 2,575 ▴ 1.28%
071234011 Ilaud 2.7% 764 929 ▾ −1.94%
071234012 Inaghuban 3.7% 1,062 1,235 ▾ −1.50%
071234013 La Suerte 2.5% 726 752 ▾ −0.35%
071234014 Lumbay 4.2% 1,212 1,161 ▴ 0.43%
071234015 Lundag 2.7% 789 735 ▴ 0.71%
071234016 Pamacsalan 2.3% 656 666 ▾ −0.15%
071234017 Poblacion 10.1% 2,890 2,806 ▴ 0.30%
071234018 Rizal 5.0% 1,425 1,282 ▴ 1.06%
071234019 San Carlos 2.4% 679 744 ▾ −0.91%
071234020 San Isidro 8.7% 2,506 2,411 ▴ 0.39%
071234021 San Vicente 2.8% 807 864 ▾ −0.68%
Total 28,693 26,887 ▴ 0.65%

Climate

Climate data for Pilar, Bohol
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[10]

Demographics

Population census of Pilar
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 10,888—    
1975 13,928+5.06%
1980 14,902+1.36%
1990 19,930+2.95%
1995 21,141+1.11%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pilar

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

  • Public market in Pilar
    Public market in Pilar
  • Malinao Dam spillway in Pilar
    Malinao Dam spillway in Pilar

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Pilar | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Bohol Festivals Timetable". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  6. ^ Jes B. Tirol (March 6, 2011). "Toponyms of Bohol and its Towns Part 9". Bohol Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Executive Order No. 460 (December 29, 1941), Creating the Municipality of Pilar in The Province Of Bohol (1961), Official Gazette (Philippines), retrieved April 7, 2016
  8. ^ "Bohol's 45th town is born; Bernido leads well- wishers". Bohol Chronicle. 31 December 1961. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Pilar: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ^ "Province of Bohol". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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