Pilar, Province of Capiz

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceCapiz
Barangay count24
Postal code5804
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSibuyan Sea
Philippine major island(s)Panay
Area (2013)77.99 km2 (30.11 sq mi)
Population (2020)47,100
Density (2020)604 / km2 (1,564 / sq mi)
Coordinates11° 29' North, 122° 60' East (11.4861, 122.9963)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.5 meters (24.6 feet)

Pilar is a coastal municipality in the province of Capiz.

The municipality has a land area of 77.99 square kilometers or 30.11 square miles which constitutes 3.01% of Capiz's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 47,100. This represented 5.85% of the total population of Capiz province, or 0.59% of the overall population of the Western Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 604 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,564 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Pilar has 24 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Pilar
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Balogo3.06%1,4421,478-2.44%-0.52%
Binaobawan2.50%1,1761,1036.62%1.36%
Blasco1.08%507572-11.36%-2.51%
Casanayan6.46%3,0433,240-6.08%-1.31%
Cayus4.53%2,1332,0086.23%1.28%
Dayhagan3.58%1,6851,6164.27%0.88%
Dulangan12.78%6,0195,7604.50%0.93%
Monteflor2.01%9489400.85%0.18%
Natividad9.86%4,6443,93518.02%3.55%
Olalo1.06%50042617.37%3.43%
Poblacion3.97%1,8722,164-13.49%-3.00%
Rosario2.75%1,2961,1908.91%1.81%
San Antonio2.87%1,3531,3371.20%0.25%
San Blas2.06%9691,056-8.24%-1.79%
San Esteban4.02%1,8931,8144.36%0.90%
San Fernando4.17%1,9651,9252.08%0.43%
San Nicolas4.82%2,2691,84522.98%4.45%
San Pedro3.54%1,6691,768-5.60%-1.21%
San Ramon5.89%2,7732,49311.23%2.27%
San Silvestre1.69%794808-1.73%-0.37%
Santa Fe6.31%2,9722,55516.32%3.23%
Sinamongan4.50%2,1192,123-0.19%-0.04%
Tabun-acan4.06%1,9111,8990.63%0.13%
Yating2.44%1,1481,232-6.82%-1.48%
Pilar Total47,10045,2874.00%0.83%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Pilar for the fiscal year of 2016 was 94,648,496.71.

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Annual regular income of Pilar (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200954,642,431.19
201056,824,611.563.99%
201161,611,237.448.42%
201260,219,686.84-2.26%
201367,225,157.0811.63%
201476,051,929.0013.13%
201586,419,201.2113.63%
201694,648,496.719.52%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Pilar in the 2015 Census was 45,244 broken down into 10,757 households or an average of 4.21 members per household.

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Number of households in Pilar (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
35,9246,4605.56
36,4517,0965.14
38,9037,7475.02
40,8998,6174.75
41,5729,2904.47
45,24410,7574.21

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pilar is 5 to 9, with 4,925 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 486 individuals.

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Population of Pilar by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 19492.10%
1 to 43,9778.78%
5 to 94,92510.88%
10 to 144,74910.49%
15 to 194,84010.69%
20 to 244,1949.26%
25 to 293,4107.53%
30 to 342,8896.38%
35 to 392,6285.80%
40 to 442,4685.45%
45 to 492,3285.14%
50 to 542,0674.56%
55 to 591,7483.86%
60 to 641,3893.07%
65 to 699932.19%
70 to 747301.61%
75 to 795171.14%
80 and over4861.07%
Total45,287100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 52.22
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.75
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 61.97
  • Median Age: 23.82

Historical population

The population of Pilar grew from 7,038 in 1903 to 47,100 in 2020, an increase of 40,062 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.83%, or an increase of 1,813 people, from the previous population of 45,287 in 2015.

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Population of Pilar (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
7,038
11,8303.33%
22,3013.22%
25,7201.47%
19,350-2.47%
24,5732.36%
28,5893.08%
30,1041.04%
35,9291.78%
36,4640.28%
38,9031.40%
40,9120.70%
41,5720.58%
45,2871.64%
47,1000.83%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Pilar for the year 2019 was 28,561, broken down into 13,957 males and 14,604 females.

Location

The municipal center of Pilar is situated at approximately 11° 29' North, 122° 60' East, in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.5 meters or 24.6 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Pilar are Roxas City, Capiz, Passi, Iloilo, Victorias, Negros Occidental, Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Silay, Negros Occidental, and Sagay, Negros Occidental. The nearest municipalities are President Roxas, Capiz, Balasan, Iloilo, Batad, Iloilo, Estancia, Iloilo, Carles, Iloilo, and Pontevedra, Capiz. Its distance from the national capital is 407.16 kilometers (253.00 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 407.16 kilometers (253.00 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N32°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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