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Municipality

Pilar

Pilar is a municipality in Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 48,789 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Pilar by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalasanBatadCarlesPresident RoxasSaraBalogo: 1,670 people, 437 per km², 3.58% a yearBinaobawan: 1,205 people, 1,066 per km², 0.59% a yearBlasco: 609 people, 112 per km², 4.49% a yearCasanayan: 3,064 people, 1,702 per km², 0.17% a yearCayus: 2,002 people, 406 per km², −1.51% a yearDayhagan: 1,739 people, 1,167 per km², 0.76% a yearDulangan: 6,095 people, 441 per km², 0.30% a yearMonteflor: 914 people, 854 per km², −0.87% a yearNatividad: 4,667 people, 972 per km², 0.12% a yearOlalo: 519 people, 53 per km², 0.90% a yearPoblacion: 1,715 people, 4,610 per km², −2.08% a yearRosario: 1,331 people, 1,040 per km², 0.64% a yearSan Antonio: 1,357 people, 384 per km², 0.07% a yearSan Blas: 1,066 people, 346 per km², 2.31% a yearSan Esteban: 1,924 people, 255 per km², 0.39% a yearSan Fernando: 2,015 people, 301 per km², 0.60% a yearSan Nicolas: 2,344 people, 677 per km², 0.78% a yearSan Pedro: 1,767 people, 622 per km², 1.38% a yearSan Ramon: 2,809 people, 1,331 per km², 0.31% a yearSan Silvestre: 819 people, 87 per km², 0.75% a yearSinamongan: 2,319 people, 292 per km², 2.19% a yearSanta Fe: 3,731 people, 618 per km², 5.61% a yearTabun-acan: 1,914 people, 162 per km², 0.04% a yearYating: 1,194 people, 265 per km², 0.95% a year

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

    48,789

    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 17.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 17 cities and municipalities of Capiz 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 6 of every 100 people in Capiz lived in Pilar in 2024 (5.84%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    barangays

  • LandSources

    123.14 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 11.1 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: 396 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 4 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

    13,977

    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

    3.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    12.5%

    About 13 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
0601911000[4]Formerly 061911000
ZIP code
5804[16]

People

Pilar had 48,789 people in the 2024 census, up 17.4% 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 6th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Capiz in 2024[1]
  1. 3Pontevedra51,956
  2. 4Dumarao51,633
  3. 5Panay50,946
  4. 6Pilar48,789
  5. 7Panitan44,246
  6. 8Ma-Ayon42,997
  7. 9Mambusao41,768
All 17 cities and municipalities of Capiz
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 63 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Dulangan6,09512 in 100
  2. Natividad4,66710 in 100
  3. Santa Fe3,7318 in 100
  4. Casanayan3,0646 in 100
  5. San Ramon2,8096 in 100
  6. San Nicolas2,3445 in 100
  7. Sinamongan2,3195 in 100
  8. San Fernando2,0154 in 100
  9. Cayus2,0024 in 100
  10. San Esteban1,9244 in 100
See all 24 barangays of Pilar
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.4%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.8%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,9642,5462,418
5 - 94,8612,5192,342
10 - 144,9472,5892,358
15 - 194,6412,3862,255
20 - 244,2332,1452,088
25 - 293,4091,7651,644
30 - 343,1611,6701,491
35 - 392,7651,4891,276
40 - 442,6411,3881,253
45 - 492,3911,2621,129
50 - 542,2091,1061,103
55 - 592,0161,0041,012
60 - 641,621804817
65 - 691,255553702
70 - 74829334495
75 - 79557202355
80 years and over597183414

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
48,789[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
13,977[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.5 on average[1, 2]
Share of Capiz, 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
5.84%[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
12.5% (6,095 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
23,945 men, 23,152 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202448,789[1, 2]0.85% a year13,9773.5
2020as of May 1, 202047,100[1]0.83% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201545,287[1]1.64% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201041,572[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then40,912[33]0.70% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders38,903[33, 34]1.40% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then36,464[33]0.28% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then35,929[33]1.78% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then30,104[33]1.04% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then28,589[33]3.08% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then24,573[33]2.36% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then19,350[33]———

