Hinatuan

Hinatuan
Municipality
Municipality of Hinatuan
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Map of Surigao del Sur with Hinatuan highlighted
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Hinatuan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°21′58″N126°20′10″E / 8.3661°N 126.3361°E / 8.3661; 126.3361
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Shem "Titing" G. Garay
•  Vice Mayor	Tito A. Cañedo III
•  Representative	Johnny T. Pimentel
•  Electorate	32,363 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	299.10 km2 (115.48 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	43,841
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
•  Households	10,486
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	32.04 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 191.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 381.5 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 164.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 55.99 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8310
PSGC	166809000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog Kamayo
Website	hinatuan.gov.ph

Hinatuan is a second class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,841 people. ^[3]

Hinatuan is approximately 44 kilometers (27 miles) north of Bislig, a city in the same province and 132.7 km (approximately 82.5 miles) north of Tandag, the provincial capital.

History

Pre-Spanish Era

The history of Hinatuan in the annals of historical heritage can be traced back from the time of the Spaniards in this part of Mindanao. The intermingling of tribes such as the Manobos, the Mansakas, Subanons and the Mandayas through assimilation and amalgamation leads to the final unification of a group of people who settled in the old town site known as Da-an Lungsod. Being the first and the earliest settlement, it was later identified as part of the province of Caraga under the administration of the politico - militar of Encomienda Bislig.

The name Hinatuan, originally derived from the word "Hatud" and later called "Hatudan" was handed down from generation to generation through oral version. These words have two versions - "Hatud" in the native dialect simply known in English as "brought." In fact, fishing is the major occupation of the inhabitants. To denote a place, a suffix " an " was added to " Hatud " to become "Hatudan", meaning brought forth.

Spanish Era

The place was used to be a pathway where dead bodies of people being transferred to another place and that's why it called " hinatudan " translates to broughting. Right until in 1856, the town was transferred to its present site, formerly known as "Hinatudan" now known as Hinatuan as ordered by the higher Spanish authorities. A political government was set up with Raymundo Bandola, the first captain known as defender of the town against the Moro piracy. He was followed by Capitanes Edobigito Lindo, Atanacio de Castro, Tomas Luna, Fernando Nazareno and Teodoro Villaluz. Eugenio Villaluz was accredited the last capitan under the Spanish regime, the first and last captain under the First Philippine Republic, and the first presidential appointee under the American regime. These mentioned capitanes contributed much to the building of the physical set up of the town.

The appointed presidents following Eugenio Villaluz were : Mariano Verano, Pablo Evangelio, Nicomedes Villaluz and Ex-Captain Fernando Nazareno. Domingo Balbuena was the first president - elect and followed by Florencio Villaluz, Antonio Picazales, Victoriano Evangelio, Modesto Raura and Damian Siano. Again, these town executives were responsible for the expansion of the town to a larger area.

Japanese Era

World War II broke out. A few months later, a strong typhoon hit Hinatuan. Heavy damages inflected to both private and public properties especially to buildings, coconut plantations and other potential crops, forest reserves, and machineries and equipment of the Portlamon Lumber Company. Guerrilla activities then sprung up to lessen the influence and strength of the Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan and to prepare the people for liberation of the country by the allied forces.

Modern day

After the war, Elpedio Chavez was appointed mayor of the town. He was later followed by the first-elect, Mayor Tito Cañedo, Sr., under the Republic of the Philippines. He helped much in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the town. He was followed by Mayor Joaquin Villaluz, Segundo Cuyno, Sr., Candelario Viola, Sr., Jose Pepino, Sr., the mayor under the Martial Law period, LADP scholar Atty. Candelario J. Viola, Jr., Cristina M. Camba, Dr. Alicia V. Momongan and the incumbent Mayor Shem G. Garay.

Hinatuan was the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on 2 December 2023. ^[5] It damaged or destroyed nearly 10% of the town's houses. ^[6] The town's mayor reported that about 41,000 of the town's 43,000 residents were affected. ^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Hinatuan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, while some have sitios.

