Pilar, Cebu
Municipality in Cebu, Philippines
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Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,454 people.[5]
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Pilar | |
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| Municipality of Pilar | |
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 Map of Cebu with Pilar highlighted | |
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.svg)  Pilar Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°48′25″N 124°33′54″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Manuel P. Santiago (One Cebu) |
| • Vice Mayor | Chiziline S. Maratas (One Cebu) |
| • Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco (One Cebu) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 9,607 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,454 |
| • Density | 384.1/km2 (994.9/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,360 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 79.24 million (2021) |
| • Assets | ₱ 271.1 million (2021) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 66.68 million (2021) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 103.6 million (2021) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6048 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
The municipality is contiguous with Ponson Island, one of the four Camotes Islands in the Camotes Sea (along with Pacijan Island, Poro Island, and Tulang Island). The island is about 10.6 kilometres (6.59 mi) long and 3.7 kilometres (2.30 mi) wide.
Geography
Barangays
Pilar is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 072236001 | Biasong | 2.8% | 345 | 360 | −0.31% | |
| 072236002 | Cawit | 15.5% | 1,925 | 1,892 | 0.12% | |
| 072236003 | Dapdap | 4.5% | 563 | 781 | −2.33% | |
| 072236004 | Esperanza | 6.5% | 815 | 851 | −0.31% | |
| 072236015 | Imelda | 4.7% | 582 | 616 | −0.41% | |
| 072236005 | Lanao | 8.3% | 1,029 | 990 | 0.28% | |
| 072236006 | Lower Poblacion | 6.0% | 745 | 578 | 1.85% | |
| 072236007 | Moabog | 8.3% | 1,034 | 1,007 | 0.19% | |
| 072236008 | Montserrat | 9.7% | 1,202 | 1,303 | −0.58% | |
| 072236011 | San Isidro | 3.9% | 482 | 570 | −1.20% | |
| 072236012 | San Juan | 5.9% | 730 | 799 | −0.65% | |
| 072236013 | Upper Poblacion | 6.9% | 865 | 770 | 0.84% | |
| 072236014 | Villahermosa | 8.0% | 991 | 1,047 | −0.40% | |
| Total | 12,454 | 11,564 | 0.54% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Pilar, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
57 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
79 (3.1) |
118 (4.6) |
181 (7.1) |
178 (7.0) |
169 (6.7) |
172 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
174 (6.9) |
128 (5.0) |
1,598 (62.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,461 | — |
| 1918 | 5,213 | +1.04% |
| 1939 | 8,142 | +2.15% |
| 1948 | 8,663 | +0.69% |
| 1960 | 8,816 | +0.15% |
| 1970 | 9,541 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 10,624 | +2.18% |
| 1980 | 11,126 | +0.93% |
| 1990 | 11,499 | +0.33% |
| 1995 | 11,191 | −0.51% |
| 2000 | 11,226 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 11,941 | +0.86% |
| 2010 | 11,564 | −1.16% |
| 2015 | 11,308 | −0.43% |
| 2020 | 12,506 | +2.14% |
| 2024 | 12,454 | −0.10% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11] | ||
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 and is vital to the culture and arts of the Porohanon people.
