Country Philippines City Tagbilaran Time zone PST (UTC+8) | District 1st District of Bohol Purok 7 Province Bohol | |
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Region Central Visayas Region VII Weather 24°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Bool was a part of the town of Tagbilaran, at its creation sometime in the 1750s during the Spanish regime, which was then the municipality of Tagbilaran after the American regime. It became barangay Bool on 1 July 1966 when Tagbilaran became a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act 4660.
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The total land area is 349 hectares (860 acres). According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,132. In the 2013 electoral roll, it had 2,781 registered voters, meaning that 45% of the population are aged 18 and over.
Location
Bool is located in the southeast of the city, a ten-minute ride from City Hall. It has a rolling terrain rising gently up to the foot of Banat‑i Hill, the city's highest point, after which rises it steeply to the top about 150 metres (490 ft) above sea level, then a gentle slope down to the north at the Bool–Dampas border. To the east, it has a common boundary with the town of Baclayon; to the west with barangay Mansasa, and to the south is the Bohol Sea.
Economy
Bool's economy is based upon fishing, farming and tourism. A blood compact held in Bool is considered to be the first treaty of friendship between Filipinos and a foreign country.
Tourist sites include: