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 Jabines |
| Vice Mayor | : | Rebosura-Salomon, Cecelia Bangao |
| SB Members: | : | Merencillo, Jan Mark Jubane |
| Coquilla, Al Pilongo | ||
| Rebosura, Samuel Ombina | ||
| Vallecer, Fernando Baluca | ||
| Pame, Nathaniel Anuba | ||
| Coquilla, Eugene Gomez | ||
| Cuenca, Edwin Pilongo | ||
| Balonda, Joseph Hector Apolinares | ||
| 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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