Pilar, Abra

Pilar
Municipality
Seal
Location within Abra province
Pilar Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°25′N 120°36′E / 17.42°N 120.6°ECoordinates: 17°25′N 120°36′E / 17.42°N 120.6°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Abra
District	Lone District of Abra
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Josefin Jaja Somera Disono
Area[2]
• Total	66.1 km^2 (25.5 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	10,223
• Density	150/km^2 (400/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	6,843
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2812
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Income class	5th class
PSGC	140119000

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Ilocano: Ili ti Pilar, Filipino: Bayan ng Pilar), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 10,223 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 6,843 registered voters.^[4]

Geography

Pilar is located at 17°25′N 120°36′E / 17.42°N 120.6°E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 66.1 square kilometres (25.5 sq mi)^[2] constituting 1.59% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

Pilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.^[5]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[6]
140119002	Bolbolo	8.2%	835	851	−0.36%
140119003	Brookside	3.6%	367	366	+0.05%
140119005	Dalit	7.8%	801	773	+0.68%
140119006	Dintan	4.1%	415	357	+2.91%
140119007	Gapang	7.4%	755	630	+3.51%
140119008	Kinabiti	8.1%	831	737	+2.31%
140119009	Maliplipit	3.0%	308	301	+0.44%
140119010	Nagcanasan	2.6%	267	259	+0.58%
140119011	Nanangduan	3.1%	320	329	−0.53%
140119012	Narnara	3.1%	321	284	+2.36%
140119004	Ocup	5.0%	510	483	+1.04%
140119014	Pang-ot	5.7%	581	592	−0.36%
140119015	Patad	2.8%	288	306	−1.15%
140119016	Poblacion	17.5%	1,784	1,703	+0.89%
140119017	San Juan East	3.0%	302	338	−2.12%
140119018	San Juan West	5.8%	591	602	−0.35%
140119019	South Balioag	4.2%	429	470	−1.72%
140119020	Tikitik	3.1%	313	272	+2.71%
140119021	Villavieja	2.0%	205	255	−4.07%
	Total		10,223	9,908	+0.60%

Demographics

Population census of Pilar
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 8,451 —     1995 9,183 +1.57% 2000 9,328 +0.34%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 9,792 +0.67% 2010 9,908 +0.43% 2015 10,223 +0.60%
Source: PSA[3][6][7]

In the 2015 census, Pilar had a population of 10,223.^[3] The population density was 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 6,843 registered voters.^[4]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. "Municipal: Pilar, Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.

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