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Province

Bohol

Bohol is a province in the Central Visayas region of Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 1,412,726 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 47 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
Rounded, grass-covered cone hills rising one behind another out of green forest, with blue mountains on the horizon.
The Chocolate Hills.Photo: “Rich Chocolate Hills” by Parizfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,412,726

    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 12.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 2 provinces of Central Visayas 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 21 of every 100 people in Central Visayas lived in Bohol in 2024 (21.27%)

  • Inside itSources

    48

    cities and municipalities

    1,109 barangays

  • LandSources

    4,207.96 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: Bohol's land would fill a square about 64.9 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: 336 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 3 people 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

    347,256

    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

    17.9%

    About 18 of every 100 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
0701200000[4]Formerly 071200000

People

Bohol had 1,412,726 people in the 2024 census, up 12.6% 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.

Bohol had the fewest people of the 2 provinces of Central Visayas in 2024[1]
  1. 1Cebu3,400,522
  2. 2Bohol1,412,726
All 2 provinces of Central Visayas
Of every 100 people in Bohol in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.5%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.6%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5100,04752,06547,982
5 - 9120,91562,88858,027
10 - 14137,53171,84965,682
15 - 19138,85772,39566,462
20 - 24127,44866,35561,093
25 - 29105,07154,46450,607
30 - 34104,13253,60550,527
35 - 3991,23747,18244,055
40 - 4483,74143,30940,432
45 - 4976,66639,55737,109
50 - 5472,09936,69035,409
55 - 5964,36431,90932,455
60 - 6457,22128,01329,208
65 - 6944,70621,05923,647
70 - 7432,81914,39118,428
75 - 7922,3468,91013,436
80 - 8415,0625,3249,738
85 and over10,4063,1517,255

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
1,412,726[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
347,256[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Central Visayas, 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
21.27%[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
17.9% (253,436 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
713,116 men, 691,552 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,412,726[1, 2]0.31% a year347,2564.0
2020as of May 1, 20201,394,329[1]1.26% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,313,560[1]0.87% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20101,255,128[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,230,110[39]1.06% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders1,139,130[39, 40]2.95% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then994,440[39]0.89% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then948,403[39]1.64% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then806,013[39]1.20% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then759,370[39]2.14% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then683,297[39]1.41% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then592,194[39]———

