IJsselstein, Saturday, 14 January 2012 23:00:35
Lila is a town on the southern coast of Bohol, twenty-eight and a half kilometers from Tagbilaran. It lies between Loay and Dimiao and for some time was a part of the latter municipality. There is no record to show the date of its establishment during the Spanish regime, but according to the account of the Augustinian mission in Bohol, it was a separate municipality in 1879, with a population of 4,023. When it was annexed to Dimiao, is not known because all records have been burned. However, it was on January 1, 1915 when it was separated from Dimiao and again made into an independent municipality.
During World War II, the Japanese caused untold sufferings to the people of the town. Many civilians were maltreated and tortured. It is said that some thirty-one civilians were killed by the Japanese.
Lila celebrate its town fiesta on the 7th of October in honor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
Lila Police Station: +63 38 536 0146; +63 916 561 5258 Email: Lilaps_bppo@yahoo.com
| Lila at a glance | |
| Population (2010): | 11985 |
| Population (2000): | 10322 |
| Number of households (2000): | 1723 |
| Land area: | 3640 ha |
| Number of barangays: | 18 |
| Distance from Tagbilaran: | 28 km |
| Barangay | Population (2010) | Population (2000) | Households (2000) |
| Banban | 918 | 761 | 109 |
| Bonkokan Ilaya | 691 | 618 | 107 |
| Bonkokan Ubos | 775 | 683 | 132 |
| Calvario | 919 | 817 | 112 |
| Candulang | 378 | 319 | 59 |
| Catugasan | 431 | 316 | 50 |
| Cayupo | 214 | 184 | 36 |
| Cogon | 460 | 431 | 80 |
| Jambawan | 575 | 536 | 96 |
| La Fortuna | 677 | 598 | 89 |
| Lomanoy | 616 | 455 | 69 |
| Macalingan | 558 | 471 | 83 |
| Malinao East | 800 | 744 | 149 |
| Malinao West | 243 | 132 | 32 |
| Nagsulay | 1031 | 938 | 160 |
| Poblacion | 1163 | 1067 | 177 |
| Taug | 635 | 503 | 77 |
| Tiguis | 901 | 749 | 106 |
(Based on figures from the census of 2000 and 2010 from NSO)
Jeroen Hellingman