Pilar, Surigao del Norte

{{Short description|Municipality in Surigao del Norte, Philippines}}

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| leader_name = Maria Liza G. Resurreccion

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| leader_name1 = Edito E. Salvaloza

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Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Pilar; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Pilar}}), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,374 people.{{PH census|current}}

It is located on Siargao Island, bounded by the municipality of San Isidro to the north, municipality of Del Carmen to the west, municipality of Dapa to south and Philippine Sea to the east. It used to be a barrio of Dapa until its creation as a separate municipality on October 31, 1953, by virtue of Executive Order No. 638 issued by then President Elpidio Quirino.{{cite web |url=http://www.surigaodelnorte.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=105 |title=Pilar Historical Background |accessdate=April 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520201855/http://www.surigaodelnorte.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=105 |archivedate=May 20, 2014 }} Pilar has a natural harbor through a small inlet called Port Pilar.