Pilar
Pilar is a town in Bataan, Central Luzon, the Philippines. It is best known as the location of Mount Samat National Shrine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Samat National Shrine and Bataan Heroes Memorial College.
Mount Samat National Shrine
The Mount Samat National Shrine, also known as the Shrine of Valor, is a historical shrine located near the summit of Mount Samat in Pilar, Bataan, Philippines. Mount Samat National Shrine is situated 4 km southwest of Pilar.Bataan Heroes Memorial College
College
Bataan Heroes Memorial College is a private non-sectarian, co-educational college, founded in June 1979 in Balanga, Bataan, Philippines. It is one of the four colleges and one university established by Engr. Bataan Heroes Memorial College is situated 4 km north of Pilar.
Mount Samat
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Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Samat is a mountain in the town of Pilar, Bataan, Philippines. Located near its summit is the Mount Samat National Shrine, a national shrine dedicated to the fallen Filipino and American fallen during World War II. Mount Samat is situated 4½ km southwest of Pilar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balanga.
Balanga
Balanga, officially the City of Balanga, is a component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 109,931 people. It was included the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015.Pilar
- Type: Locality with 47,100 residents
- Location: Bataan, Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
14.6333° or 14° 38′ northLongitude
120.5333° or 120° 32′ eastPopulation
47,100Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
7Q62JGMM+88GeoNames ID
1693852
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In Other Languages
“Pilar” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Pilar”
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