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Pilar, Abra

Municipality in Abra, Philippines

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Municipality in Abra, Philippines

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leader_name2	Menchie B. Bernos
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2	Roldan T. Dumlao
3	Mario D. Agbusac
4	Baltazar C. Beroña Jr.
5	Restituto S. Dizon Sr.
6	Noel S. Beroña
7	Walter Y. Dait
8	Donardo A. Beroña
9	Robert P. Domingo
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Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (, ), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 10,498 people.

Geography

The Municipality of Pilar is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 66.10 km2 constituting of the 4,165.25 km2 total area of Abra.

Pilar is situated 28.61 km from the provincial capital Bangued, and 391.35 km from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Pilar is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, Pilar had a population of 10,498 people. The population density was {{sigfig|10,498/66.10|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Pilar, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Position	Name
Congressman	Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
Mayor	Mark Roland B. Somera
Vice-Mayor	Jaja Josefina S. Disono
Councilors	Restituto D. Dizon Jr.
Pepito G. Dasalla
Amante A. Doral Sr.
George D. Sotelo
Mario D. Agbusac
Tyron Christopher R. Beroña
Mario M. Bañez
Roldan T. Dumlao

Education

The Pilar Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

Bolbolo Elementary School
Dalit Elementary School
Dintan Elementary School
Gapang Elementary School
Kinabiti Elementary School
Maliplipit Primary School
Modesto-Luz Defiesta Primary School
Nagcanasan Elementary School
Ocup Primary School
Pang-ot Elementary School
Patad Primary School
Pilar Central School
San Juan Elementary School
South Balioag Primary School

Secondary schools

Bolbolo National High School
Catholic High School of Pilar
Dalit National High School
Pilar Rural High School

References

{{DILG detail
(July 17, 2024). "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President".
"2019 National and Local Elections".
(January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

Wikipedia Source

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