Antequera, Bohol

Antequera, officially the Municipality of Antequera (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Antequera; Tagalog: Bayan ng Antequera), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,990 people.^[5]

Antequera
Municipality
Municipality of Antequera
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Map of Bohol with Antequera highlighted
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Antequera Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°46′52″N 123°53′51″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	1st district
Founded	17 March 1876
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jose Mario J. Pahang
• Vice Mayor	Cecilia B. Rebosura-Salomon
• Representative	John Geesnell Yap
• Municipal Council	Members Jan Mark J. Merencillo Al P. Coquilla Evelyn Rebosura-Napitan Fernando B. Vallecer Tarcisia R. Baluca Lanieel M. Labado Nestor C. Villas Edwin P. Cuenca
• Electorate	10,559 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	14,881
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Households	3,796
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.33 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 138.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 268.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 126.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 48.86 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6335
PSGC	071204000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.antequera-bohol.lgu.ph

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.^[6]

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 13 June but not as pompous as the feast during October.

History

The 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.^[7] 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.^[7]

Geography

Antequera is an inland town 19 kilometres (12 mi) 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

Antequera is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[8]		2010[9]
071204001	Angilan	6.4%	947	1,012	▾	−0.46%
071204002	Bantolinao	8.6%	1,274	1,226	▴	0.27%
071204003	Bicahan	5.1%	766	783	▾	−0.15%
071204004	Bitaugan	4.2%	622	591	▴	0.36%
071204005	Bungahan	5.6%	832	744	▴	0.78%
071204007	Canlaas	4.4%	650	736	▾	−0.86%
071204008	Cansibuan	3.8%	569	512	▴	0.74%
071204009	Can‑omay	3.6%	543	721	▾	−1.96%
071204010	Celing	4.6%	684	671	▴	0.13%
071204011	Danao	3.2%	473	453	▴	0.30%
071204012	Danicop	4.4%	659	576	▴	0.94%
071204013	Mag‑aso	2.7%	407	434	▾	−0.45%
071204014	Poblacion	9.4%	1,404	1,332	▴	0.37%
071204015	Quinapon‑an	1.9%	283	278	▴	0.12%
071204016	Santo Rosario	3.5%	528	475	▴	0.74%
071204017	Tabuan	3.9%	579	584	▾	−0.06%
071204018	Tagubaas	3.1%	456	386	▴	1.17%
071204019	Tupas	5.7%	850	935	▾	−0.66%
071204020	Ubojan (Obujan)	3.0%	450	529	▾	−1.12%
071204021	Viga	3.9%	586	614	▾	−0.33%
071204022	Villa Aurora (Canoc‑oc)	5.8%	863	889	▾	−0.21%
	Total		14,881	14,481	▴	0.19%

Climate

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)[10]

Demographics

Population census of Antequera

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 7,578 —     1918 11,129 +2.60% 1939 15,974 +1.74% 1948 16,070 +0.07% 1960 12,254 −2.23% 1970 10,397 −1.63%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 11,130 +1.38% 1980 11,641 +0.90% 1990 12,348 +0.59% 1995 12,072 −0.42% 2000 13,758 +2.84% 2007 14,357 +0.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 14,481 +0.31% 2015 14,425 −0.07% 2020 14,990 +0.81% 2024 14,881 −0.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][9][13][14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Antequera

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.72 2003 21.97 2006 49.90 2009 36.79 2012 18.45 2015 18.43 2018 15.60 2021 18.33 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

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.^[23]

Total annual income in 2010 was ₱35,960,730

Government

List of former chief executives

List of former mayors of Antequera:^[24]

• 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
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  Poblacion
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  Basket market
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  Mag-Aso Falls
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  View of church