Hinunangan

Hinunangan
Municipality
Municipality of Hinunangan
Aerial view of Hinunangan
Flag Seal
Motto:  Rice Granary of Southern Leyte
Map of Southern Leyte with Hinunangan highlighted
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Hinunangan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°24′N125°12′E / 10.4°N 125.2°E / 10.4; 125.2
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	2nd district
Barangays	40 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Reynaldo C. Fernandez (PDPLBN)
•  Vice Mayor	Marian D. Pelin (PDPLBN)
•  Representative	Christopherson M. Yap
•  Municipal Council	Members Ymard Joseph T. Tocmo Gary L. Comeling Elmer E. Jumangit Ryan M. Fernandez Junwil P. Dy Gezar S. Ngoho Socorro C. Alas Dennis C. Pagpaguitan
•  Electorate	21,548 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	170.58 km2 (65.86 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	4.8 m (15.7 ft)
Highest elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	29,149
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
•  Households	7,402
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	25.21 % (2018) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 138.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 254 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 136 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 97.01 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6608
PSGC	086403000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

Hinunangan, officially the Municipality of Hinunangan (Kabalian: Lungsod san Hinunangan; Cebuano : Lungsod sa Hinunangan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Hinunangan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,149 people. ^[4]

Hinunangan is known as the "Rice Granary of the Province" for its vast plain land that is entirely planted with rice. Hinunangan has great potential for tourism because of its beautiful sandy beaches and islands. The town is also a producer of rattan and wood-based furniture, abaca handicraft items, pineapple, vegetables, other forest products, and bamboo furniture. It has a potential for mineral water and root crop processing and copper mining. ^[6]

Hinunangan is also known as a major gateway in Leyte because of its near proximity to Tacloban City. The opening of Abuyog–Silago Road cuts travel time from Tacloban by half from the previous 6 hours to less than 3 hours. It is also the place in Southern Leyte with the most immigrants from Europe and North America.

It has a lot of tourist places, such as Tahusan, Talisay, or the twin islands (known as Cabugan Grande and Cabugan Chico as Pigafetta stated in his account during their travel with Magellan).^{[ citation needed ]}. There are also hotels, inns, a public market, and beach resorts.

History

In 1521, Magellan recorded the sighting Hunonganan (Hinunangan) during the voyage in Leyte Gulf. As far back as 1750, Hinunangan was a mid-way station of Boholanos trading in Eastern Leyte. They rested overnight at the mouth of Das-ay River where they moored their boats. A shelter was built for the crews and tenders known as "hononganan" or stopover. Hence the name. In 1822, a certain Boholano named Palonoy founded Hinunangan. ^[7] At this time, Silago to the north and Hinundayan and Anahawan to the south were part of Hinunangan.

In 1944, in the greatest naval battle in history the blocking warship of the Liberation waylaid the Japanese Fleet near Hinunangan. Thus, the area in Southern Leyte is the natural frontier of historically significant events in Philippine history.

2007 earthquake

On July 19, 2007, a strong earthquake hit the town with a magnitude 6 on the Richter scale and damaged some properties. The partial assessment report of Hinunangan dated July 20, a copy of which was obtained by PIA through Gov. Mercado, placed the estimated cost of damage to properties at P1,650,000.00 broken down as P790,000 for government infrastructure and P860,000 from private infrastructure. ^[8]

Among the public properties destroyed were the water system - P 500,000; Das-ay Bridge railguard - P100,000; East Central School Concrete Fence - P80,000; Otama Elementary School - P50,000; Patong Elementary School - P40,000; and Tahusan Elementary School—P20,000. ^[8]

The private infrastructure damaged included the Roman Catholic Bell tower - P100,000; Water tank of the Catholic convent - P40,000; Manalog barangay Chapel - P20,000; Santo Nino barangay Chapel - P10,000; a number of houses - P400,000, and various appliances, P290,000.

Geography

Hinunangan is home to the highest mountain in the province, Mount Nacolod, with an elevation of 948 metres (3,110 ft) above sea level. ^[9]

Barangays

Hinunangan is politically subdivided into 40 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

There are two of which are island barangays located at the east of the town. The twin islands are accessible by motorized boats through Barangay Canipa-an.

