Antequera, Bohol

Antequera, officially the Municipality of Antequera (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Antequera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Antequera), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,990 people.^[3]

Antequera
Municipality
Municipality of Antequera
Flag
Map of Bohol with Antequera highlighted
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Antequera Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°46′52″N 123°53′51″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	1st district
Founded	17 March 1876
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jose Mario J. Pahang
• Vice Mayor	Cecilia B. Rebosura-Salomon
• Representative	Edgardo M. Chatto
• Municipal Council	Members Makoy Merencillo Al Coquilla Amet Rebosura Nonoy Vallecer Nathaniel Pame Johnny Coquilla Wanwan Cuenca Hector Balonda
• Electorate	10,139 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	118.60 km2 (45.79 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Highest elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Lowest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	14,990
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Households	3,796
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.33 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 96.97 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 254.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 89.57 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 67.75 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6335
PSGC	071204000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.antequera-bohol.lgu.ph

Popular places of interest in Antequera are the weekly basket market and Mag-Aso Falls. The Mag-Aso falls, whose cascading waters run into natural pools, were greatly altered by the 2013 Bohol earthquake and even more so by flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Seniang in December 2014.^[5]

The town of Antequera, Bohol celebrates its feast on every last saturday of October, to honor the town patron Our Lady of the Rosary. The town also celebrates the feast of Sr. San Antonio de Padua (the second patron) every 13 June but not as pompous as the feast during October.

History

The early inhabitants of the area were the Eskaya people, who lived in western Bohol, including the lowlands of Antequera at the present barangay of Viga, from the 7th century until the early 17th century.

Originally the town was a barangay of Maribojoc known as Agad. Migration from surrounding coastal areas increased the population and created many new sitios. On 17 March 1876, the Governor-General of the Philippines signed a decree that made Agad and all its sitios a new municipality. That same year, the governor of the district of Bohol, Joaquin Bengoechia, enacted the law that finalized the boundaries and appointed its first mayor, Simeon Villas. The new municipality was named after the home town in Spain of Bengoechia.^[6] Antequera's name was from Roman origin Anticaria, Antikaria, Antiquaria, meaning ancient city.

In 1899, the town of Catigbian was abolished, and the barangays of Caimbang, San Isidro, and Causwagan were added to Antequera. But it lost these barangays, along with half of Cansague, when Catigbian was reestablished on 17 June 1949. On 10 January 1970, the municipality of San Isidro was formed, taking the barangays of Cambansag, Abehilan, and Baunos from Antequera.^[6]

Geography

Antequera is an inland town 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Tagbilaran. This municipality is bounded by Calape in the north, San Isidro in the northeast, Balilihan in the southeast, Cortes in the south, Maribojoc in the southwest, and Loon in the northwest.

Barangays

Antequera is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[7]
071204001	Angilan	6.3%	947	1,012	▾	−0.66%
071204002	Bantolinao	8.5%	1,274	1,226	▴	0.38%
071204003	Bicahan	5.1%	766	783	▾	−0.22%
071204004	Bitaugan	4.1%	622	591	▴	0.51%
071204005	Bungahan	5.6%	832	744	▴	1.12%
071204007	Canlaas	4.3%	650	736	▾	−1.23%
071204008	Cansibuan	3.8%	569	512	▴	1.06%
071204009	Can‑omay	3.6%	543	721	▾	−2.79%
071204010	Celing	4.6%	684	671	▴	0.19%
071204011	Danao	3.2%	473	453	▴	0.43%
071204012	Danicop	4.4%	659	576	▴	1.36%
071204013	Mag‑aso	2.7%	407	434	▾	−0.64%
071204014	Poblacion	9.4%	1,404	1,332	▴	0.53%
071204015	Quinapon‑an	1.9%	283	278	▴	0.18%
071204016	Santo Rosario	3.5%	528	475	▴	1.06%
071204017	Tabuan	3.9%	579	584	▾	−0.09%
071204018	Tagubaas	3.0%	456	386	▴	1.68%
071204019	Tupas	5.7%	850	935	▾	−0.95%
071204020	Ubojan (Obujan)	3.0%	450	529	▾	−1.60%
071204021	Viga	3.9%	586	614	▾	−0.47%
071204022	Villa Aurora (Canoc‑oc)	5.8%	863	889	▾	−0.30%
	Total		14,990	14,481	▴	0.35%

Climate

Climate data for Antequera, Bohol
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	102 (4.0)	85 (3.3)	91 (3.6)	75 (3.0)	110 (4.3)	141 (5.6)	121 (4.8)	107 (4.2)	111 (4.4)	144 (5.7)	169 (6.7)	139 (5.5)	1,395 (55.1)
Average rainy days	18.6	14.8	16.5	16.7	23.9	26.4	25.6	24.1	24.4	26.3	23.7	20.5	261.5
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8]

Demographics

Population census of Antequera

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 7,578 —     1918 11,129 +2.60% 1939 15,974 +1.74% 1948 16,070 +0.07% 1960 12,254 −2.23%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 10,397 −1.63% 1975 11,130 +1.38% 1980 11,641 +0.90% 1990 12,348 +0.59% 1995 12,072 −0.42%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 13,758 +2.84% 2007 14,357 +0.59% 2010 14,481 +0.31% 2015 14,425 −0.07% 2020 14,990 +0.76%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Antequera

10 20 30 40 50 2006 49.90 2009 36.79 2012 18.45 2015 18.43 2018 15.60 2021 18.33 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

The primary economic activities are farming, handicraft or cottage industries (especially basket weaving), and carpentry (including bamboo and wood furniture making). Its main agricultural produce comprises coconut, rice, corn, rootcrops, and vegetables.^[20]

Total annual income in 2010 was ₱35,960,730

Government

List of former chief executives

List of former mayors of Antequera:^[21]

• Vicente Tambis - 1896–1897
• Julian Calipes - 1909–1911
• Pedro Omila - 1912–1915
• Eufemio Morgia - 1919–1922
• Eustaquio Tambis - 1922–1925
• Eufemio Morgia - 1926–1934
• Luis Gementiza - 1934–1937
• Luis Gementiza - 1938–1940
• Demetrio Jadulco - 1940–1941
• Leoncio Paña - 1943–1945
• Eufemio Morgia - 1944
• Demetrio Jadulco - 1945–1946
• Luis Gementiza - 1946–1951
• Sabino Rebosura - 1952–1963
• Conrad Vallestero - 1963
• Isabelito Tongco - 1964–1992
• Vicente Nunag - 1987–1988
• Arnulfo Labendia - 1992
• Felipe Gementiza - 1992–1998
• Samuel Rebosura - 1998–2007
• Cecelia Rebosura - 2007–2010
• Jose Mario Pahang - 2010–2019
• Lil Nunag - 2019–2022
• Jose Mario Pahang - 2022–present

Gallery

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  Town hall
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  Poblacion
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  Basket market
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  Mag-Aso Falls
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  View of church

References

1.  Municipality of Antequera | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. The Bohol Chronicle 2015.
6. Municipality of Antequera 2012b.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "Antequera: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Bohol". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
20. Municipality of Antequera 2012a.
21. Municipality of Antequera 2012c.

Sources

• Municipality of Antequera. "Brief municipal profile". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
• Municipality of Antequera, Russell Glenn L. Lomotos. "History of Antequera". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
• Municipality of Antequera. "Antequera Mayors". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
• "Waterfalls you must see in Bohol". boholchronicle.com.ph. The Bohol Chronicle. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Municipality of Antequera