Pilar, Bohol

Not to be confused with Bilar, Bohol.

Pilar
Municipality
Municipality of Pilar
Municipal hall
Map of Bohol with Pilar highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pilar Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°50′N124°20′E / 9.83°N 124.33°E / 9.83; 124.33
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	3rd district
Founded	26 December 1960
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Necitas T. Cubrado
•  Vice Mayor	Eugenio B. Datahan II
•  Representative	Kristine Alexie B. Tutor
•  Municipal Council	Members Carlos D. Cagape Jaime A. Lusica Misael P. Hilot Jaime A. Ucab Nicanor E. Mante Jr. Wilfredo L. Bernante Francisco A. Auguis Charito E. Arnado
•  Electorate	19,243 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
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
•  Households	6,608
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	31.30 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 121.9 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 278.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 148.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 94.02 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6321
PSGC	071234000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Eskayan Tagalog

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 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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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]

Gallery

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  Public market in Pilar
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  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. 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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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 (29 December 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. 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.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Pilar
• Municipality of Pilar