Tagbilaran is a 3rd class stead and the headstead of the province of Bohol, Philippines. Following the 2020 folkscoring, it has 104,976 inwoners.
Having a landspan of 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi) with a coastline of 13 km (8.1 mi), on the southwestern deal of the island, the stead shares its end with Cortes, Corella, and Baclayon.
Tagbilaran is the main gateway to Bohol, 630 km (390 mi) southeast of the national headstead of Manila, and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional headstead, Cebu City.
Etymology
editFollowing local tradition, the name is a hispanicized form of "Tagubilaan", a binding of tagu, meaning "to hide", and "Bilaan", refering to the Blaan folk, who were said to have raided the Visayan islands. This telling seems to correlate with the stewardship's telling. Following to the official stewardship website of Tagbilaran, it is said to have been stemmed from tinabilan meaning shielded as stead was beshielded by Panglao from potential overrunners.