Bilar, officially the Municipality of Bilar (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Bilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bilar), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,512 people.[4]
Bilar | |
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Municipality of Bilar | |
![]() Bilar, Bohol | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°42′N 124°06′E / 9.7°N 124.1°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Norman D. Palacio (suspended)[1] Ronie Maligmat (acting) |
• Vice Mayor | Ricardo Cal |
• Representative | Kristine Alexie B. Tutor |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 13,418 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 129.71 km2 (50.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
Highest elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 18,512 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,172 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.39 |
• Revenue | ₱ 104.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 246.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 114.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 56.41 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6317 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Bilar is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tagbilaran.
Bilar celebrates its fiesta on May 15, to honor the town patron Saint Isidore the Farmer.[6]
Geography
editBarangays
editBilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020[4] | 2010[7] | |||||
071208001 | Bonifacio | 1.4% | 260 | 262 | −0.08% | |
071208002 | Bugang Norte | 3.4% | 632 | 650 | −0.28% | |
071208003 | Bugang Sur | 5.0% | 918 | 940 | −0.24% | |
071208004 | Cabacnitan (Magsaysay) | 4.2% | 775 | 745 | 0.40% | |
071208005 | Cambigsi | 3.3% | 618 | 689 | −1.08% | |
071208006 | Campagao | 7.2% | 1,339 | 1,284 | 0.42% | |
071208007 | Cansumbol | 6.4% | 1,189 | 1,235 | −0.38% | |
071208008 | Dagohoy | 4.1% | 764 | 836 | −0.90% | |
071208009 | Owac | 5.3% | 973 | 975 | −0.02% | |
071208010 | Poblacion | 8.6% | 1,588 | 1,500 | 0.57% | |
071208011 | Quezon | 3.3% | 618 | 668 | −0.77% | |
071208012 | Riverside | 5.5% | 1,012 | 886 | 1.34% | |
071208013 | Rizal | 2.3% | 425 | 456 | −0.70% | |
071208014 | Roxas | 6.3% | 1,159 | 1,011 | 1.38% | |
071208015 | Subayon | 7.0% | 1,303 | 1,200 | 0.83% | |
071208016 | Villa Aurora | 4.0% | 737 | 731 | 0.08% | |
071208017 | Villa Suerte | 1.3% | 232 | 269 | −1.47% | |
071208018 | Yanaya | 7.0% | 1,288 | 1,123 | 1.38% | |
071208019 | Zamora | 9.5% | 1,760 | 1,638 | 0.72% | |
Total | 18,512 | 17,098 | 0.80% |
Climate
editClimate data for Bilar, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
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)[8] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11] |
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Bilar
10 20 30 40 50 2006 43.90 2009 47.92 2012 22.55 2015 23.81 2018 20.10 2021 23.39 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Tourism
edit- Bilar Man-made Mahogany Forest
- Bilar Rice Terraces
- Bohol Biodiversity Center
- Habitat Butterflies Conservation Center
- San Isidro Labrador Parish Church
- Bilar Hill Park
- Logarita Falls
- Tinugdan Spring
- Pangas Falls
Gallery
edit- Bilar Municipal Building
- Road through the Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (Man-made forest) in Bilar
- Public market
References
editExternal links
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