Pilar | |
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| Municipality of Pilar | |
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| Coordinates:10°48′25″N124°33′54″E / 10.807°N 124.565°E /10.807; 124.565 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 13 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Manuel P. Santiago |
| • Vice Mayor | Chiziline S. Maratas |
| • Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 9,434 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,506 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,360 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 79.24 million (2021) |
| • Assets | ₱ 271.1 million (2021) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 66.68 million (2021) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 103.6 million (2021) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6048 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Pilar, officially theMunicipality of Pilar (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Pilar;Tagalog:Bayan ng Pilar), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCebu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,506 people.[3]
The municipality is contiguous with Ponson Island, one of the fourCamotes Islands in theCamotes Sea (along withPacijan Island,Poro Island, andTulang Island). The island is about 10.6 kilometres (6.59 mi) long and 3.7 kilometres (2.30 mi) wide.
Pilar is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[5] | |||||
| 072236001 | Biasong | 2.8% | 345 | 360 | ▾ | −0.42% |
| 072236002 | Cawit | 15.4% | 1,925 | 1,892 | ▴ | 0.17% |
| 072236003 | Dapdap | 4.5% | 563 | 781 | ▾ | −3.22% |
| 072236004 | Esperanza | 6.5% | 815 | 851 | ▾ | −0.43% |
| 072236015 | Imelda | 4.7% | 582 | 616 | ▾ | −0.57% |
| 072236005 | Lanao | 8.2% | 1,029 | 990 | ▴ | 0.39% |
| 072236006 | Lower Poblacion | 6.0% | 745 | 578 | ▴ | 2.57% |
| 072236007 | Moabog | 8.3% | 1,034 | 1,007 | ▴ | 0.26% |
| 072236008 | Montserrat | 9.6% | 1,202 | 1,303 | ▾ | −0.80% |
| 072236011 | San Isidro | 3.9% | 482 | 570 | ▾ | −1.66% |
| 072236012 | San Juan | 5.8% | 730 | 799 | ▾ | −0.90% |
| 072236013 | Upper Poblacion | 6.9% | 865 | 770 | ▴ | 1.17% |
| 072236014 | Villahermosa | 7.9% | 991 | 1,047 | ▾ | −0.55% |
| Total | 12,506 | 11,564 | ▴ | 0.79% | ||
| Climate data for Pilar, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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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) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) | 57 (2.2) | 84 (3.3) | 79 (3.1) | 118 (4.6) | 181 (7.1) | 178 (7.0) | 169 (6.7) | 172 (6.8) | 180 (7.1) | 174 (6.9) | 128 (5.0) | 1,598 (62.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,461 | — |
| 1918 | 5,213 | +1.04% |
| 1939 | 8,142 | +2.15% |
| 1948 | 8,663 | +0.69% |
| 1960 | 8,816 | +0.15% |
| 1970 | 9,541 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 10,624 | +2.18% |
| 1980 | 11,126 | +0.93% |
| 1990 | 11,499 | +0.33% |
| 1995 | 11,191 | −0.51% |
| 2000 | 11,226 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 11,941 | +0.86% |
| 2010 | 11,564 | −1.16% |
| 2015 | 11,308 | −0.43% |
| 2020 | 12,506 | +2.00% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[7][5][8] | ||
People in Pilar mainly speakCebuano with an accent similar to the locals of Bohol. Like most Filipinos, Pilaranons may also speak Tagalog and English.Waray is also spoken due to its proximity to Leyte.
The town is home to thePorohanon language, one of the most endangered languages in the Visayas. The language is only used in the Poro islands. The language is classified as distinct from Sebwano (Bisaya) by theKomisyon ng Wikang Filipino and is vital to the culture and arts of thePorohanon people.
Poverty incidence of Pilar
10 20 30 40 50 2000 43.78 2003 35.81 2006 42.70 2009 48.87 2012 30.80 2015 31.85 2018 23.50 2021 45.33 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] |
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 Province ofCebu | |
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Cebu City (capital and largest city) | |
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| Highly urbanized cities | (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by thePhilippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.) |
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