Municipality

Pilar

Pilar is a municipality in Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. Its population was 10,498 in the 2024 census, and it has 19 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
10,498
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 6% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
10th
of the 27 cities and municipalities of Abra by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 4 of every 100 people in Abra lived in Pilar in 2024 (4.25%)
Inside itSources
19
barangays
LandSources
75.00 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Pilar's land would fill a square about 8.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 140 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
2,655
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
0%
Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1400119000^[4]Formerly 140119000
ZIP code: 2812^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Pilar had 10,498 people in the 2024 census, up 6% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Pilar had the 10th most people of the 27 cities and municipalities of Abra in 2024^[1]

7Dolores11,967
8Manabo11,087
9San Juan10,777
10Pilar10,498
11Peñarrubia7,003
12Luba6,402
13Sallapadan6,328

All 27 cities and municipalities of Abra

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 73 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Poblacion1,76317 in 100
Bolbolo9589 in 100
Dalit8278 in 100
Kinabiti8198 in 100
Gapang6847 in 100
San Juan West6436 in 100
Pang-ot6066 in 100
South Balioag5335 in 100
Ocup4624 in 100
Brookside4184 in 100

See all 19 barangays of Pilar

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.3%)
About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.1%)
About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	720	395	325
5 - 9	922	487	435
10 - 14	1,027	522	505
15 - 19	1,052	547	505
20 - 24	787	416	371
25 - 29	757	422	335
30 - 34	703	378	325
35 - 39	686	369	317
40 - 44	624	352	272
45 - 49	522	268	254
50 - 54	501	271	230
55 - 59	502	263	239
60 - 64	464	239	225
65 - 69	284	139	145
70 - 74	232	98	134
75 - 79	143	56	87
80 years and over	208	70	138

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 10,498^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 2,655^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.0 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Abra, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 4.25%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 0% (0 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 5,292 men, 4,842 women^[35]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	10,498^{[1, 2]}	0.82% a year	2,655	4.0
2020as of May 1, 2020	10,146^[1]	−0.16% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	10,223^[1]	0.60% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	9,908^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	9,792^[33]	0.67% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	9,328^{[33, 34]}	0.34% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	9,183^[33]	1.57% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	8,451^[33]	1.18% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	7,518^[33]	0.17% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	7,453^[33]	1.38% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	6,959^[33]	1.42% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	6,025^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Pilar is made up of 19 barangays.

Barangays of Pilar. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bolbolo	958	9.13%	1.00% a year	about 3.86 km²	Rural
Brookside	418	3.98%	−0.23% a year	about 4.98 km²	Rural
Dalit	827	7.88%	3.14% a year	about 4.59 km²	Rural
Dintan	345	3.29%	−1.15% a year	about 3.46 km²	Rural
Gapang	684	6.52%	1.53% a year	about 6.70 km²	Rural
Kinabiti	819	7.8%	−0.32% a year	about 7.52 km²	Rural
Maliplipit	364	3.47%	4.41% a year	about 4.19 km²	Rural
Nagcanasan	295	2.81%	2.79% a year	about 6.89 km²	Rural
Nanangduan	342	3.26%	1.38% a year	about 10.83 km²	Rural
Narnara	318	3.03%	1.25% a year	about 2.15 km²	Rural
Ocup	462	4.4%	−4.14% a year	about 2.64 km²	Rural
Pang-ot	606	5.77%	0.60% a year	about 4.29 km²	Rural
Patad	330	3.14%	3.75% a year	about 2.62 km²	Rural
Poblacion	1,763	16.79%	1.34% a year	about 10.36 km²	Rural
San Juan East	298	2.84%	0.16% a year	about 2.56 km²	Rural
San Juan West	643	6.12%	−0.55% a year	about 1.35 km²	Rural
South Balioag	533	5.08%	1.06% a year	about 2.09 km²	Rural
Tikitik	300	2.86%	0.49% a year	about 2.56 km²	Rural
Villavieja	193	1.84%	−0.97% a year	about 1.65 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Pilar covers 75.00 km² of land, 140 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 684 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 75.00 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 140 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 17.38653° N, 120.59043° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: 21 m
Average: 290 m
Highest: 684 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[30]

Agagrao River3.8 of 14.0 km

Peaks^[30]

Mount Banmikaheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I^[31]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Sinait, the nearest PAGASA station, 58 km away^[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,172 mm of rain on 97 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Sinait, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	6 mm	2	25.7 °C	30.2 °C	21.2 °C
February	3 mm	2	26.2 °C	30.7 °C	21.6 °C
March	5 mm	2	27.4 °C	31.8 °C	23.0 °C
April	17 mm	2	28.7 °C	33.0 °C	24.3 °C
May	173 mm	9	29.0 °C	33.0 °C	24.9 °C
June	282 mm	14	28.4 °C	32.2 °C	24.6 °C
July	530 mm	19	27.7 °C	31.3 °C	24.1 °C
August	614 mm	19	27.3 °C	30.6 °C	24.0 °C
September	356 mm	15	27.4 °C	31.0 °C	23.8 °C
October	135 mm	7	27.4 °C	31.4 °C	23.4 °C
November	46 mm	4	27.3 °C	31.5 °C	23.2 °C
December	6 mm	2	26.6 °C	30.9 °C	22.3 °C
The year	2,172 mm	97	27.4 °C	31.5 °C	23.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 58 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 27 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 26.9% of people^[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[4]

