Pilar | |
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| Municipality of Pilar | |
.jpg) Mayon Volcano as seen from Pilar | |
 Map of Sorsogon with Pilar highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Pilar Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°55′28″N 123°40′32″E / 12.9244°N 123.6756°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Sorsogon |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 49 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Carolyn C. Sy-Reyes |
| • Vice Mayor | Luis C. Leosala Jr. |
| • Representative | Dette G. Escudero |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 46,491 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 248.00 km2 (95.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 75,793 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,669 |
| Demonym | Pilareño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 32.47 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 317.5 million (2020), 103.3 million (2012), 120.9 million (2013), 131.2 million (2014), 162.6 million (2015), 179.3 million (2016), 225.3 million (2017), 239.6 million (2018), 230.2 million (2019), 283.3 million (2021), 415.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 702.8 million (2020), 75.28 million (2012), 79.6 million (2013), 83.06 million (2014), 318.9 million (2015), 433.2 million (2016), 516.5 million (2017), 632.3 million (2018), 651.4 million (2019), 828.3 million (2021), 978.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 291.6 million (2020), 96.37 million (2012), 10.73 million (2013), 17.51 million (2014), 136.7 million (2015), 147.6 million (2016), 184.5 million (2017), 222.9 million (2018), 208.3 million (2019), 226.7 million (2021), 258.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 95.43 million (2020), 47.45 million (2012), 39.33 million (2013), 33.32 million (2014), 48.89 million (2015), 75.05 million (2016), 93.24 million (2017), 117 million (2018), 112.6 million (2019), 149.5 million (2021), 133.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sorsogon 2 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP CODE | 4714 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Central Bikol Sorsogon language Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,793 people.[3]
Pilar's economy is mainly agricultural. Despite efforts on multiplicity, this town is still dependent on the monoculture of coconut. Pilar is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Sorsogon City and 560 kilometres (350 mi) from Manila.
- ^ Municipality of Pilar | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.