Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pilar; tgl, Bayan ng Pilar), is a 5th class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Cebu
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,506 people.
The municipality is contiguous with Ponson Island, one of the four
Camotes Islands
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in the
Camotes Sea
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(along with
Pacijan Island
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,
Poro Island, and
Tulang Island
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). The island is about long and wide.
Geography
Barangays
Pilar comprises 13 barangays:
Climate
Demographics
Language
People in Pilar mainly speak
Cebuano 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 the ''Porohanon 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 the
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino
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and is vital to the culture and arts of the
Porohanon people
Poro Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Poro) is an island in the province of Cebu, located east of Cebu Island and west of Leyte Island. Two municipalities, Poro and Tudela, are located on Poro Island. It is one of the four Camotes Islands along with ...
.
Economy
References
External links
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Municipalities of Cebu
Island municipalities in the Philippines
Islands of Cebu
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