Pilar, Cebu

Pilar
Municipality of Pilar
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Pilar is located in Philippines
Pilar
Pilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°48′25″N 124°33′54″E / 10.807°N 124.565°E / 10.807; 124.565
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 5th district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorManuel P. Santiago
 • Vice MayorChiziline S. Maratas
 • RepresentativeVincent Franco D. Frasco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate9,434 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Highest elevation
615 m (2,018 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total12,506
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Households
3,360
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
45.33
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 66.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 206.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 70.65 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 65.66 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCamotes Electric Cooperative (CELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6048
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,506 people.[3]

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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Pilar | (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. ^ a b 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.

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