Pilar, Cebu

Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar, is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,454 people.
The municipality is contiguous with Ponson Island, one of the four Camotes Islands in the Camotes Sea. The island is about long and wide.

Geography

Barangays

Pilar is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

Language

People in Pilar mainly speak Cebuano with an accent similar to the locals of Bohol. Like most Filipinos, Pilaranons may also speak Tagalog and English. Waray is also spoken due to its proximity to Leyte.
The town is home to the Porohanon language, one of the most endangered languages in the Visayas. The language is only used in the Poro islands. The language is classified as distinct from Sebwano by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino and is vital to the culture and arts of the Porohanon people.