Pilar, Abra

Pilar
Villavieja
Municipality of Pilar
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Pilar is located in Philippines
Pilar
Pilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°25′N 120°36′E / 17.42°N 120.6°E / 17.42; 120.6
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceAbra
District Lone district
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Pilar[*]Tyron Christopher R. Beroña
 • Vice MayorSamson C. Laguesma
 • RepresentativeMenchie B. Bernos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate7,796 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total66.10 km2 (25.52 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Highest elevation
634 m (2,080 ft)
Lowest elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total10,146
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Households
2,461
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.90
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 679.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,765 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 207 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 77.55 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2812
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)74
Native languagesItneg
Ilocano
Tagalog

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Ilocano: Ili ti Pilar, Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. The population was 10,146 at the 2020 census.[3]

  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). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". 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.