Pilar is a 5th class municipality belonging to the Caraga Region of Surigao del Norte. As of March 2009 per CBMS Survey, Pilar has a population of 8,805 with 1933 households, covering a land area of 9,985.70 hectares. The Municipality of Pilar, made up of fifteen (15) barangays while eleven (11) of which are classified as rural and the remaining four (4) are classified urban barangays, is one of t
he nine (9) municipalities comprising Siargao Island. It is Accessible from the port of Dapa and Del Carmen through Public Utility Jeep or Motor hire. The Municipality of Pilar lies on the eastern side of Siargao Island bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean with a distance of approximately 80 nautical miles from the Philippine deep trench, on the southeastern side is the Municipality of General Luna, on the south is the Municipality of Dapa and on the west is the Municipality of Del Carmen while on the north is the Municipality of San Isidro. The land is characterized by rugged and mountainous terrain with the present urban area as relatively flat to rolling. More than 18 percent of the total municipal land has a slope of 18 percent and above considered as protected forest area. At about 30 percent of the total municipal land having a slope of 8 to 15 percent considered as production forest or agro-forestry area and the rest of the land area is rolling which is very suitable for agricultural production if high valued crops and fishery development due to luscious mangrove area in the natural water drainage.