• Baculin
• Bigaan
• Cambatong
• Campa
• Dugmanon
• Harip
• La Casa (Poblacion)
• Loyola
• Maligaya
• Bitoon (formerly pagtigi-an)
• Pocto
• Port Lamon
• Roxas
• San Juan
• Sasa
• Tagasaka
• Tagbobonga
• Talisay
• Tarusan
• Tidman
• Tiwi
• Zone I Benigno Aquino (Poblacion)
• Zone II Santo Niño (Poblacion)
• Zone III Maharlika (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (1991–2020, extremes 1950–2023)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.2 (95.4)	33.5 (92.3)	33.5 (92.3)	36.1 (97.0)	36.6 (97.9)	36.2 (97.2)	37.9 (100.2)	37.2 (99.0)	37.0 (98.6)	36.2 (97.2)	36.0 (96.8)	35.2 (95.4)	37.9 (100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	29.8 (85.6)	30.5 (86.9)	31.5 (88.7)	32.3 (90.1)	32.3 (90.1)	32.5 (90.5)	32.9 (91.2)	32.8 (91.0)	32.4 (90.3)	31.2 (88.2)	30.4 (86.7)	31.5 (88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.4 (79.5)	26.5 (79.7)	27.0 (80.6)	27.8 (82.0)	28.4 (83.1)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.6 (83.5)	28.4 (83.1)	28.2 (82.8)	27.5 (81.5)	27.0 (80.6)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	23.2 (73.8)	23.4 (74.1)	24.0 (75.2)	24.5 (76.1)	24.3 (75.7)	24.1 (75.4)	24.2 (75.6)	24.0 (75.2)	24.0 (75.2)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.9 (75.0)
Record low °C (°F)	17.2 (63.0)	18.1 (64.6)	18.2 (64.8)	18.4 (65.1)	20.3 (68.5)	20.2 (68.4)	19.0 (66.2)	19.0 (66.2)	19.1 (66.4)	19.9 (67.8)	19.0 (66.2)	18.8 (65.8)	17.2 (63.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	833.0 (32.80)	600.5 (23.64)	451.5 (17.78)	329.7 (12.98)	291.0 (11.46)	269.1 (10.59)	241.2 (9.50)	201.9 (7.95)	189.7 (7.47)	264.3 (10.41)	463.2 (18.24)	626.5 (24.67)	4,761.6 (187.46)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	24	21	21	18	17	16	14	13	12	16	20	23	215
Average relative humidity (%)	88	87	86	84	84	85	83	82	82	84	86	88	85
Source: PAGASA [8] [9]

Demographics

Population census of Hinatuan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	5,570	—
1918	13,465	+6.06%
1939	14,722	+0.43%
1948	12,395	−1.89%
1960	21,841	+4.83%
1970	22,578	+0.33%
1975	24,073	+1.29%
1980	27,972	+3.05%
1990	33,307	+1.76%
1995	34,602	+0.72%
2000	36,170	+0.95%
2007	37,368	+0.45%
2010	38,731	+1.31%
2015	39,842	+0.54%
2020	43,841	+1.90%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Hinatuan

10 20 30 40 50 2006 43.30 2009 43.55 2012 29.35 2015 40.30 2018 31.26 2021 32.04 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Tourism

Hinatuan Enchanted River

Clear blue waters of the underground river in Barangay Talisay, Hinatuan, popularly called as the "Hinatuan Enchanted River" is a known attraction among tourists both locally and internationally.

References

1.   Municipality of Hinatuan | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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5. National Earthquake Information Center (December 2, 2023). "M 7.6 - Mindanao, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
6. "DSWD DROMIC Report #2 on the Mw 7.4 Earthquake Incident in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as of 04 December 2023, 6PM". ReliefWeb. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
7. "11,000 families in Hinatuan affected by strong Surigao quake: mayor". ABS-CBN. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
8. "Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur Climatological Normal Values" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
9. "Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur Climatological Extremes" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Hinatuan at Wikimedia Commons
• Hinatuan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Hinatuan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine