Antequera, officially the Municipality of Antequera (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Antequera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Antequera), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,990 people.[3]
Antequera | |
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| Municipality of Antequera | |
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 Map of Bohol with Antequera highlighted | |
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.svg)  Antequera 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 of Antequera[*] | Jose Mario J. Pahang |
| • Vice Mayor | Cecilia B. Rebosura-Salomon |
| • Representative | Edgardo M. Chatto |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,139 voters (2022) |
| 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)[3] | |
| • Total | 14,990 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,796 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 96.97 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 254.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 89.57 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 67.75 million (2020) |
| 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 |
Located 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Tagbilaran, 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.[5]
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 13th of June but not as pompous as the feast during October.
History
editThe early inhabitants of the area were the Eskaya people, who lived in western Bohol, including the lowlands of Antequera at the present barangay of Viga, from the 7th century until the early 17th century.
Originally the town was a barangay of Maribojoc known as Agad. Migration from surrounding coastal areas increased the population and created many new sitios. On 17 March 1876, the Governor-General of the Philippines signed a decree that made Agad and all its sitios a new municipality. That same year, the governor of the district of Bohol, Joaquin Bengoechia, enacted the law that finalized the boundaries and appointed its first mayor, Simeon Villas. The new municipality was named after the home town in Spain of Bengoechia.[6] Antequera's name was from Roman origin Anticaria, Antikaria, Antiquaria, meaning ancient city.
In 1899, the town of Catigbian was abolished, and the barangays of Caimbang, San Isidro, and Causwagan were added to Antequera. But it lost these barangays, along with half of Cansague, when Catigbian was reestablished on 17 June 1949. On 10 January 1970, the municipality of San Isidro was formed, taking the barangays of Cambansag, Abehilan, and Baunos from Antequera.[6]
Geography
editAntequera is an inland town 19km north of Tagbilaran. This municipality is bounded by Calape in the north, San Isidro in the northeast, Balilihan in the southeast, Cortes in the south, Maribojoc in the southwest, and Loon in the northwest.
Barangays
editAntequera is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 071204001 | Angilan | 6.3% | 947 | 1,012 | −0.66% | |
| 071204002 | Bantolinao | 8.5% | 1,274 | 1,226 | 0.38% | |
| 071204003 | Bicahan | 5.1% | 766 | 783 | −0.22% | |
| 071204004 | Bitaugan | 4.1% | 622 | 591 | 0.51% | |
| 071204005 | Bungahan | 5.6% | 832 | 744 | 1.12% | |
| 071204007 | Canlaas | 4.3% | 650 | 736 | −1.23% | |
| 071204008 | Cansibuan | 3.8% | 569 | 512 | 1.06% | |
| 071204009 | Can‑omay | 3.6% | 543 | 721 | −2.79% | |
| 071204010 | Celing | 4.6% | 684 | 671 | 0.19% | |
| 071204011 | Danao | 3.2% | 473 | 453 | 0.43% | |
| 071204012 | Danicop | 4.4% | 659 | 576 | 1.36% | |
| 071204013 | Mag‑aso | 2.7% | 407 | 434 | −0.64% | |
| 071204014 | Poblacion | 9.4% | 1,404 | 1,332 | 0.53% | |
| 071204015 | Quinapon‑an | 1.9% | 283 | 278 | 0.18% | |
| 071204016 | Santo Rosario | 3.5% | 528 | 475 | 1.06% | |
| 071204017 | Tabuan | 3.9% | 579 | 584 | −0.09% | |
| 071204018 | Tagubaas | 3.0% | 456 | 386 | 1.68% | |
| 071204019 | Tupas | 5.7% | 850 | 935 | −0.95% | |
| 071204020 | Ubojan (Obujan) | 3.0% | 450 | 529 | −1.60% | |
| 071204021 | Viga | 3.9% | 586 | 614 | −0.47% | |
| 071204022 | Villa Aurora (Canoc‑oc) | 5.8% | 863 | 889 | −0.30% | |
| Total | 14,990 | 14,481 | 0.35% | |||
Climate
edit| Climate data for Antequera, Bohol | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102 (4.0) |
85 (3.3) |
91 (3.6) |
75 (3.0) |
110 (4.3) |
141 (5.6) |
121 (4.8) |
107 (4.2) |
111 (4.4) |
144 (5.7) |
169 (6.7) |
139 (5.5) |
1,395 (55.1) |
| Average rainy days | 18.6 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 261.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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Economy
editPoverty incidence of Antequera
10
20
30
40
50
2006
49.90 2009
36.79 2012
18.45 2015
18.43 2018
15.60 2021
18.33 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
The primary economic activities are farming, handicraft or cottage industries (especially basket weaving), and carpentry (including bamboo and wood furniture making). Its main agricultural produce comprises coconut, rice, corn, rootcrops, and vegetables.[20]
Total annual income in 2010 was ₱35,960,730
Government
editList of former chief executives
editList of former mayors of Antequera:[21]
- Vicente Tambis - 1896–1897
- Julian Calipes - 1909–1911
- Pedro Omila - 1912–1915
- Eufemio Morgia - 1919–1922
- Eustaquio Tambis - 1922–1925
- Eufemio Morgia - 1926–1934
- Luis Gementiza - 1934–1937
- Luis Gementiza - 1938–1940
- Demetrio Jadulco - 1940–1941
- Leoncio Paña - 1943–1945
- Eufemio Morgia - 1944
- Demetrio Jadulco - 1945–1946
- Luis Gementiza - 1946–1951
- Sabino Rebosura - 1952–1963
- Conrad Vallestero - 1963
- Isabelito Tongco - 1964–1992
- Vicente Nunag - 1987–1988
- Arnulfo Labendia - 1992
- Felipe Gementiza - 1992–1998
- Samuel Rebosura - 1998–2007
- Cecelia Rebosura - 2007–2010
- Jose Mario Pahang - 2010–2019
- Lil Nunag - 2019–2022
- Jose Mario Pahang - 2022-present
Gallery
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Town hall -
Poblacion -
Basket market -
Mag-Aso Falls -
View of church
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Antequera | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ The Bohol Chronicle 2015.
- ^ a b Municipality of Antequera 2012b.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Antequera: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Bohol". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Municipality of Antequera 2012a.
- ^ Municipality of Antequera 2012c.
Sources
edit- Municipality of Antequera. "Brief municipal profile". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
- Municipality of Antequera, Russell Glenn L. Lomotos. "History of Antequera". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
- Municipality of Antequera. "Antequera Mayors". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
- "Waterfalls you must see in Bohol". boholchronicle.com.ph. The Bohol Chronicle. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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