Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Pilar; tgl, Bayan ng Pilar), is a 4th class

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in the

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Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 m ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,693 people. The town of Pilar, Bohol celebrates its fiesta on October 10, to honor the town patron Virgen del Pilar.

History

Pilar was formerly a barrio known as Banlasan, which is used to be the town center of the municipality of

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. Constant flooding from Wahig River led residents of Sierra Bullones to transfer their town center at barangay Candagaz and named it as

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. Banlasan was then called ''Lungsod Daan'' which means old town. 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

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from the municipalities of

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, and Ubay are carved out from their territories to form the new municipality through the Executive Order No. 460 issued by President

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, becoming the 45th town in the province Below is list of 16 original barrios of Pilar: 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 Ynte.

Geography

Barangays

Pilar comprises 21 barangays:

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Gallery

Pilar Bohol 2.JPG, Public market in Pilar Pilardam.jpg, Malinao Dam spillway in Pilar

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Pilar
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