About 27 of every 100 people in Pilar lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.9%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.5% and 31.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

3government offices
17schools

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices1

Pilar Municipal Hall · Poblacion

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Pilar. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[12, 13]}

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: Lone district of Abra^{[17, 18]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Tyron Christopher Reyna Beroña^[20]
Vice mayor
Mario Doliente Agbusac^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Tyron Christopher Reyna Beroña^[21]
Vice mayor
Samson Costales Laguesma^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Mark Roland Beroña Somera^[22]
Vice mayor
Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[23]
Vice mayor
Christopher Sotelo Beroña^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[24]
Vice mayor
Christopher Sotelo Beroña^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[25]
Vice mayor
Christopher Sotelo Beroña^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Rolando Dait Somera^[26]
Vice mayor
Noel Sotelo Beroña^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Rolando Somera^[27]
Vice mayor
Noel Beroña^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Rolando D. Somera^[28]
Vice mayor
Noel S. Berona^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Pilar, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Tyron Christopher Reyna Beroña^[20]	Mario Doliente Agbusac^[20]
2022–2025	Tyron Christopher Reyna Beroña^[21]	Samson Costales Laguesma^[21]
2019–2022	Mark Roland Beroña Somera^[22]	Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[22]
2016–2019	Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[23]	Christopher Sotelo Beroña^[23]
2013–2016	Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[24]	Christopher Sotelo Beroña^[24]
2010–2013	Jaja Josefina Somera Disono^[25]	Christopher Sotelo Beroña^[25]
2007–2010	Rolando Dait Somera^[26]	Noel Sotelo Beroña^[26]
2004–2007	Rolando Somera^[27]	Noel Beroña^[27]
2001–2004	Rolando D. Somera^[28]	Noel S. Berona^[28]

History & Identity

Stories from Cordillera Administrative Region

Pilar has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Cordillera Administrative Region, which Pilar is part of.

Film, 0:59
Cordillera Administrative Region
When the whole Cordillera was one province
In 1908 a single Mountain Province covered the Cordillera. It was split in 1966 and came back together as a region in 1987. The legend of Benguet's name is told as a legend.
The Map Moved

All Stories

How it got its name

The Abra provincial page says the town takes its name from its patron saint, Nuestra Senora del Pilar, and notes that there are no legends about the name.^[9]

Its story

According to the provincial page, a pueblo called Villavieja was organized in south-western Abra for a Catholic mission, and it covered the land now held by Pilar, San Isidro, Villaviciosa and part of Luba.^[9]

In 1884 the pueblo of Lumaba was split off from Villavieja at the order of the governor, because Villavieja was too large.^[9]

In 1885 the seat of government moved west of Lumaba across the Sinalang River to a place called Poblacion del Pilar in honour of the patron saint, which residents called Naguillan; a presidencia, barracks, church and school were built there.^[9]

The page records that Naguillan was completely burned in 1895 and the government center was never rebuilt there; people stayed in their scattered villages.^[9]

The page says Villavieja and Pilar were joined in 1903 into one town under Act No. 1001, and that Villaviciosa was created from Tinguian barangays east and north of Pilar the same year.^[9]

Timeline

20 November 1903
Act No. 1001 cut Abra's eleven municipalities to five; Pilar was to take in the territory of Villavieja, with its seat at barrio San Juan.^[10]
26 April 1906
Act No. 1481 moved the seat of Pilar's municipal government from barrio San Juan to the town of Pilar.^[11]
1924
Per the provincial page, the seat of government was permanently moved to the Poblacion on the order of the Governor General.^[9]

Nearby

Pilar shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Pilar beside Abra, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Abra.

Pilar beside Abra
Figure	Pilar	Abra	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Abra
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	10,498^{[1, 2]}	246,948	10th of 27
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	0.82% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	−0.39% a year	6th of 27
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	140^[6]more crowded	57	9th of 27
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	75.00 km²^[6]	4,365.52 km²	18th of 27
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	4.0^{[1, 2]}higher	3.8	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	0%^[5]lower	4.4%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Bangued, the capital of Abra: 22.6 km north
Manila: 314.1 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

VillaviciosaAbra6.4 km east
NagbukelIlocos Sur6.6 km northwest
Santa MariaIlocos Sur8.9 km west
San IsidroAbra11.3 km north
BurgosIlocos Sur11.5 km southwest
LubaAbra12.1 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
29.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
30.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
32.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
35.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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