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Panglao

IJsselstein, Saturday, 14 January 2012

Panglao is the southernmost town of Bohol. It is one of the two towns on Panglao Island, the other being Dauis. It is of historical significance in that it was the place where the Spaniards went after an unfortunate experience in Cebu.

Alona Beach
Alona Beach
Panglao Watchtower
Panglao Watchtower

It is said that the Spanish explorers who came to this island in 1803 named it Panglao after the word 'mapanglao', meaning 'lonesome place'. It is also one of the old towns of Bohol. It had a population of 6,543 in 1879.

Today Panglao, especially its well-known Alona beach, is one of the mayor tourist destinations in the Province of Bohol.

Fiesta

Panglao celebrate its town fiesta on the 28th of August in honor of Saint Augustine

Panglao Police Station: +63 38 502 8081; +63 38 502 8888

Website: www.panglao.gov.ph

Panglao at a glance
Population (2015): 33553
Population (2010): 28603
Population (2000): 21337
Number of households (2000): 3890
Land area: 5537 ha
Number of barangays: 10
Distance from Tagbilaran: 18 km

BarangayPopulation (2000)Households (2000)Population (2010)Population (2015)
Bil-isan229641130503649
Bolod130423216901906
Danao263550638604935
Doljo248341330043417
Libaong116124218422132
Looc176533422822543
Lourdes81615813871544
Poblacion387071648315305
Tangnan258245933243645
Tawala242541933334477

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

Jeroen Hellingman

What readers think...

Claude Fontaine wrote:
Thursday, 9 July 2020 12:00:29 PHT
Plese do you know when Panglao airport reopen? Thanks
Claude Fontaine wrote:
Thursday, 9 July 2020 11:59:55 PHT
Plese do you know when Panglao airport reopen? Thanks
Blue Freedom Apnea wrote:
Monday, 6 January 2020 11:06:43 PHT
There is new freediving school open in Panglao, Bohol. They are non-profit organization that offer AIDA and Molchanovs courses from beginner level to instructor level. If you want to explore Balicasag island in Panglao, you can also do fun dive with them. Checkout their website is https://bluefreedomapnea.com . You can also send an enquiry to their enquiry page Send Enquiry. #freedive #freediving panglao #freediving bohol #freediving philippines
Blue Freedom Apnea wrote:
Friday, 29 November 2019 22:45:35 PHT
Do you want to spend 1 month or more in the beautiful island of Panglao, Philippines to focus on maximizing your freediving ability? If you want to join us in welcoming the year 2020 and celebrate in and out of the water, you should not miss this special event! For more info, contact us at the link below https://bluefreedomapnea.com/contacts/ #freedive #panglaofreedive #freedivingphilippines #freediving #freedivingbohol
Neil Ryan Manigsaca wrote:
Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:18:05 PHT
I agree with Beng Uy, very disappointing to swim early in the morning being joined by empty plastic bottles, and other trashes. Those men offering you rides, tour packages are sometimes rude making insults and throwing nasty words part. to the non english speaking tourist. One thing I noticed also is that awful fence always being installed between pyramid and jasz bar.it extend towards the water and really post danger to the beach walkers.

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