Cities and municipalities

Bohol is made up of 47 municipalities and 1 city, with 1,109 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Bohol by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Alburquerque: 11,489 people, 426 per km², 0.51% a yearAlicia: 24,663 people, 265 per km², 0.28% a yearAnda: 17,835 people, 269 per km², 0.08% a yearAntequera: 14,881 people, 223 per km², −0.17% a yearBaclayon: 22,754 people, 641 per km², 0.31% a yearBalilihan: 19,747 people, 113 per km², 1.32% a yearBatuan: 14,423 people, 170 per km², 0.99% a yearBien Unido: 26,278 people, 1,031 per km², −0.35% a yearBilar: 18,877 people, 147 per km², 0.47% a yearBuenavista: 31,095 people, 297 per km², 1.10% a yearCalape: 33,022 people, 391 per km², −0.04% a yearCandijay: 30,142 people, 287 per km², 0.02% a yearCarmen: 50,249 people, 231 per km², 0.51% a yearCatigbian: 23,812 people, 303 per km², 0.01% a yearTagbilaran City: 106,120 people, 3,263 per km², 0.26% a yearClarin: 21,318 people, 461 per km², 0.18% a yearCorella: 9,889 people, 258 per km², 1.02% a yearCortes: 18,976 people, 570 per km², 0.82% a yearDagohoy: 20,068 people, 216 per km², 0.23% a yearDanao: 20,299 people, 98 per km², 0.06% a yearDauis: 53,864 people, 1,266 per km², 0.62% a yearDimiao: 14,894 people, 260 per km², 0.01% a yearDuero: 19,136 people, 358 per km², 0.35% a yearGarcia Hernandez: 24,450 people, 289 per km², 0.02% a yearGetafe: 33,485 people, 349 per km², 0.05% a yearGuindulman: 34,660 people, 409 per km², 0.39% a yearInabanga: 49,133 people, 419 per km², 0.29% a yearJagna: 36,674 people, 385 per km², 0.56% a yearLila: 11,450 people, 315 per km², −1.59% a yearLoay: 17,957 people, 516 per km², 0.14% a yearLoboc: 17,338 people, 203 per km², −0.11% a yearLoon: 43,857 people, 434 per km², −0.20% a yearMabini: 28,224 people, 270 per km², −0.40% a yearMaribojoc: 22,268 people, 320 per km², 0.10% a yearPanglao: 41,760 people, 874 per km², 1.14% a yearPilar: 28,860 people, 241 per km², 0.14% a yearPresident Carlos P. Garcia: 23,858 people, 511 per km², 0.24% a yearSagbayan: 25,329 people, 391 per km², 0.96% a yearSan Isidro: 10,228 people, 191 per km², 0.76% a yearSan Miguel: 26,124 people, 200 per km², 0.72% a yearSevilla: 11,425 people, 148 per km², 0.10% a yearSierra Bullones: 26,154 people, 251 per km², 0.05% a yearSikatuna: 7,031 people, 190 per km², 0.43% a yearTalibon: 71,450 people, 497 per km², 0.06% a yearTrinidad: 37,191 people, 264 per km², 1.38% a yearTubigon: 49,275 people, 804 per km², 0.69% a yearUbay: 82,179 people, 311 per km², 0.11% a yearValencia: 28,535 people, 257 per km², 0.12% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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
Cities and municipalities of Bohol. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AlburquerqueMunicipality11,4890.81%0.51% a year27.00 km²
AliciaMunicipality24,6631.75%0.28% a year93.12 km²
AndaMunicipality17,8351.26%0.08% a year66.41 km²
AntequeraMunicipality14,8811.05%−0.17% a year66.60 km²
BaclayonMunicipality22,7541.61%0.31% a year35.52 km²
BalilihanMunicipality19,7471.4%1.32% a year175.28 km²
BatuanMunicipality14,4231.02%0.99% a year84.93 km²
Bien UnidoMunicipality26,2781.86%−0.35% a year25.50 km²
BilarMunicipality18,8771.34%0.47% a year128.31 km²
BuenavistaMunicipality31,0952.2%1.10% a year104.66 km²
CalapeMunicipality33,0222.34%−0.04% a year84.55 km²
CandijayMunicipality30,1422.13%0.02% a year105.11 km²
CarmenMunicipality50,2493.56%0.51% a year217.28 km²
CatigbianMunicipality23,8121.69%0.01% a year78.48 km²
Tagbilaran CityComponent city106,1207.51%0.26% a year32.52 km²
ClarinMunicipality21,3181.51%0.18% a year46.28 km²
CorellaMunicipality9,8890.7%1.02% a year38.32 km²
CortesMunicipality18,9761.34%0.82% a year33.31 km²
DagohoyMunicipality20,0681.42%0.23% a year92.96 km²
DanaoMunicipality20,2991.44%0.06% a year206.14 km²
DauisMunicipality53,8643.81%0.62% a year42.53 km²
DimiaoMunicipality14,8941.05%0.01% a year57.24 km²
DueroMunicipality19,1361.35%0.35% a year53.46 km²
Garcia HernandezMunicipality24,4501.73%0.02% a year84.66 km²
GetafeMunicipality33,4852.37%0.05% a year95.83 km²
GuindulmanMunicipality34,6602.45%0.39% a year84.67 km²
InabangaMunicipality49,1333.48%0.29% a year117.18 km²
JagnaMunicipality36,6742.6%0.56% a year95.38 km²
LilaMunicipality11,4500.81%−1.59% a year36.40 km²
LoayMunicipality17,9571.27%0.14% a year34.79 km²
LobocMunicipality17,3381.23%−0.11% a year85.41 km²
LoonMunicipality43,8573.1%−0.20% a year100.98 km²
MabiniMunicipality28,2242%−0.40% a year104.57 km²
MaribojocMunicipality22,2681.58%0.10% a year69.56 km²
PanglaoMunicipality41,7602.96%1.14% a year47.78 km²
PilarMunicipality28,8602.04%0.14% a year119.84 km²
President Carlos P. GarciaMunicipality23,8581.69%0.24% a year46.67 km²
SagbayanMunicipality25,3291.79%0.96% a year64.72 km²
San IsidroMunicipality10,2280.72%0.76% a year53.68 km²
San MiguelMunicipality26,1241.85%0.72% a year130.62 km²
SevillaMunicipality11,4250.81%0.10% a year77.07 km²
Sierra BullonesMunicipality26,1541.85%0.05% a year104.33 km²
SikatunaMunicipality7,0310.5%0.43% a year36.95 km²
TalibonMunicipality71,4505.06%0.06% a year143.77 km²
TrinidadMunicipality37,1912.63%1.38% a year141.05 km²
TubigonMunicipality49,2753.49%0.69% a year61.32 km²
UbayMunicipality82,1795.82%0.11% a year264.01 km²
ValenciaMunicipality28,5352.02%0.12% a year111.21 km²

Land & Environment

Bohol covers 4,207.96 km² of land, 336 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 886 m above the sea and it has 772.3 km of coast.
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
4,207.96 km²[7]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
336 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
9.81873° N, 124.17472° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[35]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
161 m
Highest
886 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

772.3 km of coastline[36]

Rivers[36]

  1. Inabanga River96.7 of 97.2 km
  2. Loboc River65.3 of 65.5 km
  3. Abatan River39.2 of 39.5 km
  4. Carood River24.3 of 24.6 km
  5. Kinan-oan River18.6 km
  6. Ipil River15.5 km
  7. Tanguhay River15.1 km
  8. Hinlayagan Ilaud Creek14.3 km

The longest inside it: 26 in all.

Lakes[36]

  1. Lake Bayonganreservoir2.5 km²
  2. Malinao Reservoirreservoir1.0 km²
  3. Mother Dam Ilaya Reservoirreservoir0.49 km²
  4. Boongon Damreservoir0.08 km²
  5. Baby Dam Ilaya Reservoirreservoir0.07 km²

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Matunog850 m
  2. Mount Canmanoc450 m
  3. Mount Cogton410 m
  4. Labawan Peak371 m
  5. Mount Palingkod270 m
  6. Aipes Hillheight not mapped

The highest: 32 in all.

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 IV[37]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

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

At Tagbilaran, the nearest PAGASA station, 39 km away[38]Averages for 1991 to MARCH 2013: 1,554 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 28.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tagbilaran, 1991 to MARCH 2013, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January114 mm1227.0 °C31.2 °C22.9 °C
February105 mm1027.3 °C31.6 °C22.9 °C
March105 mm927.8 °C32.4 °C23.1 °C
April77 mm828.6 °C33.4 °C23.9 °C
May92 mm929.1 °C33.4 °C24.7 °C
June155 mm1228.7 °C32.9 °C24.6 °C
July144 mm1228.5 °C32.5 °C24.5 °C
August125 mm1028.8 °C32.9 °C24.7 °C
September122 mm1028.8 °C33.0 °C24.6 °C
October177 mm1528.4 °C32.5 °C24.2 °C
November180 mm1527.9 °C32.1 °C23.7 °C
December161 mm1427.5 °C31.5 °C23.4 °C
The year1,554 mm13628.2 °C32.4 °C24.0 °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 8 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Bohol's economy made ₱257.2 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱183,754 for each person. About 19 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱257.2 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱206.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
3.9%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱183,754[24]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
19.0% of people[25]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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 19 of every 100 people in Bohol lived below the poverty line in 2023 (19.0%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 15.1% and 22.9%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱30,981 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 674government offices
  • 150hospitals and health centres
  • 1,222schools
  • 223places of worship
  • 57markets
  • 49stations and terminals
  • 26parks
  • 33beaches
  • 16monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Bohol” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals48

42 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Bohol

Parks26

20 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Bohol

Beaches33

27 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Bohol

Monuments and memorials16

10 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Bohol

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Bohol. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[19, 20]

Capital
Tagbilaran City[4]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[21]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district15 cities and municipalities

2nd district14 cities and municipalities

3rd district19 cities and municipalities

Leaders

The governor and vice governor 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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado[26]
    Vice governor
    Pacifico Nicanor Sarabia Besas Jr.[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado[27]
    Vice governor
    Dionisio Victor Ancog Balite[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Arthur Cua Yap[28]
    Vice governor
    Rene Lopez Relampagos[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Edgardo Migriño Chatto[29]
    Vice governor
    Dionisio Dajalos Balite[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Edgardo Migriño Chatto[30]
    Vice governor
    Concepcion Ong Lim[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Edgardo Migriño Chatto[31]
    Vice governor
    Concepcion Ong Lim[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Erico Boyles Aumentado[32]
    Vice governor
    Julius Caesar Falar Herrera[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Erico Boyles Aumentado[33]
    Vice governor
    Julius Caesar Falar Herrera[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Erico B Aumentado[34]
    Vice governor
    Julius Caesar F. Herrera[34]
Governors and vice governors of Bohol, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado[26]Pacifico Nicanor Sarabia Besas Jr.[26]
2022–2025Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado[27]Dionisio Victor Ancog Balite[27]
2019–2022Arthur Cua Yap[28]Rene Lopez Relampagos[28]
2016–2019Edgardo Migriño Chatto[29]Dionisio Dajalos Balite[29]
2013–2016Edgardo Migriño Chatto[30]Concepcion Ong Lim[30]
2010–2013Edgardo Migriño Chatto[31]Concepcion Ong Lim[31]
2007–2010Erico Boyles Aumentado[32]Julius Caesar Falar Herrera[32]
2004–2007Erico Boyles Aumentado[33]Julius Caesar Falar Herrera[33]
2001–2004Erico B Aumentado[34]Julius Caesar F. Herrera[34]

