Pilar, Abra

Pilar Villavieja
Municipality
Municipality of Pilar
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Pilar Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°25′N120°36′E / 17.42°N 120.6°E / 17.42; 120.6
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Abra
District	Lone district
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Tyron Christopher R. Beroña
•  Vice Mayor	Samson C. Laguesma
•  Representative	Menchie B. Bernos
•  Municipal Council	Members Roldan T. Dumlao Mario D. Agbusac Baltazar C. Beroña Jr. Restituto S. Dizon Sr. Noel S. Beroña Walter Y. Dait Donardo A. Beroña Robert P. Domingo
•  Electorate	7,796 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	66.10 km2 (25.52 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Highest elevation	634 m (2,080 ft)
Lowest elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	10,146
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
•  Households	2,461
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	19.29 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 679.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 1,765 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 207 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 77.55 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2812
PSGC	140119000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Itneg Ilocano Tagalog

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Ilocano : Ili ti Pilar, Tagalog : Bayan ng Pilar), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. The population was 10,146 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

Geography

Pilar is located at 17°25′N120°36′E / 17.42°N 120.6°E / 17.42; 120.6 .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 66.10 square kilometres (25.52 sq mi)  ^[5] constituting 1.59% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

Pilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [7]
140119002	Bolbolo	8.2%	835	851	▾	−0.19%
140119003	Brookside	3.6%	367	366	▴	0.03%
140119005	Dalit	7.9%	801	773	▴	0.36%
140119006	Dintan	4.1%	415	357	▴	1.52%
140119007	Gapang	7.4%	755	630	▴	1.83%
140119008	Kinabiti	8.2%	831	737	▴	1.21%
140119009	Maliplipit	3.0%	308	301	▴	0.23%
140119010	Nagcanasan	2.6%	267	259	▴	0.30%
140119011	Nanangduan	3.2%	320	329	▾	−0.28%
140119012	Narnara	3.2%	321	284	▴	1.23%
140119004	Ocup	5.0%	510	483	▴	0.55%
140119014	Pang-ot	5.7%	581	592	▾	−0.19%
140119015	Patad	2.8%	288	306	▾	−0.60%
140119016	Poblacion	17.6%	1,784	1,703	▴	0.47%
140119017	San Juan East	3.0%	302	338	▾	−1.12%
140119018	San Juan West	5.8%	591	602	▾	−0.18%
140119019	South Balioag	4.2%	429	470	▾	−0.91%
140119020	Tikitik	3.1%	313	272	▴	1.41%
140119021	Villavieja	2.0%	205	255	▾	−2.16%
	Total		10,146	9,908	▴	0.24%

Climate

Climate data for Pilar, Abra
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17 (63)	17 (63)	19 (66)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	20 (68)	19 (66)	17 (63)	20 (68)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10 (0.4)	10 (0.4)	14 (0.6)	23 (0.9)	80 (3.1)	103 (4.1)	121 (4.8)	111 (4.4)	119 (4.7)	114 (4.5)	39 (1.5)	15 (0.6)	759 (30)
Average rainy days	5.2	3.9	6.2	9.1	18.5	21.4	22.9	19.8	19.8	16.2	10.5	6.1	159.6
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Pilar

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,569	—
1918	3,805	+2.65%
1939	5,792	+2.02%
1948	5,944	+0.29%
1960	6,025	+0.11%
1970	6,959	+1.45%
1975	7,453	+1.38%
1980	7,518	+0.17%
1990	8,451	+1.18%
1995	9,183	+1.57%
2000	9,328	+0.34%
2007	9,792	+0.67%
2010	9,908	+0.43%
2015	10,223	+0.60%
2020	10,146	−0.15%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [7] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, Pilar had a population of 10,146. ^[3] The population density was 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Pilar, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[19]

Position	Name
Congressman	Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
Mayor	Mark Roland B. Somera
Vice-Mayor	Jaja Josefina S. Disono
Councilors	Restituto D. Dizon Jr.
	Pepito G. Dasalla
	Amante A. Doral Sr.
	George D. Sotelo
	Mario D. Agbusac
	Tyron Christopher R. Beroña
	Mario M. Bañez
	Roldan T. Dumlao

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. Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Municipal: Pilar, Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "Pilar: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code