General Info
City Profile
Location
Tagbilaran is the capital and a component city of the island paradise Province of Bohol. It is situated some 630 kilometers southeast of Manila and 72 kilometers south of Cebu City. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern part of the province, and has a total land area of 3,270 hectares, including about thirteen kilometers of coastline.
Form
The City forms an elongated strip, with ridges and rolling hills, two peaks rise on both ends, Elley Hill (100-meters) on the north and Banat-i (145-meters) on the south.
There are 15 barangays comprising Tagbilaran, with an estimated population of 92,297 for the year 2007, with an annual growth rate of 3.2%. However, 41% of the entire population reside in the 4 urban barangays where trade and commerce are concentrated.
The Origin of the Name
By the way, the origin of the name “Tagbilaran” was derived from the word “Tagubilaan”, a contraction then of two local dialect terms “tagu”, which means “to hide” and “bilaan”, which refers to “a Muslim marauder tribe” or “Moros” who were feared by the early settlers because they pillaged and looted the place. In brief, TAGBILARAN means “to hide from the Moros.”
Establishment of the Town of Tagbilaran
On February 9, 1742, Governor-General Gaspar dela Torre signed a decree establishing the separate town of San Jose de Tagbilaran from the town of Baclayon. Since then, this once unheralded town has been under the mantle of the Province of Bohol until it became a Chartered City on July 1, 1966 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4660, that she made a name of her own.
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