Bohol's 1st congressional district

Bohol's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Bohol's 1st congressional district in Bohol
Location of Bohol within the Philippines
ProvinceBohol
RegionCentral Visayas
Population443,038 (2015)[1]
Electorate268,381 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,002.68 km2
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEdgar Chatto
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Bohol's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bohol. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the provincial capital city of Tagbilaran and adjacent municipalities of Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sikatuna and Tubigon. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Edgar Chatto of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

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