Barangays

Pilar is made up of 24 barangays.
Barangays of Pilar. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balogo1,6703.42%3.58% a yearabout 3.82 km²Rural
Binaobawan1,2052.47%0.59% a yearabout 1.13 km²Rural
Blasco6091.25%4.49% a yearabout 5.45 km²Rural
Casanayan3,0646.28%0.17% a yearabout 1.80 km²Rural
Cayus2,0024.1%−1.51% a yearabout 4.93 km²Rural
Dayhagan1,7393.56%0.76% a yearabout 1.49 km²Rural
Dulangan6,09512.49%0.30% a yearabout 13.81 km²Urban
Monteflor9141.87%−0.87% a yearabout 1.07 km²Rural
Natividad4,6679.57%0.12% a yearabout 4.80 km²Rural
Olalo5191.06%0.90% a yearabout 9.73 km²Rural
Poblacion1,7153.52%−2.08% a yearabout 0.372 km²Rural
Rosario1,3312.73%0.64% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
San Antonio1,3572.78%0.07% a yearabout 3.53 km²Rural
San Blas1,0662.18%2.31% a yearabout 3.08 km²Rural
San Esteban1,9243.94%0.39% a yearabout 7.55 km²Rural
San Fernando2,0154.13%0.60% a yearabout 6.69 km²Rural
San Nicolas2,3444.8%0.78% a yearabout 3.46 km²Rural
San Pedro1,7673.62%1.38% a yearabout 2.84 km²Rural
San Ramon2,8095.76%0.31% a yearabout 2.11 km²Rural
San Silvestre8191.68%0.75% a yearabout 9.46 km²Rural
Santa Fe3,7317.65%5.61% a yearabout 6.04 km²Rural
Sinamongan2,3194.75%2.19% a yearabout 7.95 km²Rural
Tabun-acan1,9143.92%0.04% a yearabout 11.84 km²Rural
Yating1,1942.45%0.95% a yearabout 4.50 km²Rural

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 123.14 km² of land, 396 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 594 m above the sea and it has 25.4 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
123.14 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
396 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.45522° N, 123.01036° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
96 m
Highest
594 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

25.4 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Lajab10.5 km
  2. Hilopok4.4 km
  3. Sagusi2.5 km
  4. Landagon1.9 of 3.3 km
  5. zibala river1.1 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Agtalin Hillheight not mapped
  2. Balisong Hillheight not mapped
  3. Mount Anitoheight not mapped
  4. Mount Manuyaheight not mapped
  5. Mount Sibalaheight 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 III[31]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

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

At Roxas City, the nearest PAGASA station, 33 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,137 mm of rain on 145 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Roxas City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January84 mm1126.9 °C28.9 °C24.8 °C
February63 mm827.1 °C29.3 °C24.8 °C
March62 mm727.8 °C30.3 °C25.2 °C
April65 mm528.8 °C31.6 °C25.9 °C
May142 mm929.1 °C32.4 °C25.9 °C
June284 mm1528.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
July274 mm1728.3 °C31.4 °C25.2 °C
August198 mm1328.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September219 mm1428.3 °C31.5 °C25.1 °C
October305 mm1728.1 °C31.0 °C25.2 °C
November213 mm1428.1 °C30.7 °C25.6 °C
December228 mm1527.4 °C29.6 °C25.2 °C
The year2,137 mm14528.1 °C30.9 °C25.3 °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 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 21 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
20.6% 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
2nd class[4]
About 21 of every 100 people in Pilar lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.6%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.0% and 24.3%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 30schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 1market
  • 4parks
  • 1monument or memorial

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.

