Bilar, Bohol

Bilar
Municipality of Bilar
Bilar, Bohol
OpenStreetMap
Bilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°42′N 124°06′E / 9.7°N 124.1°E / 9.7; 124.1
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceBohol
District 3rd district
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorNorman D. Palacio (suspended)
Ronie Maligmat (acting)
  Vice MayorRicardo Cal
  RepresentativeKristine Alexie B. Tutor
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate13,738 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
129.71 km2 (50.08 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Highest elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Lowest elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
18,512
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
  Households
4,172
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
23.39
% (2021)
  Revenue148.5 million (2022)
  Assets352.7 million (2022)
  Expenditure114.5 million (2022)
  Liabilities69.31 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityBohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6317
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)38
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Bilar, officially the Municipality of Bilar (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Bilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bilar), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,512 people.

Bilar is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Bilar celebrates its fiesta on May 15, to honor the town patron Saint Isidore the Farmer.