Pilar, Bataan

Pilar
Municipality of Pilar
Pilar Municipal Hall
Pilar Municipal Hall
Flag of Pilar
Official seal of Pilar
Map of Bataan with Pilar highlighted
Map of Bataan with Pilar highlighted
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Pilar is located in Philippines
Pilar
Pilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°40′N 120°34′E / 14.67°N 120.57°E / 14.67; 120.57
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBataan
District 2nd district
FoundedApril 6, 1917
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCarlos F. Pizarro, Jr.
 • Vice MayorMarino H. Caguimbal
 • RepresentativeJose Enrique S. Garcia III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate30,946 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
37.60 km2 (14.52 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
46,239
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
 • Households
10,651
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
9.51
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 196.3 million (2020), 73.9 million (2012), 75.69 million (2013), 86.31 million (2014), 165.4 million (2015), 206.7 million (2016), 122.1 million (2017), 134.1 million (2018), 144.6 million (2019), 173.8 million (2021), 231.7 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 473.7 million (2020), 131.1 million (2012), 126.9 million (2013), 131.7 million (2014), 165.4 million (2015), 206.7 million (2016), 266.1 million (2017), 342.6 million (2018), 389 million (2019), 485.3 million (2021), 567.5 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 134.2 million (2020), 72.81 million (2012), 69.6 million (2013), 66.15 million (2014), 68.99 million (2015), 57.64 million (2016), 87.83 million (2017), 106.9 million (2018), 119.5 million (2019), 153.5 million (2021), 178.9 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 58.18 million (2020), 51.45 million (2012), 45.7 million (2013), 42.65 million (2014), 68.99 million (2015), 57.64 million (2016), 75.46 million (2017), 61.24 million (2018), 57.88 million (2019), 28.66 million (2021), 40.9 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPeninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2102
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)47
Websitewww.pilarbataan.gov.ph

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,239 people.[3]

The Bataan Government Center and the historic Mount Samat National Shrine (Dambana ng Kagitingan) are both situated within the municipality in Barangays Diwa and Ala-uli, respectively.

  1. ^ Municipality of Pilar | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.