Antequera | |
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| Municipality of Antequera | |
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| Coordinates:9°46′52″N123°53′51″E / 9.7812°N 123.897497°E /9.7812; 123.897497 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 17 March 1876 |
| Barangays | 21 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jose Mario J. Pahang |
| • Vice Mayor | Cecilia B. Rebosura-Salomon |
| • Representative | John Geesnell Yap |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 10,559 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.60 km2 (45.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,881 |
| • Density | 125.47/km2 (324.97/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,796 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 138.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 268.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 126.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 48.86 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6335 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Antequera, officially theMunicipality of Antequera (Cebuano:Munisipalidad sa Antequera;Tagalog:Bayan ng Antequera), is amunicipality in theprovince ofBohol,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,881 people.[5]
Popular places of interest in Antequera are the weekly basket market and Mag-Aso Falls. The Mag-Aso falls, whose cascading waters run into natural pools, were greatly altered by the2013 Bohol earthquake and even more so by flash floods caused byTropical Storm Seniang in December 2014.[6]
The town of Antequera, Bohol celebrates its feast on every last Saturday of October, to honor the town patron Our Lady of the Rosary. The town also celebrates the feast of Sr. San Antonio de Padua (the second patron) every 13 June but not as pompous as the feast during October.
The early inhabitants of the area were theEskaya people, who lived in western Bohol, including the lowlands of Antequera at the present barangay of Viga, from the 7th century until the early 17th century.
Originally the town was a barangay ofMaribojoc known as Agad. Migration from surrounding coastal areas increased the population and created many newsitios. On 17 March 1876, theGovernor-General of the Philippines signed a decree that made Agad and all its sitios a new municipality. That same year, the governor of the district of Bohol, Joaquin Bengoechia, enacted the law that finalized the boundaries and appointed its first mayor, Simeon Villas. The new municipality was named after thehome town in Spain of Bengoechia.[7] Antequera's name was from Roman originAnticaria, Antikaria, Antiquaria, meaning ancient city.
In 1899, the town ofCatigbian was abolished, and the barangays of Caimbang, San Isidro, and Causwagan were added to Antequera. But it lost these barangays, along with half of Cansague, when Catigbian was reestablished on 17 June 1949. On 10 January 1970, themunicipality of San Isidro was formed, taking the barangays of Cambansag, Abehilan, and Baunos from Antequera.[7]
Antequera is an inland town 19 kilometres (12 mi) north ofTagbilaran. This municipality is bounded byCalape in the north,San Isidro in the northeast,Balilihan in the southeast,Cortes in the south,Maribojoc in the southwest, andLoon in the northwest.
Antequera is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[8] | 2010[9] | |||||
| 071204001 | Angilan | 6.4% | 947 | 1,012 | ▾ | −0.48% |
| 071204002 | Bantolinao | 8.6% | 1,274 | 1,226 | ▴ | 0.28% |
| 071204003 | Bicahan | 5.1% | 766 | 783 | ▾ | −0.16% |
| 071204004 | Bitaugan | 4.2% | 622 | 591 | ▴ | 0.37% |
| 071204005 | Bungahan | 5.6% | 832 | 744 | ▴ | 0.81% |
| 071204007 | Canlaas | 4.4% | 650 | 736 | ▾ | −0.90% |
| 071204008 | Cansibuan | 3.8% | 569 | 512 | ▴ | 0.77% |
| 071204009 | Can‑omay | 3.6% | 543 | 721 | ▾ | −2.03% |
| 071204010 | Celing | 4.6% | 684 | 671 | ▴ | 0.14% |
| 071204011 | Danao | 3.2% | 473 | 453 | ▴ | 0.31% |
| 071204012 | Danicop | 4.4% | 659 | 576 | ▴ | 0.98% |
| 071204013 | Mag‑aso | 2.7% | 407 | 434 | ▾ | −0.46% |
| 071204014 | Poblacion | 9.4% | 1,404 | 1,332 | ▴ | 0.38% |
| 071204015 | Quinapon‑an | 1.9% | 283 | 278 | ▴ | 0.13% |
| 071204016 | Santo Rosario | 3.5% | 528 | 475 | ▴ | 0.77% |
| 071204017 | Tabuan | 3.9% | 579 | 584 | ▾ | −0.06% |
| 071204018 | Tagubaas | 3.1% | 456 | 386 | ▴ | 1.22% |
| 071204019 | Tupas | 5.7% | 850 | 935 | ▾ | −0.69% |
| 071204020 | Ubojan (Obujan) | 3.0% | 450 | 529 | ▾ | −1.17% |
| 071204021 | Viga | 3.9% | 586 | 614 | ▾ | −0.34% |
| 071204022 | Villa Aurora (Canoc‑oc) | 5.8% | 863 | 889 | ▾ | −0.21% |
| Total | 14,881 | 14,481 | ▴ | 0.20% | ||
| Climate data for Antequera, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
Population census of Antequera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poverty incidence of Antequera
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
The primary economic activities are farming, handicraft or cottage industries (especiallybasket weaving), and carpentry (including bamboo and wood furniture making). Its main agricultural produce comprises coconut, rice, corn, rootcrops, and vegetables.[23]
Total annual income in 2010 was ₱35,960,730
List of former mayors of Antequera:[24]
