Hinigaran | |
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Municipality of Hinigaran | |
Nickname(s): "The town that never sleeps" "The Oyster and Pyrotechnics Capital of Negros Occidental" | |
Motto: "Hugpong Hinugyaw Hinigaranon" | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°16′N122°51′E / 10.27°N 122.85°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 5th district |
Founded | 1768 |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jose Nadie P. Arceo |
• Vice Mayor | Mary Grace S. Arceo |
• Representative | Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 53,198 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 154.92 km2 (59.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
Highest elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 88,909 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 22,592 |
Demonyms | Hiligaynon (Ilonggo): Hinigaranon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 19.65 |
• Revenue | ₱ 325 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 738.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 241.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 305.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6106 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Hinigaran, officially the Municipality of Hinigaran (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Hinigaran; Tagalog : Bayan ng Hinigaran), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,909 people. [3]
It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) south from Bacolod.
The early inhabitants of this town were the aboriginal people called "Mundos" and "Ambaks". When traders and settlers from Panay started moving in, the natives were driven to the mountains. The new settlers were called "Tagahigad" and when the Spaniards came the place was called "Ginigaran" from the word "higad" but it was later spelled and pronounced as Hinigaran.
The town was founded in 1765 and Captain Basilio Mongcal was appointed as the first president in 1806. Among its first settlers were the families of Mongcal, Lagtapon, Curio, Sario, David, Orin, Pido, Pabalinas, Luntayao, Javier, Vargas, Lucasan, Grijaldo, and Dano-og— some of whom were from Panay.
The Spaniards established the seat of the "pueblo" in Jacinto and Zamora Streets, and the town was governed by "Capitanes Municipales", Tenientes Absolato" and Cabeza de Barangays". When revolt against the Spanish Government broke out, Capitan Bibiano Gelvosa and his followers fought bravely against the Spaniards. He was the last "Capitan Municipal" when the Americans arrived.
Hinigaran is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Hinigaran, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 55 (2.2) | 65 (2.6) | 141 (5.6) | 210 (8.3) | 212 (8.3) | 176 (6.9) | 180 (7.1) | 180 (7.1) | 130 (5.1) | 70 (2.8) | 1,486 (58.6) |
Average rainy days | 9.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 25.6 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 21.8 | 13.8 | 241.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 14,256 | — |
1918 | 16,097 | +0.81% |
1939 | 27,438 | +2.57% |
1948 | 29,017 | +0.62% |
1960 | 36,240 | +1.87% |
1970 | 46,010 | +2.41% |
1975 | 52,018 | +2.49% |
1980 | 54,717 | +1.02% |
1990 | 68,739 | +2.31% |
1995 | 71,519 | +0.75% |
2000 | 74,997 | +1.02% |
2007 | 80,528 | +0.99% |
2010 | 81,925 | +0.63% |
2015 | 85,602 | +0.84% |
2020 | 88,909 | +0.75% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
The people in the town speak the Hiligaynon language (often called Ilonggo). Filipino and English are generally understood.
Poverty incidence of Hinigaran
10 20 30 40 2006 29.10 2009 30.56 2012 16.57 2015 16.58 2018 19.36 2021 19.65 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
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