Why visit Pilar
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 7 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Pilar
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About Pilar
Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pilar), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,135 people.
From the Wikipedia article Pilar, Surigao del Norte (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks9
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes7
Seawave Cafe
Restaurant · Filipino · 2.2 km
Overlooking Salvacion Sea
Salvacion Wharf, Salvacion, Pilar, Surigao del Norte
09:00-17:00
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries25
Healthcare2
Map of Pilar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sayak Airport (IAO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Union 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Dapa 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
- Libas 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- San Benito 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Santa Monica 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Socorro 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Cagdianao 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Claver 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Tandag 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cottage at Magpupungko - panoramio, kbraner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Magpupungko beach area spherical 360-degree 08-23-2017, theinstantmatrix, CC0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, larrejun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dp24ph, CC BY-SA 4.0
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