Hingyon, Ifugao

Hingyon
Municipality
Municipality of Hingyon
Map of Ifugao with Hingyon highlighted
Hingyon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°50′N121°07′E / 16.83°N 121.12°E / 16.83; 121.12 Coordinates: 16°50′N121°07′E / 16.83°N 121.12°E / 16.83; 121.12
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone District
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Geraldo D. Luglug
•  Vice Mayor	Alberto C. Habiling
• Congressman	Solomon R. Chungalao
• Electorate	8,162 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	62.02 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	9,227
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	32.35% (2015) [4]
• Revenue (₱)	46,708,751.64 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3607
PSGC	142709000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Ifugao language Tuwali language Ilocano Tagalog

Hingyon, officially the Municipality of Hingyon is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 9,227 people. ^[3]

Barangays

Hingyon is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.  ^[2]

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

Climate

Climate data for Hingyon, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [5]

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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Hingyon was 9,227 people, ^[3] with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile.

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Hingyon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
8. "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

• More photos and information on Hingyon, Ifugao
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System