Tagbilaran City is a 2nd class city in the Province of Bohol, Philippines. It is the capital and a component city of the Province of Bohol. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern part of the province, and has a total land area of 32.7 km², with about 13 km of coastline. The city is situated on the south of Cortes, southwest of Corella west of the town of Baclayon and is about 630 km southeast of Manila and 72 km south of Cebu City.
It is the principal gateway to the island province of Bohol and is known as the “City of Friendship”.
The city of Tagbilaran has that relative advantage as Bohol’s main business capital and center of governance, education and transportation. It is on this climate that commerce and trade is very promising in the city, nonetheless, business activities also thrives in port towns (e.g. Tubigon, Talibon, Jagna) known to be growth centers of the province.
