Anda, Bohol

Anda
Municipality of Anda
Poblacion of Anda
Poblacion of Anda
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Anda is located in Philippines
Anda
Anda
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°44′38″N 124°34′34″E / 9.744°N 124.576°E / 9.744; 124.576
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceBohol
District 3rd district
FoundedMarch 12, 1875
Named forSimón de Anda y Salazar
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAngelina B. Simacio
 • Vice MayorNilo J. Bersabal
 • RepresentativeKristine Alexie B. Tutor
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,817 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total61.89 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Elevation5.8 m (19.0 ft)
Highest elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total17,778
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
 • Households
4,418
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.06
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 96.77 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 186.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 98.79 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 64.82 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6311
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)38
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.andabohol.gov.ph

Anda, officially the Municipality of Anda (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Anda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Anda), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,778 people.[4]

In 2006, the Anda red hermatite print petroglyphs of Bohol were included in the tentative list of the Philippines for UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines, which also includes the Singnapan charcoal-drawn petrographs of southern Palawan, Angono Petroglyphs of Rizal province, Alab petroglyphs of Mountain province, and charcoal-drawn Penablanca petrographs of Cagayan.[6]

Anda is 98 kilometres (61 mi) from Tagbilaran.

  1. ^ Municipality of Anda | (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. ^ https://www.philatlas.com/visayas/r07/bohol/anda.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines". whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 23 March 2018.