Hinundayan

Hinundayan
Municipality
Municipality of Hinundayan
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Motto:  "Hinundayan can do!"
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Hinundayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°21′N125°15′E / 10.35°N 125.25°E / 10.35; 125.25
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	2nd district
Founded	March 21, 1876
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Evelyn T. Lee (NUP)
•  Vice Mayor	Edna A. Resma (NUP)
•  Representative	Christopherson Yap
•  Municipal Council	Members Eva Almosa-Anryu Ma. Editha T. Ramirez Consuelo R. Dy Lerma G. Lagumbay Anna Febb B. Cazon Jeanette M. Abuyog Diana P. Palima Crescente C. Pedrera
•  Electorate	9,656 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	59.90 km2 (23.13 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	12,398
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
•  Households	3,402
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	21.66 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 70.75 million (2020), 35.18 million (2012), 39.93 million (2013), 44.7 million (2014)
•  Assets	₱ 219.9 million (2020), 36.65 million (2012), 60.65 million (2013), 72.5 million (2014)
•  Expenditure	₱ 67.06 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6609
PSGC	086404000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.hinundayan-sleyte.gov.ph

Hinundayan, officially the Municipality of Hinundayan (Kabalian: Lungsod san Hinundayan; Cebuano : Lungsod sa Hinundayan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Hinundayan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the Hinundayan has a total land area of 6,108 hectares or 61.08 square kilometers, comprising 17 barangays. 2020 census, it has a population of 12,398 people. ^[3]

Etymology

During the 17th century, there were Spanish sailors who by chance arrived at our shores in Barangay Sabang. At that time, the fisherfolks and villagers were very busy setting up "handayanans" or resting place for their outrigger canoes. These handayanans were made up of posts with horizontal rails which were a meter high from the ground where the canoes and other sea crafts were laid after use. When the Spanish sailors asked the villagers what was the name of the place, the villagers who were oblivious of the strange language thought that they were asked of what they were doing, so they simply answered in their own dialect, "handayanan among gibuhat para sa among baruto." The Spaniards noted the first word "Handayanan" as the name of the place, so they refer the place as such, which was later on distorted to "Hinundayan". Since then, this place was called Hinundayan.

History

Foundation

Before Hinunangan became a town, this and Hinundayan were part of the town of Abuyog. But when it was created a town on the 18th century, Hinundayan was part of its jurisdiction.

On March 21, 1876, the Governor of Leyte Jose Fernandez issued an Executive Order proclaiming Hinundayan a separate town, the first “Kapitan Municipal” was Don Sotero Tobio. But its townhood lasted only until the Revolutionary Period. When the American came, it became a barrio of Hinunangan again. The “Kapitan Municipal” at that time was Don Luis Lagumbay.

Due to the petition of some concerned Hinundayanons, Executive Order No. 59 was issued on July 31, 1909, signed by Governor General William Cameron Forbes and Act No. 986 proclaiming Hinundayan a separate town from Hinunangan.

Geography

Barangays

Hinundayan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amaga
• Ambao
• An-an
• Baculod
• Biasong
• Bugho (Green Valley)
• Cabulisan
• Cat-iwing
• District I (Poblacion)
• District II (Poblacion)
• District III (Poblacion)
• Hubasan
• Lungsodaan
• Navalita
• Plaridel
• Sabang
• Sagbok

Climate

Climate data for Hinundayan, Southern Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	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 [5]

Demographics

Population census of Hinundayan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	5,547	—
1918	8,999	+3.28%
1939	6,830	−1.30%
1948	7,199	+0.59%
1960	7,088	−0.13%
1970	8,546	+1.89%
1975	9,225	+1.55%
1980	9,746	+1.10%
1990	9,965	+0.22%
1995	10,617	+1.19%
2000	11,113	+0.98%
2007	11,610	+0.61%
2010	11,890	+0.87%
2015	12,285	+0.62%
2020	12,398	+0.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Among the seventeen (17) barangays of the municipality, four (4) barangays are considered urban and the remaining thirteen (13) barangays are rural. Based on the Philippine Statistics Authority (NSO), 2007 Census of Population, the municipality's population is dispersed in the rural barangays with a total population count of 7,692 or 66% of the total population while the remaining 34% or the 3,918 population count is concentrated in the urban barangays.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Hinundayan

10 20 30 40 2006 17.50 2009 31.70 2012 36.26 2015 37.08 2018 23.16 2021 21.66 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

See also

• Naval Base Hinundayan

References

1.   Municipality of Hinundayan | (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). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". 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. "Hinundayan, Southern Leyte : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Hinundayan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Unofficial Website of Hinundayan
• Official Website of Hinundayan
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine