# Bilar, Bohol

Bilar, officially the Municipality of Bilar (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Bilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bilar), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,512 people.
Bilar is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tagbilaran.
Bilar celebrates its fiesta on May 15, to honor the town patron Saint Isidore the Farmer.

## Geography
### Barangays

Bilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 071208001 | Bonifacio | 1.4% | 260 | 262 | ▾ | −0.08% |
| 071208002 | Bugang Norte | 3.4% | 632 | 650 | ▾ | −0.28% |
| 071208003 | Bugang Sur | 5.0% | 918 | 940 | ▾ | −0.24% |
| 071208004 | Cabacnitan (Magsaysay) | 4.2% | 775 | 745 | ▴ | 0.40% |
| 071208005 | Cambigsi | 3.3% | 618 | 689 | ▾ | −1.08% |
| 071208006 | Campagao | 7.2% | 1,339 | 1,284 | ▴ | 0.42% |
| 071208007 | Cansumbol | 6.4% | 1,189 | 1,235 | ▾ | −0.38% |
| 071208008 | Dagohoy | 4.1% | 764 | 836 | ▾ | −0.90% |
| 071208009 | Owac | 5.3% | 973 | 975 | ▾ | −0.02% |
| 071208010 | Poblacion | 8.6% | 1,588 | 1,500 | ▴ | 0.57% |
| 071208011 | Quezon | 3.3% | 618 | 668 | ▾ | −0.77% |
| 071208012 | Riverside | 5.5% | 1,012 | 886 | ▴ | 1.34% |
| 071208013 | Rizal | 2.3% | 425 | 456 | ▾ | −0.70% |
| 071208014 | Roxas | 6.3% | 1,159 | 1,011 | ▴ | 1.38% |
| 071208015 | Subayon | 7.0% | 1,303 | 1,200 | ▴ | 0.83% |
| 071208016 | Villa Aurora | 4.0% | 737 | 731 | ▴ | 0.08% |
| 071208017 | Villa Suerte | 1.3% | 232 | 269 | ▾ | −1.47% |
| 071208018 | Yanaya | 7.0% | 1,288 | 1,123 | ▴ | 1.38% |
| 071208019 | Zamora | 9.5% | 1,760 | 1,638 | ▴ | 0.72% |
| | Total | Total | 18,512 | 17,098 | ▴ | 0.80% |

### Climate

Climate data for Bilar, Bohol :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102 (4.0) | 85 (3.3) | 91 (3.6) | 75 (3.0) | 110 (4.3) | 141 (5.6) | 121 (4.8) | 107 (4.2) | 111 (4.4) | 144 (5.7) | 169 (6.7) | 139 (5.5) | 1,395 (55.1) |
| Average rainy days | 18.6 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 261.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 8,103 | — |
| 1918 | 6,265 | −1.70% |
| 1939 | 8,667 | +1.56% |
| 1948 | 9,701 | +1.26% |
| 1960 | 9,930 | +0.19% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1970 | 11,154 | +1.17% |
| 1975 | 12,226 | +1.86% |
| 1980 | 12,715 | +0.79% |
| 1990 | 14,926 | +1.62% |
| 1995 | 16,029 | +1.34% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 16,628 | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 17,078 | +0.37% |
| 2010 | 17,098 | +0.04% |
| 2015 | 17,590 | +0.54% |
| 2020 | 18,512 | +1.01% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Bilar
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 43.90
* 2009 47.92
* 2012 22.55
* 2015 23.81
* 2018 20.10
* 2021 23.39
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Tourism

* Bilar Man-made Mahogany Forest
* Bilar Rice Terraces
* Bohol Biodiversity Center
* Habitat Butterflies Conservation Center
* San Isidro Labrador Parish Church
* Bilar Hill Park
* Logarita Falls
* Tinugdan Spring
* Pangas Falls

## Gallery

* Bilar Municipal Building
* Road through the Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (Man-made forest) in Bilar
* Public market
* Sari-sari stores