Hinunangan

Hinunangan, officially the Municipality of 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
Municipality
Municipality of Hinunangan
Aerial view of Hinunangan
Flag
Seal
Motto(s): 
Rice Granary of Southern Leyte
Map of Southern Leyte with Hinunangan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Hinunangan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°24′N 125°12′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 2nd district
Barangays40 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorReynaldo C. Fernandez
 • Vice MayorFlorentino S. Fernandez Jr.
 • RepresentativeRoger G. Mercado
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,314 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total170.58 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]
 • Total29,149
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Households
6,925
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence25.21% (2018)[5]
 • Revenue₱138,166,256.59 (2020)
 • Assets₱253,993,689.45 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱135,991,603.39 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱97,005,813.88 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6608
PSGC
086403000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

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 sand beaches and islands. The town is also a producer of rattan and wood-based furnitures, abaca handicrafts items, pineapple, vegetables, other forest products, and bamboo furnitures. It has a potential for mineral water and root crops 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 touristic 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).. There are also hotels, inns, a public market and beach resorts.

History

In 1521, Magellan recorded sighting Hunonganan (Hinunangan) during the voyage in Leyte Gulf. As far back in 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 magnitude 6 on 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, 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)
Ambacon 637 637 678
Badiangon 647 589 641
Bangcas A 668 743 777
Bangcas B 903 959 982
Biasong 609 566 599
Bugho 961 1,003 1,061
Calag-itan 1,167 1,180 1,206
Calayugan 678 700 754
Calinao 317 264 261
Canipaan 1,425 1,509 1,635
Catublian 1,373 1,503 1,580
Ilaya 520 472 518
Ingan 923 1,018 1,049
Labrador 800 802 844
Libas 463 449 512
Lumbog 363 337 381
Manalog 700 731 754
Manlico 745 752 766
Matin-ao 506 520 547
Nava 1,798 1,801 1,946
Nueva Esperanza 651 664 683
Otama 543 593 531
Palongpong 405 475 533
Panalaron 588 677 753
Patong 706 710 718
Poblacion 799 898 923
Pondol 957 993 1,035
Salog 349 353 374
Salvacion 519 483 496
San Pablo Island 427 440 460
San Pedro Island 473 486 493
Santo Niño I 559 524 552
Santo Niño II 946 1,004 1,043
Tahusan 920 960 991
Talisay 553 597 693
Tawog 486 523 557
Toptop 434 419 443
Tuburan 600 627 635
Union 397 378 402
Upper Bantawon 197 162 170

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
YearPop.±% 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

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

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

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

Healthcare
  • Zenon T. Lagumbay Memorial Hospital
  • Hinunangan Community Hospital

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]
  • 90.8 MHz FM - Mix FM Hinunangan [26]
  • 105.0 MHz FM - Best FM Hinunangan [27]

Communication

Mobile:

Cable television:

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

Internet:

  • Wireless Internet through SMART Network (Smart Bro's 3G/HSPA/HSPA+)
  • Wireless Internet through Globe Network (Globe Tattoo)
  • 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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  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. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. 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. NSO.
  14. "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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  16. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  18. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  19. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  20. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  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
  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
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