Baclayon
Baclayon | |
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| Municipality of Baclayon | |
Baclayon Municipal Hall | |
Map of Bohol with Baclayon highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°37′22″N 123°54′48″E / 9.622681°N 123.913472°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1595 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Atty. A. Alvin J. Uy/ECE |
| • Vice Mayor | Romulo A. Balangkig |
| • Representative | Edgardo M. Chatto |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 14,164 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.43 km2 (13.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 22,461 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,096 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.98 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 150.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 274 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 126.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 49.45 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6301 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Baclayon, officially the Municipality of Baclayon (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Baclayon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Baclayon), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,461 people.
It is the home town of actor Cesar Montano, and physicist Caesar Saloma.
The town of Baclayon, Bohol celebrates its feast on December 10, to honor the town patron Immaculate Conception.