Hinabangan | |
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Municipality of Hinabangan | |
![]() Map of Samar with Hinabangan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°42′N125°04′E / 11.7°N 125.07°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1948 |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Clarito P. Rosal |
• Vice Mayor | Arthur Aban |
• Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 12,012 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 460.08 km2 (177.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
Highest elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 13,791 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,075 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27 |
• Revenue | ₱ 218.7 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 514.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 131.8 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 121.9 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6713 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Hinabangan, officially the Municipality of Hinabangan (Waray : Bungto han Hinabangan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Hinabangan), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,693 people. [5]
Hinabangan was formed in 1948 from the former municipal districts of Concord and Hinabangan. [6]
Hinabangan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Hinabangan, Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114 (4.5) | 81 (3.2) | 94 (3.7) | 81 (3.2) | 119 (4.7) | 192 (7.6) | 186 (7.3) | 158 (6.2) | 167 (6.6) | 185 (7.3) | 202 (8.0) | 176 (6.9) | 1,755 (69.2) |
Average rainy days | 18.6 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 25.9 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 24.6 | 22.3 | 270.3 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 1,562 | — |
1939 | 2,011 | +1.21% |
1948 | 7,718 | +16.12% |
1960 | 7,004 | −0.81% |
1970 | 10,970 | +4.58% |
1975 | 12,022 | +1.85% |
1980 | 10,786 | −2.15% |
1990 | 11,906 | +0.99% |
1995 | 12,151 | +0.38% |
2000 | 12,120 | −0.05% |
2007 | 12,129 | +0.01% |
2010 | 12,651 | +1.55% |
2015 | 13,673 | +1.49% |
2020 | 13,693 | +0.03% |
2024 | 13,791 | +0.17% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
Poverty incidence of Hinabangan
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 45.46 2003 62.89 2006 36.10 2009 43.79 2012 34.04 2015 39.39 2018 28.32 2021 27.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
Hinabangan has 19 public primary and elementary schools:
Hinabangan also has two public high schools: