Panglao | |
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| Municipality of Panglao | |
 St. Augustine church and watchtower | |
 Map of Bohol with Panglao highlighted | |
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| Coordinates:9°34′44″N123°44′42″E / 9.579°N 123.745°E /9.579; 123.745 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1803 |
| Barangays | 10 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edgardo F. Arcay[1] |
| • Vice Mayor | Daisy M. Delambaca |
| • Representative | John Geesnell Yap |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 29,494 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[6] | |
• Total | 41,760 |
| • Density | 873.8/km2 (2,263/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,694 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.77 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 246.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 809.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 167.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 200.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6340 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | panglaolgu |
Panglao, officially theMunicipality of Panglao (Cebuano:Munisipalidad sa Panglao;Tagalog:Bayan ng Panglao), is amunicipality in theprovince ofBohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 41,760 people.[8]
Panglao has educational institutions, including theSan Agustin Academy (Panglao), Lourdes National High School, the Cristale-College, and elementary schools located in every barangay (including the Panglao Central Elementary School). It is also home toBohol–Panglao International Airport that serves as Bohol's primary airport, replacingTagbilaran Airport in November 2018.[9]
The town of Panglao, Bohol celebrates its fiesta on August 27–28, to honor the town patron San Agustin.[10]
The name Panglao may have come from its former namePanglawod, meaning "to the open sea",[11] or derived from the wordpanggaw, referring to a fishing implement used by locals.[12] The island also could be named aftermapanglao by the Spanish, means "lonesome place".[13]
Panglao flourished during the rule of the polity ofBo-ol, but raids byMoluccans and conquest byTernate resulted in periods of depopulation when its population fled mostly toPanay andMindanao, includingDapitan.[12]
Well before theSpanish colonization, the area was already long visited by Chinese and other Asian traders, as evinced by archaeological finds ofTang,Song, andMing dynasty porcelain and trade wares.[12]
During the Spanish rule, a Jesuit mission post was established, that in 1782 was formed into a parish, known as La Iglesia de San Agustin de Panglawod. In 1803, the town was officially made into a municipality.[11]
The Panglao watchtower was built in 1851. The 5-storey octagonal tower is the tallest of its kind in the Philippines but suffers from neglect.[11]
The municipality occupies the southwestern part of the eponymousPanglao Island, and its territory also includes the three smaller islands of Balicasag,[14] Gak‑ang, and Pontod (or Pungtud, also known as Virgin Island).[12] It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) fromTagbilaran.
There are no fresh water streams or lakes on the island, so for its drinking water, the municipality is dependent on wells and the Canhilbas Underground Spring.[12]
It is one of two municipalities that make upPanglao Island (the other beingDauis). Panglao is known for its diving locations and tourist resorts.[15]
| Climate data for Panglao, Bohol | |||||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |||
| Average high | °C °F | 30.3 86.5 | 30.5 86.9 | 31.4 88.5 | 32.6 90.7 | 33.1 91.6 | 32.5 90.5 | 32.1 89.8 | 32.3 90.1 | 32.1 89.8 | 31.9 89.4 | 31.6 88.9 | 31.0 87.8 | 31.8 89.2 | |
| Average mean | °C °F | 26.3 79.3 | 26.3 79.3 | 26.9 80.4 | 27.9 82.2 | 28.5 83.3 | 28.1 82.6 | 27.8 82.0 | 27.9 82.2 | 27.7 81.9 | 27.6 81.7 | 27.3 81.1 | 26.9 80.4 | 27.5 81.5 | |
| Average low | °C °F | 22.3 72.1 | 22.2 72.0 | 22.5 72.5 | 23.3 73.9 | 23.9 75.0 | 23.7 74.7 | 23.5 74.3 | 23.6 74.5 | 23.4 74.1 | 23.3 73.9 | 23.1 73.6 | 22.9 73.2 | 23.1 73.6 | |
| Average rainfall | mm in | 119 4.7 | 90 3.5 | 88 3.5 | 70 2.8 | 96 3.8 | 147 5.8 | 137 5.4 | 116 4.6 | 130 5.1 | 190 7.5 | 217 8.5 | 144 5.7 | 1,544 61 | |
| Climate-data.org[16] July 2016 | Köppen-Geiger climate classificationAf | Coronas typeIII | |||||||||||||
Panglao is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 7,050 | — |
| 1918 | 9,065 | +1.69% |
| 1939 | 9,411 | +0.18% |
| 1948 | 11,274 | +2.03% |
| 1960 | 11,836 | +0.41% |
| 1970 | 13,309 | +1.18% |
| 1975 | 13,624 | +0.47% |
| 1980 | 14,547 | +1.32% |
| 1990 | 17,004 | +1.57% |
| 1995 | 18,095 | +1.17% |
| 2000 | 21,337 | +3.60% |
| 2007 | 25,558 | +2.52% |
| 2010 | 28,603 | +4.18% |
| 2015 | 33,553 | +3.09% |
| 2020 | 39,839 | +3.68% |
| 2024 | 41,760 | +1.14% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][18][21][22] | ||
Poverty incidence of Panglao
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
The primary tourist attraction of Panglao are its white sandy beaches, of whichAlona Beach is the most famous and most developed. Alona Beach is about 1,500 metres (1,640 yd) long, lined with palm trees. resorts, and shops.[31] However it has drawn criticism for its unrestrained development that ignored municipal development policies, warning against overcrowding and Alona to lose its paradise-like image.[32] Therefore, the municipal, provincial and national governments are ploughing ahead with a plan to build a new international airport on Panglao island, with the final approach path directly over Alona beach. Bohol–Panglao International Airport, also known as New Bohol International Airport, is an international airport on Panglao Island in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It replaced Tagbilaran Airport which was small. Bohol–Panglao International Airport, has been operational since28-Nov-2018.
Other beaches include Bagobo, Bolod, Danao, Doljo, and Momo Beaches there are many more hidden beaches. Some are controlled by various resorts also.
Panglao is renowned for snorkeling and dive sites such as Doljo Beach, Garden Eels, Arco Point, Kalipayan, Napaling, and Puntod. The island's southern portion is ringed with reefs that are relatively narrow and shallow (5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft)) with submarine cliffs plunging to depths of 33 to 56 metres (108 to 184 ft).[33] Tours can readily be arranged to further dive sites, including Balicasag andPamilacan, Bohol islands.
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