Baclayon
Baclayon | |
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| Municipality of Baclayon | |
Baclayon Municipal Hall | |
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Map of Bohol with Baclayon highlighted | |
Interactive map of Baclayon | |
Baclayon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°37′22″N 123°54′48″E / 9.622681°N 123.913472°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1595 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hon. Atty. A. Alvin J. Uy, ECE |
| • Vice Mayor | Hon. Atty. Jodel Theodore C. Cabahug, CPA |
| • Representative | Hon. John Geesnell Yap II |
| • Municipal Council | Municipal Councilors: Hon. Romulo A. Balangkig |
| • Electorate | 14,164 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.43 km2 (13.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 22,754 |
| • Density | 660.9/km2 (1,712/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,096 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.98 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 150.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 274 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 126.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 49.45 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6301 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Baclayon, officially the Municipality of Baclayon (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Baclayon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Baclayon), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,754 people.
It is the home town of actor Cesar Montano, and physicist Caesar Saloma.
Baclayon celebrates its feast day every 8 December to honor the town patron, The Immaculate Conception.