Hingyon

Hingyon
Municipality
Municipality of Hingyon
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Map of Ifugao with Hingyon highlighted
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Hingyon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°51′08″N121°05′56″E / 16.8522°N 121.0989°E / 16.8522; 121.0989
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone district
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Florencio B. Nalula
•  Vice Mayor	Allan K. Pegew
•  Representative	Solomon R. Chungalao
•  Municipal Council	Members Avelino T. Dinamling Tony B. Tupong Romando M. Hewe Anthony U. Dumangeng Delfin D. Buligon Ronnie K. Gumatin Bernardino M. Dogwe Johnny B. Takinan
•  Electorate	8,838 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	62.02 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Elevation	891 m (2,923 ft)
Highest elevation	1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Lowest elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	9,930
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
•  Households	2,346
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	11.57 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 66.46 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 189.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 50.72 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 41.5 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ifugao Electric Cooperative (IFELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3607
PSGC	142709000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Ifugao Tuwali Ilocano Tagalog

Hingyon, officially the Municipality of Hingyon is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,930 people. ^[3]

Geography

Barangays

Hingyon is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.  ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Anao
• Bangtinon
• Bitu
• Cababuyan
• Mompolia
• Namulditan
• Northern Cababuyan
• O-ong
• Piwong
• Poblacion (Hingyon)
• Ubuag
• Umalbong

Climate

Climate data for Hingyon, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	22 (72)	24 (76)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15 (59)	15 (59)	16 (61)	18 (64)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	19 (66)	18 (64)	17 (63)	16 (61)	18 (64)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35 (1.4)	46 (1.8)	63 (2.5)	117 (4.6)	402 (15.8)	400 (15.7)	441 (17.4)	471 (18.5)	440 (17.3)	258 (10.2)	94 (3.7)	68 (2.7)	2,835 (111.6)
Average rainy days	9.9	11.1	13.9	18.9	26.0	27.3	28.9	28.5	26.1	19.7	14.5	12.8	237.6
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Culture

Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMO) promotes the Ifugao hand-woven fabrics. It has assisted Hingyon's Abella's House of Arts, the prime Ifugao Ikat brand in Lugo, Barangay O-ong owned by famous weaver Bumilac Li-ubon Marcelino or Marcelino Bumilac, KMME, DTI. He uses techniques including - Ikat weaving, the tie and dye process, kinulhudan, plain or stripes weaving, pinilian, the pick-up, scattered and continuous supplementary weft techniques and balod technique in weaving. ^[7]

Demographics

Population census of Hingyon

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	8,373	—
1995	9,724	+2.84%
2000	9,769	+0.10%
2007	10,071	+0.42%
2010	9,795	−1.01%
2015	9,227	−1.13%
2020	9,930	+1.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Hingyon was 9,930 people, ^[3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Hingyon

10 20 30 40 2006 25.40 2009 25.24 2012 29.90 2015 32.35 2018 23.04 2021 11.57 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Hingyon, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Ifugao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Solomon R. Chungalao
Mayor	Geraldo D. Luglug
Vice-Mayor	Alberto C. Habiling
Councilors	Bernardino N. Dogwe
	Hazel T. Gayamo
	Delfin D. Buligon
	Isabel A. Bittag
	Honorio P. Ambojnon
	Maximillan D. Luglug
	Joel G. Tuguinay
	Mario B. Buyuccan

References

1.   Municipality of Hingyon | (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.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Hingyon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
7. Agoot, Liza (August 27, 2018). "Ifugaos' handiwork sustains famed Banaue Rice Terraces". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
20. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

External links

• Media related to Hingyon at Wikimedia Commons
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine