Lila

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.

Fiesta

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

Website: http://www.lila-bohol.gov.ph

Lila at a glance
Population (2015):	12257
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 (2000)	Households (2000)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)
Banban	761	109	918	967
Bonkokan Ilaya	618	107	691	660
Bonkokan Ubos	683	132	775	788
Calvario	817	112	919	959
Candulang	319	59	378	384
Catugasan	316	50	431	408
Cayupo	184	36	214	223
Cogon	431	80	460	480
Jambawan	536	96	575	605
La Fortuna	598	89	677	700
Lomanoy	455	69	616	591
Macalingan	471	83	558	568
Malinao East	744	149	800	842
Malinao West	132	32	243	230
Nagsulay	938	160	1031	1070
Poblacion	1067	177	1163	1195
Taug	503	77	635	642
Tiguis	749	106	901	945

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

Source: www.bohol.ph