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Tagbilaran City is a 2nd class city in the Province of Bohol, Philippines. It is the capital and a component city of the Province of Bohol. It is situated some 630 kilometers southeast of Manila and 72 kilometers south of Cebu City. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern part of the province, and has a total land area of 32.7 km², including about 13 km. of coastline. The city is situated to the south of Cortes, southwest of Corella and west of the town of Baclayon.
It is the principal gateway to the island province of Bohol and is known as the "City of Friendship". It is one of the eight (8) Philippine Dream Cities (awarded by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia) along with the Island Garden City of Samal, San Fernando, La Union, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Marikina, Naga, Calbayog City and Surigao City. It is also one of the 20 Most Competitive Cities in the Philippines in 2005 and 2007, and First in the Quality of Life Category for the same 2 years, awarded by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center.
There are 15 barangays comprising Tagbilaran, with an population of 92,297 for the year 2007 census, with an annual growth rate of 3.6%. However, 41% of the entire population reside in the 4 urban districts where trade and commerce are concentrated.