History & Identity

Bohol's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Bohol in Now

Created
Separated from Cebu and made a politico-military province, together with Siquijor, on 22 July 1854, as Republic Act No. 7683 records; its civil government was set up under Act No. 117, enacted 20 April 1901[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe name is said to come from Bool, the place where Legazpi and the chief Datu Sikatuna sealed their blood compact in 1565.[10]

Its story

On 16 March 1565 Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna sealed a blood compact, the Sandugo, which a law of 2001 calls the first treaty of friendship and alliance between Spaniards and Filipinos.[10, 13, 14]

Sources differWhere it was sealed is disputed: that law places it at Bool, in Tagbilaran, while the National Historical Institute resolved in 2005 that it took place off the waters of Loay.[13, 15]

Two great revolts broke out under Spain: Tamblot's in 1621, led by a babaylan, and Francisco Dagohoy's, which began in 1744 and held out for 85 years, until 31 August 1829.[10, 14]

Bohol was long governed from Cebu as a residencia. On 22 July 1854 it became a politico-military province of its own, together with Siquijor, and the day is kept every year as Bohol Day.[9, 10, 16]

American troops under Major Henry Hale reached Tagbilaran on 17 March 1900. Act No. 117 set up Bohol's civil government on 20 April 1901, but that July, with Batangas and Cebu, it was put back under the military governor.[10, 11, 17]

Sources differSources differ on the day it was freed from Japanese occupation in 1945: the province's 2002 history gives 11 April, while the province marks its liberation on 25 May, as a proclamation did for the 50th anniversary in 1995.[10, 12, 18]

Timeline

  1. 16 March 1565

    Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna seal the Sandugo, the blood compact.[10, 13]

  2. 1621

    Tamblot leads an uprising against Spanish rule.[10]

  3. 1744

    Francisco Dagohoy's revolt begins.[10, 14]

  4. 31 August 1829

    Dagohoy's revolt ends after 85 years.[14]

  5. 22 July 1854

    Bohol is separated from Cebu as a politico-military province, with Siquijor.[9]

  6. 17 March 1900

    American troops under Major Henry Hale reach Tagbilaran.[10]

  7. 20 April 1901

    Act No. 117 extends the Provincial Government Act to Bohol.[11]

  8. 17 July 1901

    Act No. 173 returns Bohol, Batangas and Cebu to the military governor's control.[17]

  9. 23 February 1994

    Republic Act No. 7683 makes 22 July Bohol Day.[9]

  10. 8 April 2001

    Republic Act No. 9093 makes 16 March Blood Compact Day.[13]

Nearby

Bohol shares no land border with another province. Nearest across the water are Cebu, Leyte, Southern Leyte and Siquijor.

How it compares

Bohol beside Central Visayas, and where it stands among the provinces of Central Visayas.

Bohol beside Central Visayas
FigureBoholCentral VisayasRank among the provinces of Central Visayas
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 glossary1,412,726[1, 2]6,640,8752nd of 2
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 glossary0.31% a year[1, 2]slower0.35% a year2nd of 2
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 glossary336[7]less crowded7402nd of 2
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 glossary4,207.96 km²[7]8,975.04 km²2nd of 2
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 glossary4.0[1, 2]higher3.7not 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 glossary17.9%[6]lower58.3%not ranked

The nearest provinces across the water[3]

  1. CebuCentral Visayas4.6 km northwest
  2. LeyteEastern Visayas9.0 km northeast
  3. Southern LeyteEastern Visayas12.8 km northeast
  4. SiquijorNegros Island Region24.5 km southwest

Measured between the two borders where they come closest, on the Earth's surface, across the water. Not a boat or ferry route.

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