MUNICIPALITY OF ANTEQUERA

It is said that Antequera was already populated by the year 600 A. D. It was based on the books of the Eskaya tribe which was handed down from generation to generation to the present day Eskayas now living in Taytay, Duero, Bohol. It was stated there that the first Eskayas settled in the town of Talibon. Sometime later, they settled in Loon, and then they migrated to the mountainous barangays of Loon like Campatud and Cansubayon.

Then they later went down and settled in a place they called Canlaas Panas, which is now graphically located in the present lowlands of Antequera. There they lived for long period of time from the year 600 A. D. up to approximately the year 1600 A. D. that already was the time of the Spanish Regime. The kingdom of the Eskayas was located in the lowlands of Antequera where their established capital was said to be the present barangay of Viga, stretching to the riverside valleys beyond the present day Abatan Bridge.

Municipal Officials: 2022-2025

Mayor : Pahang, Jose Mario
Vice Mayor : Rebosura-Salomon, Cecelia
SB Members: : Merencillo, Makoy
Coquilla, Al
Rebosura, Amet
Vallecer, Nonoy
Pame, Nathaniel
Coquilla, Johnny Sniper
Cuenca, Wanwan
Balonda, Hector
ABC President :
SK President :

Facts and Figures:

Location : Interior town on the Southern Part of Bohol
Congressional District : 1st District
Number of Barangays : 21 all mainland barangays
Income Classification : 4th ( Per D.O. 24-97 )
Ave. LGU Annual Income : P38,710,812.00
Total Municipal Land Area : 8,205 hectares ( DENR Source )
Timberland Area : 1,705 hectares
Alienable & Disposable (A & D) : 6,500 hectares
Soil Cover : Bolinao Clay, Batuan Faraon Complex, Batuan Clay Loam, Calape Clay Loam
River Basins (Watershed Areas) : Abatan River and Tubig Dabo
Population :

13,758 ( 2000 NSO Census )2.88% (2000-2007)

14,357 ( 2007 projected )

15,171 ( 2015 projected )

Average Population Growth Rate : 0.59% ( 2000-2007 NSO )
Total Number of Households : 3,381( 2007Census )
Major Industries : Farming, Cottage Basket Weaving, Livestock Raising
Literacy Rate : 96.18%
Higher Education Institutions : none
Number of Secondary Schools : 3 – 2 Public, 1 Private
Number of Primary/Elementary Schools : 9 Primary Schools, 8 Elementary Schools
Language/Dialect : Boholano (Binisaya)
Religion/Religious Affiliation (1990) : Roman Catholic (98.5%)
Main source of potable water : Groundwater
Water Supply :

L1 – 379 HH

L2 – 0

L3 – 2,494 HH

Average Day Demand : 1,338 cu.m./day
Estimated Groundwater Recharge : 34,093 cu.m./day (average)
Water Demand for Irrigation : None
Energization Status (as of CY 1999) : 21(100%) (All Barangays Energized) 3,468 (116%) households energized/connected
No. of HH w/ accessed to Sanitary Toilets : 2,704(CY 2010)
Drainage and Sewerage System : None
Number of Barangay Health Stations : 5
Number of Hospital : 1 (12-bed capacity – Private)
Number of Municipal Health Center : 1
Number of Day Care Centers : 21 (100%)
Carpable Areas 6 barangays
Total Road Length 5.500 kilometers(Municipal), 86.340 kilometers(Barangay)
Total Number of Bridges 12 ( 319 linear meters)
Communication System I Globe, I Smart
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