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Municipality

Pilar

Pilar is a municipality in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 12,454 in the 2024 census, and it has 13 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.
Biasong: 391 people, 102 per km², −0.90% a yearCawit: 2,329 people, 2,900 per km², 0.82% a yearDapdap: 716 people, 194 per km², 1.57% a yearEsperanza: 706 people, 273 per km², −4.49% a yearLanao: 1,094 people, 234 per km², 3.52% a yearLower Poblacion: 872 people, 1,180 per km², 1.31% a yearMoabog: 1,118 people, 383 per km², −1.12% a yearMontserrat: 1,146 people, 436 per km², −2.25% a yearSan Isidro: 620 people, 257 per km², −0.87% a yearSan Juan: 832 people, 234 per km², 1.07% a yearUpper Poblacion: 923 people, 757 per km², −0.05% a yearVillahermosa: 1,146 people, 460 per km², −0.64% a yearImelda: 561 people, 236 per km², −0.67% 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

    12,454

    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 7.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    52nd

    of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu 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 1,000 people in Cebu lived in Pilar in 2024 (0.37%)

  • Inside itSources

    13

    barangays

  • LandSources

    33.37 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 5.8 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: 373 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

    3,436

    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

    3.6 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
0702236000[4]Formerly 072236000
ZIP code
6048[15, 16]

People

Pilar had 12,454 people in the 2024 census, up 7.7% 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 52nd most people of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu in 2024[1]
  1. 47Alcoy19,207
  2. 48Santander18,669
  3. 49Alcantara17,490
  4. 50Ginatilan17,184
  5. 51Boljoon17,153
  6. 52Pilar12,454
  7. 53Tudela11,638
All 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 87 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Cawit2,32919 in 100
  2. Montserrat1,1469 in 100
  3. Villahermosa1,1469 in 100
  4. Moabog1,1189 in 100
  5. Lanao1,0949 in 100
  6. Upper Poblacion9237 in 100
  7. Lower Poblacion8727 in 100
  8. San Juan8327 in 100
  9. Dapdap7166 in 100
  10. Esperanza7066 in 100
See all 13 barangays of Pilar
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.8%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61%)
  • About 11 of every 100 are 65 or older (11.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4947485462
5 - 91,249648601
10 - 141,268647621
15 - 191,215639576
20 - 241,000532468
25 - 29868442426
30 - 34742414328
35 - 39652342310
40 - 44703364339
45 - 49622338284
50 - 54651337314
55 - 59594298296
60 - 64560267293
65 - 69476229247
70 - 74372168204
75 - 79271131140
80 years and over276121155

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
12,454[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
3,436[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cebu, 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
0.37%[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
6,402 men, 6,064 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202412,454[1, 2]−0.10% a year3,4363.6
2020as of May 1, 202012,506[1]2.14% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201511,308[1]−0.43% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201011,564[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then11,941[32]0.85% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders11,226[32, 33]0.07% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then11,191[32]−0.51% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then11,499[32]0.33% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then11,126[32]0.93% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,624[32]2.18% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,541[32]0.78% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then8,816[32]———

Barangays

Pilar is made up of 13 barangays.
Barangays of Pilar. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Biasong3913.14%−0.90% a yearabout 3.83 km²Rural
Cawit2,32918.7%0.82% a yearabout 0.803 km²Rural
Dapdap7165.75%1.57% a yearabout 3.70 km²Rural
Esperanza7065.67%−4.49% a yearabout 2.59 km²Rural
Imelda5614.5%−0.67% a yearabout 2.38 km²Rural
Lanao1,0948.78%3.52% a yearabout 4.68 km²Rural
Lower Poblacion8727%1.31% a yearabout 0.739 km²Rural
Moabog1,1188.98%−1.12% a yearabout 2.92 km²Rural
Montserrat1,1469.2%−2.25% a yearabout 2.63 km²Rural
San Isidro6204.98%−0.87% a yearabout 2.41 km²Rural
San Juan8326.68%1.07% a yearabout 3.55 km²Rural
Upper Poblacion9237.41%−0.05% a yearabout 1.22 km²Rural
Villahermosa1,1469.2%−0.64% a yearabout 2.49 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 33.37 km² of land, 373 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 217 m above the sea and it has 32.9 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
33.37 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
373 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.75866° N, 124.52306° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
0 m
Average
64 m
Highest
217 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

32.9 km of coastline[30]

Peaks[30]

  1. Apuli Mountainheight 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 IV[31]

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

Covers about 83 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 45 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
45.3% 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
5th class[4]
About 45 of every 100 people in Pilar lived below the poverty line in 2021 (45.3%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 38.0% and 52.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 4government offices
  • 15schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1beach

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

Stations and terminals1

Beaches1

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.[13, 14]

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
5th district of Cebu[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
    Manuel Posas Santiago[20]
    Vice mayor
    Chiziline Segne Maratas[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Manuel Posas Santiago[21]
    Vice mayor
    Chiziline Segne Maratas[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Manuel Posas Santiago[22]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Roche Ceballos[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Eufracio Pagalan Maratas Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Grace Borinaga Japlit[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jesus Angus Fernandez Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Eli Bustillo Borinaga[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jesus Angus Fernandez Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Eufracio Pagalan Maratas Jr.[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jesus Angus Fernandez Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Rommel Borinaga Tajo[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Jesus Fernandez[27]
    Vice mayor
    Rommel Tajo[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jesus P. Fernandez[28]
    Vice mayor
    Reynaldo T. Malaluan[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Pilar, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Manuel Posas Santiago[20]Chiziline Segne Maratas[20]
2022–2025Manuel Posas Santiago[21]Chiziline Segne Maratas[21]
2019–2022Manuel Posas Santiago[22]Antonio Roche Ceballos[22]
2016–2019Eufracio Pagalan Maratas Jr.[23]Grace Borinaga Japlit[23]
2013–2016Jesus Angus Fernandez Jr.[24]Eli Bustillo Borinaga[24]
2010–2013Jesus Angus Fernandez Jr.[25]Eufracio Pagalan Maratas Jr.[25]
2007–2010Jesus Angus Fernandez Jr.[26]Rommel Borinaga Tajo[26]
2004–2007Jesus Fernandez[27]Rommel Tajo[27]
2001–2004Jesus P. Fernandez[28]Reynaldo T. Malaluan[28]

History & Identity

Its story

The Cebu provincial tourism office places Pilar on Ponson Island, part of the Camotes Islands.[9]

A 1903 act of the Philippine Commission, which merged many Cebu towns, let Pilar keep its own territory and seat of government.[10]

Timeline

  1. 22 October 1903

    Act No. 952 of 22 October 1903 cut Cebu's municipalities from fifty-seven to forty-one. Pilar was one of the towns the act left with its own territory and its own seat of government.[10]

  2. 11 June 1955

    Executive Order No. 117 of 11 June 1955 turned the sitio of Biasong, in Pilar's barrio of Lanao, into a barrio of its own.[11]

  3. 15 June 1968

    Republic Act No. 5370, approved on 15 June 1968, set up the Pilar Station Hospital in the town.[12]

Nearby

How it compares

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

Pilar beside Cebu
FigurePilarCebuRank among the cities and municipalities of Cebu
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 glossary12,454[1, 2]3,400,52252nd of 53
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−0.10% a year[1, 2]slower0.54% a year51st of 53
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 glossary373[6]less crowded77541st of 53
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 glossary33.37 km²[6]4,389.23 km²46th of 53
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 glossary3.6[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 glossary0%[5]lower55.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Cebu City, the capital of Cebu
84.1 km southwest
Manila
573.4 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. TudelaCebu11.3 km south
  2. PoroCebu14.2 km southwest
  3. IsabelLeyte21.1 km north
  4. MeridaLeyte21.3 km north
  5. San FranciscoCebu24.6 km southwest
  6. AlbueraLeyte27.2 km northeast

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  29. 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. 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. 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. 32.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
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.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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