Tagbilaran City, Philippines
Tagbilaran
Tagbilaran City is a town of 86,411 people in Central Visayas, Philippines, founded in February 9, 1742.
Why visit Tagbilaran City
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 12 parks and trails, 193 places to eat, 114 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include National Museum of the Philippines – Bohol and Church of Dauis.
Weather in Tagbilaran City
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About Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran, officially the City of Tagbilaran (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tagbilaran), is a component city and capital of the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 106,120 people making it the most populous in the province.
From the Wikipedia article Tagbilaran (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Tagbilaran City on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do8
Museums and landmarks6
National Museum of the Philippines – Bohol
Museum · 1.8 km
Regional museum in Bohol, Philippines
Carlos P. Garcia East Avenue, Tagbilaran
Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Restaurants and cafes193
Pellegrini Coffee and Studio
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Studio · 2.4 km
Venancio P. Inting Avenue, Tagbilaran City
Everyday 10:30 - 10:30
Drunk Skillet Steak & Grill
Restaurant · Steak House · 3.0 km
Venancio P. Inting Avenue
24/7
GERARDA'S Family Restaurant
Restaurant · Local
Carlos P. Garcia North Avenue
Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Toni's By Casa Rey Francis
Restaurant · Filipino · 2.3 km
62 Venancio P. Inting Avenue
Mo-Su 16:00-22:00
Food Hunters Restaurant
Restaurant · 3.5 km
Dauis-Panglao Road
Su-Fr 09:00-09:00
Garden Cafe
Cafe · Amer, Regional, American · 1.8 km
J. S. Torralba Street
06:30-21:00
Kit & kin
Restaurant · 2.6 km
0022 Cirilo K. Darunday Sr. Street
Mo-Sa 06:00-13:00
Yokoy's Cafe
Cafe · Cake, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Tea
San Jose Street
Tu-Su 10:00-19:00
Al Fresco Bay
Restaurant · Italian Pizza · 1.2 km
17 G. Visarra Street
181 more on the map.
History
A hundred years before Spaniards arrived in the Philippines, the settlement which eventually became Tagbilaran was already involved in trading with China and Malays. Tagbilaran Strait was the location of the precolonial polity of Bo-ol. This early settlement had contact with the Spaniards in 1565, when the Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and the native chieftain Datu Sikatuna pledged peace and cooperation through the famous blood compact.
San José de Tagbilaran was established as a town on 9 February 1742, by General Francisco Antonio Calderón de la Barca, Military Governor of the Visayas Islands, who separated it from the town of Baclayon. The town was dedicated to St. Joseph the Worker. Since then it was part of the province of Bohol until it became a chartered city on 18 July 1966, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4660.
The 1818 census showed that Dauis-Tagbilaran had 2,055 native families and 9 Spanish-Filipino families.
On June 19, 1854, the Captain of Engineers Guillermo Kirkpatrick arrived in Bohol after being appointed as its first politico-military governor of Bohol. Queen Isabela II, through a royal decree on March 3, 1854, granted him the authority to establish his capital in the town of Tagbilaran and formally took command.
From the History section of Tagbilaran on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay114
Churches and places of worship39
Iglesia ni Cristo - Locale of Tagbilaran City
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo
92 Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran
Mansasa Seaside Chapel
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.0 km
Venancio P. Inting Avenue
Evangelical Free Church
Church · Evangelical · 2.4 km
Anos Fonacier Circumferential Road
Neustra de la Paz y Buen Viaje Parish Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.8 km
Anos Fonacier Circumferential Road
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.8 km
Tomas Cloma Avenue, Tagbilaran
Sagrada Familia Chapel
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.3 km
Tamblot Circumferential Road
Shopping67
CFS Builders Hardware (branch of BOHOL ELECTRONICS)
Hardware store
Pamaong Street, Tagbilaran
Gas and EV charging30
Schools, colleges and libraries54
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
School · Roman Catholic · 2.2 km
Pacifico Cabalit Street
Bohol Institute of Technology Inter College
School · 1.0 km
Celestino Gallares Street
Healthcare30
Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital
Hospital · 1.4 km
53 M. Parras, Tagbilaran
Holy Name University Medical Center
Hospital · 1.8 km
Excellence Road, Tagbilaran
Map of Tagbilaran City
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Dauis 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Panglao 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Loon 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Loboc 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Batuan 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
- Dalaguete 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Valencia 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Carmen 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
- Boljoon 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Inabanga 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Tagbilaran skyline, P199, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SPAN ASIA 25 Cebu in Tagbilaran City Port 2022 03 27 08 30am, Jason Quinn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tricycles in Tagbilaran City, Howdy.carabao, CC0
- Tagbilaran City Hall 2026, Howdy.carabao, CC BY 4.0
- Beautiful Lighting in Tagbilaran City, ElvinPV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lightning in Tagbilaran City Bohol, ElvinPV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Joseph Cathedral Tagbilaran 001, KisekiLacroix, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dauis Church Complex NHI historical marker, Photo: Josh Lim ( Sky Harbor ); perspective correction: Eugene Alvin Villar ( seav ), CC BY-SA 3.0 ph
- Dauis Church Marker, Bap Flores, CC0
- University of Bohol inside look 1, Emancris, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Museum of the Philippines - Bohol, National Museum of the Philippines, CC BY 4.0
- Philippine Airlines Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2-233 RP-C1032 (29834218655), Kambui, CC BY 2.0
- Acanthaster planci in Bohol (Philippines), Michel Dammeron, CC BY-SA 3.0
- WMPH with Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto, Roel Balingit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A ferry reaching at the Port of Tagbilaran, Philippines, Subhashish Panigrahi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tagbilaran Port - panoramio, Tuderna, CC BY 3.0
- Bohol Provincial Capitol, Jarel Zoldyck, CC0
- The pier at Tagbilaran port - panoramio, Mats Sjödin, CC BY 3.0
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church, Tagbilaran, Deepak-nsk, CC0
- Loboc River in sunlight, Kris Fulgencio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Badjao kid diving for coins, Ronnie Puckett from Near Atlanta, Ga USA, CC BY 2.0
- BQ MALL, 2hydh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bohol Capitol Building - panoramio, Qaalvin ( Qaalvin ), CC BY 3.0
- Tagbilaran Bohol Lightning, ElvinPV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tagbilaran Cathedral - 2017 (04), Howhontanozaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tagbilaran Cathedral - 2017 (02), Howhontanozaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tagbilaran Cathedral - 2017 (01), Howhontanozaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tagbilaran Cathedral - 2017 (05), Howhontanozaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tagbilaran Cathedral - 2017 (03), Howhontanozaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Museum Bohol, Nirmaljoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Island city mall tagbilaran, OxyLight, CC0
- Front View of Island City Mall Bohol Philippines, Kiel de Vera, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Welcome to Dauis, Howdy.carabao, CC0
- Corypha utan 318777901, Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0
- Corypha utan 318777873, Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0
- Chrysophyllum cainito 427394010, Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0
- Chrysophyllum cainito 427394028, Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0
- Chrysophyllum cainito 427394066, Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0
- Chrysophyllum cainito 427394044, Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0
- Dauis church - panoramio, Qaalvin, CC BY 3.0
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