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.[14, 15]

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
1st district of Capiz[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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Arnold Alba Perez[20]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Laurente Bargo Jr.[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Arnold Alba Perez[21]
    Vice mayor
    Doujie Jack Barrientos Cantiller[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Arnold Alba Perez[22]
    Vice mayor
    Doujie-Jack Barrientos Cantiller[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Gideon Ike Rodriguez Patricio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold Alba Perez[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Gideon Ike Rodriguez Patricio[24]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold Alba Perez[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ma. Rita Lyn Belita Patricio[25]
    Vice mayor
    Ruby Benigla Patricio[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ma. Rita Lyn Belita Patricio[26]
    Vice mayor
    Marciano Otero Patricio[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ma. Rita Patricio[27]
    Vice mayor
    Roy Villa[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Gideon Ike R. Patricio[28]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold A. Perez[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Pilar, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Arnold Alba Perez[20]Antonio Laurente Bargo Jr.[20]
2022–2025Arnold Alba Perez[21]Doujie Jack Barrientos Cantiller[21]
2019–2022Arnold Alba Perez[22]Doujie-Jack Barrientos Cantiller[22]
2016–2019Gideon Ike Rodriguez Patricio[23]Arnold Alba Perez[23]
2013–2016Gideon Ike Rodriguez Patricio[24]Arnold Alba Perez[24]
2010–2013Ma. Rita Lyn Belita Patricio[25]Ruby Benigla Patricio[25]
2007–2010Ma. Rita Lyn Belita Patricio[26]Marciano Otero Patricio[26]
2004–2007Ma. Rita Patricio[27]Roy Villa[27]
2001–2004Gideon Ike R. Patricio[28]Arnold A. Perez[28]

History & Identity

Created
By decree of the Governor-General on May 29, 1865, the settlement of Sibala was made an independent municipality named Pilar, after its patron saint, according to the town's own history page.[9]

How it got its name

The Spanish named the place Sibala after the river beside it; it was renamed Pilar in 1865 for its patron saint, Nuestra Senora del Pilar.[9]

Its story

Under Spanish rule the people were converted to Catholicism and took Nuestra Senora del Pilar as their patron saint.[9]

Sibala changed jurisdiction several times: it came under Aranguel when Aranguel became a municipality in 1720, later passed to Pontevedra, and in 1856 was placed under Casanayan.[9]

In 1903 the Philippine Commission merged Casanayan into Pilar, with the seat of government at Pilar.[11]

In 1949 Republic Act No. 374 took sitios and barrios away from Pilar to form the new municipality of President Roxas.[12]

The town displays a steel cannon that it says was used in the Spanish-Filipino Revolution's Battle of Balisong.[13]

Timeline

  1. October 29, 1856

    Sibala was placed under the jurisdiction of Casanayan.[9]

  2. May 29, 1865

    Sibala was made an independent municipality named Pilar by decree of the Governor-General.[9]

  3. April 4, 1903

    Act No. 720 merged Casanayan into Pilar.[11]

  4. June 14, 1949

    Republic Act No. 374 separated sitios and barrios from Pilar to create President Roxas.[12]

Nearby

Pilar shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Pilar beside Capiz
FigurePilarCapizRank among the cities and municipalities of Capiz
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 glossary48,789[1, 2]835,0986th of 17
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 glossary0.85% a year[1, 2]slower0.89% a year10th of 17
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 glossary396[6]more crowded3167th of 17
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 glossary123.14 km²[6]2,642.70 km²6th of 17
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 glossary3.5[1, 2]lower3.8not 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 glossary12.5%[5]lower24.2%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Roxas City, the capital of Capiz
31.6 km northwest
Manila
411.8 km northwest

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. President RoxasCapiz8.2 km southwest
  2. BalasanIloilo8.7 km east
  3. BatadIloilo11.0 km southeast
  4. EstanciaIloilo13.4 km east
  5. SaraIloilo13.4 km south
  6. CarlesIloilo16.3 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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  11. 11.Lawphil Project (Arellano Law Foundation). Act No. 720, An Act Reducing the Thirty-Four Municipalities of the Province of Capiz to Twenty-Two. Published April 4, 1903. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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