Pililla is a 2nd class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 45,275 people in 9,001 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_rizal_pililla. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Barangays
Pililla is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. A barangay also known as barrio (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,barrio, district, ward or town. ...
Bagumbayan (Pob.)
Halayhayin
Hulo (Pob.)
Imatong (Pob.)
Malaya
Niogan
Quisao
Wawa (Pob.)
Takungan (Pob.)
Pililla is just few kilometers away from Tanay, Rizal. It is surrounded by farms, small mountains, planes and trees. Its nearby provinces are Laguna and Quezon.
Pililla is a great place to experience the true culture of a province. It has preserved some religious and non-religious tradition such as the Santa Cruzan or Flores de Mayo, wherein beautiful men and women walk all over town on their gowns. Town Fiesta during the month of July is being visited by people from the city to experience great celebrations especially the amateur shows at night. Like other towns, Pililla is also holding basketball league competitions for youth during summer, which is being watched by a lot of people of any age.
Originally a part of neighboring Pililla, Tanay was founded as a separate municipality in 1606 under the name "Monte de Tan-ay".
Tanay Plaza: Adjacent to the church, this is the main social gathering place in the town, where during festivals one may observe performances of the Tariki dance, or the Subok.