Bilar, Bohol

Not to be confused with Pilar, Bohol.

Bilar, officially the Municipality of Bilar (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Bilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bilar), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,512 people.^[4]

Bilar
Municipality
Municipality of Bilar
Bilar, Bohol
OpenStreetMap
Bilar Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°42′N 124°06′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	3rd district
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Norman D. Palacio (suspended)[2] Ronie Maligmat (acting)
• Vice Mayor	Ricardo Cal
• Representative	Kristine Alexie B. Tutor
• Municipal Council	Members Reneo U. Cabusao George B. Brillantes Editha D. Macalolot Ronaldo B. Hilot Kaithlyn Rose T. Balahay Lord A. Fuertes Arnold M. Calamba Romeo S. Lucmayon
• Electorate	13,738 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	129.71 km2 (50.08 sq mi)
Elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
Highest elevation	545 m (1,788 ft)
Lowest elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	18,512
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
• Households	4,172
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.39 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 148.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 352.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 114.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 69.31 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6317
PSGC	071208000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

Bilar is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Bilar celebrates its fiesta on May 15, to honor the town patron Saint Isidore the Farmer.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Bilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[4]		2010[7]
071208001	Bonifacio	1.4%	260	262	▾	−0.08%
071208002	Bugang Norte	3.4%	632	650	▾	−0.28%
071208003	Bugang Sur	5.0%	918	940	▾	−0.24%
071208004	Cabacnitan (Magsaysay)	4.2%	775	745	▴	0.40%
071208005	Cambigsi	3.3%	618	689	▾	−1.08%
071208006	Campagao	7.2%	1,339	1,284	▴	0.42%
071208007	Cansumbol	6.4%	1,189	1,235	▾	−0.38%
071208008	Dagohoy	4.1%	764	836	▾	−0.90%
071208009	Owac	5.3%	973	975	▾	−0.02%
071208010	Poblacion	8.6%	1,588	1,500	▴	0.57%
071208011	Quezon	3.3%	618	668	▾	−0.77%
071208012	Riverside	5.5%	1,012	886	▴	1.34%
071208013	Rizal	2.3%	425	456	▾	−0.70%
071208014	Roxas	6.3%	1,159	1,011	▴	1.38%
071208015	Subayon	7.0%	1,303	1,200	▴	0.83%
071208016	Villa Aurora	4.0%	737	731	▴	0.08%
071208017	Villa Suerte	1.3%	232	269	▾	−1.47%
071208018	Yanaya	7.0%	1,288	1,123	▴	1.38%
071208019	Zamora	9.5%	1,760	1,638	▴	0.72%
	Total		18,512	17,098	▴	0.80%

Climate

Climate data for Bilar, Bohol
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)
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 Bilar

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 8,103 —     1918 6,265 −1.70% 1939 8,667 +1.56% 1948 9,701 +1.26% 1960 9,930 +0.19%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 11,154 +1.17% 1975 12,226 +1.86% 1980 12,715 +0.79% 1990 14,926 +1.62% 1995 16,029 +1.34%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 16,628 +0.79% 2007 17,078 +0.37% 2010 17,098 +0.04% 2015 17,590 +0.54% 2020 18,512 +1.01%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bilar

10 20 30 40 50 2000 39.87 2003 23.64 2006 43.90 2009 47.92 2012 22.55 2015 23.81 2018 20.10 2021 23.39 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Tourism

• Bilar Man-made Mahogany Forest
• Bilar Rice Terraces
• Bohol Biodiversity Center
• Habitat Butterflies Conservation Center
• San Isidro Labrador Parish Church
• Bilar Hill Park
• Logarita Falls
• Tinugdan Spring
• Pangas Falls

Gallery

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  Bilar Municipal Building
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  Road through the Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (Man-made forest) in Bilar
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  Public market
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  Sari-sari stores