Antequera, Bohol
Antequera | |
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| Municipality of Antequera | |
Map of Bohol with Antequera highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°46′52″N 123°53′51″E / 9.7812°N 123.897497°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 17 March 1876 |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jose Mario J. Pahang |
| • Vice Mayor | Cecilia B. Rebosura-Salomon |
| • Representative | Edgardo M. Chatto |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,559 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.60 km2 (45.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 14,990 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,796 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 138.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 268.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 126.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 48.86 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6335 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Antequera, officially the Municipality of Antequera (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Antequera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Antequera), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,990 people.
Popular places of interest in Antequera are the weekly basket market and Mag-Aso Falls. The Mag-Aso falls, whose cascading waters run into natural pools, were greatly altered by the 2013 Bohol earthquake and even more so by flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Seniang in December 2014.
The town of Antequera, Bohol celebrates its feast on every last saturday of October, to honor the town patron Our Lady of the Rosary. The town also celebrates the feast of Sr. San Antonio de Padua (the second patron) every 13 June but not as pompous as the feast during October.