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| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
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| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
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| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Necitas T. Cubrado | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Eugenio B. Datahan II | ||
| Leader Name2: | Kristine Alexie B. Tutor | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
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| Elevation Max M: | 634 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 118 | ||
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| Timezone: | PST | ||
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Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (ceb|Munisipyo sa Pilar; tl|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.
Pilar is from Tagbilaran.
Pilar celebrates its fiesta on October 10, to honor the town patron Virgen del Pilar.[1]
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.[2]
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[3] Below is list of 16 original barrios of Pilar:
| 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.[4]
Pilar is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.