Loboc

Loboc is an interior town located in a valley through which the Loboc river winds. According to Filipino historian Fr. Horacio de la Costa, Loboc was founded by Fr. Juan de Torres who succeded in persuading the local population to settle their barangays in this site in 1602. This makes Loboc one of the oldest towns of Bohol. In 1879, it had a population of 11,430.

Loboc is also the site of an historic Spanish period church and a small attached museum, and a separate bell tower. You can also witness here one of the biggest blunders in planning in Bohol: a partly completed bridge, which if it where to be completed would require the church to be destroyed. A few kilometers down the road, you can come across a traditional hanging bridge.

Loboc at a glance
Population (2015):	15993
Population (2010):	16312
Population (2000):	15734
Number of households (2000):	2738
Land area:	8541 ha
Number of barangays:	28
Distance from Tagbilaran:	24 km

Barangay	Population (2000)	Households (2000)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)
Agape	559	101	660	579
Alegria	559	102	571	586
Bagumbayan	662	117	684	610
Bahian	505	84	519	503
Bonbon Lower	277	45	218	235
Bonbon Upper	563	85	584	631
Buenavista	360	56	280	334
Bugho	617	95	572	565
Cabadiangan	275	41	276	260
Calunasan Norte	687	128	631	674
Calunasan Sur	367	67	406	392
Camayaan	956	158	1039	1011
Cambance	442	72	346	307
Candabong	651	115	736	728
Candasag	320	51	254	211
Canlasid	218	39	250	295
Gon-ob	305	60	285	271
Gotozon	603	117	771	870
Jimilian	1061	183	1211	1170
Oy	1274	233	1387	1302
Poblacion Ondol	709	135	802	796
Poblacion Sawang	627	122	671	598
Quinoguitan	438	83	488	502
Taytay	249	30	259	245
Tigbao	901	177	867	826
Ugpong	404	57	332	335
Valladolid	480	69	478	445
Villaflor	665	116	735	712

(Based on figures from the census of 2000, 2010, and 2015 from PSA)