Barangay	Population (2007)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)	Population (2020)
Ambacon	637	637	678	615
Badiangon	647	589	641	681
Bangcas A	668	743	777	862
Bangcas B	903	959	982	913
Biasong	609	566	599	652
Bugho	961	1,003	1,061	1,147
Calag-itan	1,167	1,180	1,206	1,163
Calayugan	678	700	754	866
Calinao	317	264	261	218
Canipaan	1,425	1,509	1,635	1,611
Catublian	1,373	1,503	1,580	1,445
Ilaya	520	472	518	457
Ingan	923	1,018	1,049	937
Labrador	800	802	844	745
Libas	463	449	512	431
Lumbog	363	337	381	334
Manalog	700	731	754	781
Manlico	745	752	766	701
Matin-ao	506	520	547	551
Nava	1,798	1,801	1,946	1,924
Nueva Esperanza	651	664	683	724
Otama	543	593	531	504
Palongpong	405	475	533	488
Panalaron	588	677	753	790
Patong	706	710	718	735
Poblacion	799	898	923	638
Pondol	957	993	1,035	989
Salog	349	353	374	368
Salvacion	519	483	496	483
San Pablo Island	427	440	460	445
San Pedro Island	473	486	493	459
Santo Niño I	559	524	552	513
Santo Niño II	946	1,004	1,043	1,096
Tahusan	920	960	991	1,080
Talisay	553	597	693	663
Tawog	486	523	557	594
Toptop	434	419	443	411
Tuburan	600	627	635	587
Union	397	378	402	404
Upper Bantawon	197	162	170	144

Climate

Climate data for Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78 (3.1)	57 (2.2)	84 (3.3)	79 (3.1)	118 (4.6)	181 (7.1)	178 (7.0)	169 (6.7)	172 (6.8)	180 (7.1)	174 (6.9)	128 (5.0)	1,598 (62.9)
Average rainy days	16.7	13.8	17.3	18.5	23.2	26.5	27.1	26.0	26.4	27.5	24.6	21.0	268.6
Source: Meteoblue [10]

Demographics

Population census of Hinunangan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	8,574	—
1918	11,491	+1.97%
1939	16,983	+1.88%
1948	17,556	+0.37%
1960	12,665	−2.68%
1970	16,142	+2.45%
1975	18,648	+2.94%
1980	20,568	+1.98%
1990	22,454	+0.88%
1995	22,170	−0.24%
2000	25,016	+2.62%
2007	27,712	+1.42%
2010	28,415	+0.92%
2015	29,976	+1.02%
2020	29,149	−0.55%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14]

Economy

Banking and Finance

• Philippine National Bank ^[22]
• Saints Peter & Paul Multi-Purpose Cooperative
• Leyte South Multi-Purpose Cooperative

Education

Primary schools

• Hinunangan East Central School
• Hinunangan West Central School
• Catublian Elementary School
• Nava Elementary School
• Canipaan Elementary School
• Ambacon Elementary School
• Calag-itan Elementary School
• Pondol Elementary School
• Manalog Elementary School
• Patong Elementary School
• Otama Elementary School
• Ingan Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Holy Rosary Academy - a Private Roman Catholic school
• Hinunangan National High School - formerly Hinunangan Agricultural and Vocational School
• Canipaan National High School
• Nava National High School

Tertiary Schools

• Southern Leyte State University - Hinunangan Campus (formerly Southern Leyte Institute of Agriculture and Technology; Hinunangan Agricultural and Vocational School)

Others

• Hinunangan Skills and Technological Center ^[23] - TESDA accredited vocational school.

Healthcare

• Zenon T. Lagumbay Memorial Hospital
• Hinunangan Community Hospital
• Santo Domingo Family Clinic

Media

• Hinunangnon - crowdsourcing social news network in Hinunangan, founded in 2016 that brings digital news and top stories locally from Hinunangan and its Province or around the world. ^{[24] [25]}
• 92.1 MHz FM - Spin FM Hinunangan (Defunct)
• 90.8 MHz FM - Mix FM Hinunangan ^[26]
• 105.0 MHz FM - Best FM Hinunangan ^[27]

Communication

Mobile:

• Smart Communications (Since 2002) ^[28]
• Globe Telecom (Since 2004)
• Sun Cellular (Since 2012)

Cable television:

• Fiesta Cable TV
• Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite TV Service providers

Internet:

• SMART 4G Network
• Globe 4G Network

Gallery

• 
  View of Hinunangan Bay from Poblacion
• 
  San Pablo and San Pedro Islands off the coast of Hinunangn. The town's major tourist attraction.
• 
  White beach at San Pablo Island, Hinunangan

Hinunangan Skyline and Hinunangan Bay from San Pablo Island.

References

1.   Municipality of Hinunangan | (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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4. Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
6. "Local Government Unit". Archived from the original on 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-05., Southern Leyte LGU website
7. Hinunangan History, Hinunangan.net
8. Hinunangan MDCC bares earthquake partial damage assessment report, Philippine Information Agency
9. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine , NSCB Southern Leyte Profile
10. "Hinunangan, Southern Leyte : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
11. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
12. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
13. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
14. "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
15. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
16. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
22. PNB_Domestic_Branch_Directory
23. TESDA Hinunangan Skills and Technological Center ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
24. Hinunangnon Facebook Page
25. "| Hinunangnon Official Website". Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
26. 90.8 Mix FM
27. 105.0 Best FM
28. Smart increases coverage in remote, rural areas

External links

• Hinunangan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Travels through Hinunangan