Hinunangan, Southern Leyte

Municipality in Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) Philippines

Hinunangan
Municipality
Municipality of Hinunangan
Aerial view of Hinunangan
Seal
Motto(s): Rice Granary of Southern Leyte
Map of Southern Leyte with Hinunangan highlighted
Hinunangan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°24′N 125°12′E / 10.4°N 125.2°E / 10.4; 125.2Coordinates: 10°24′N 125°12′E / 10.4°N 125.2°E / 10.4; 125.2
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province	Southern Leyte
District	Lone District
Barangays	40 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Sonny Fernandez
• Vice Mayor	Florentino Fernandez Jr.
• Electorate	18,535 voters (2016)
Area [2]
• Total	170.58 km2 (65.86 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	29,976
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6608
PSGC	086403000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Climate type	Tropical rainforest climate
Income class	3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱)	95,473,099.97 (2016)
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

Hinunangan, officially the Municipality of Hinunangan, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 29,976 people.^[3]

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.^[4]

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).^{[citation needed]}. There are also hotels, inns, a public market and beach resorts.

Contents

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  1 Geography
  
  
  
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    1.1 Barangays
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 History
  
  
  
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    2.1 2007 earthquake
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  


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  4 Education
  


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  5 Health Care
  


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  6 Commerce
  
  
  
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    6.1 Banking and Finance
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Media
  


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  8 Communication
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

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.^[5]

Barangays

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 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	993	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

Hinunangan Skyline and Hinunangan Bay from San Pablo Island.

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[7]

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; Sto. Nino barangay Chapel - P10,000; a number of houses - P400,000, and various appliances, P290,000.

Demographics

Population census of Hinunangan
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	22,454	—
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][8][9][10]

Education

High schools:

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  Holy Rosary Academy - a Roman Catholic school


• Hinunangan National High School - formerly Hinunangan Agricultural and Vocational School


• Canipaan National High School


• Nava National High School

Universities:

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  Southern Leyte State University (SLSU)- Hinunangan Campus (formerly Southern Leyte Institute of Agriculture and Technology (SLIAT)). Courses Offered:
  
  
  
  • BS in Agricultural Entrepreneurship
  
  
  • BS Education
  
  
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Technology
  
  
  • Associate in Agricultural Technology
  
  
  • Associate in Information Technology
  
  
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
  
  
  
  

Other:

• Hinunangan Skills and Technological Center^[11] - TESDA accredited vocational school. Courses Offered:
  
  
  
  • Commercial Cooking
  
  
  • Computer Hardware Servicing
  
  
  • Consumer Electronics Servicing
  
  
  • Electrical Installation & Maintenance
  
  
  • Food & Beverage Services
  
  
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  
  
  
  

Health Care

• Zenon T. Lagumbay Memorial Hospital


• Hinunangan Community Hospital

Commerce

Banking and Finance

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  Philippine National Bank^[12]
  


• Saints Peter & Paul Multi-Purpose Cooperative

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. ^[13]. ^[14].


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  92.1 Spin Radio - first FM radion station in Hinunangan and the Pacific Area in Southern Leyte. Broadcast transmission and studio is located in Hinunangan Commercial Complex. ^[15]
  

Communication

Mobile:

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  Smart Communications (Since 2002)


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  Globe Telecom (Since 2004)


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  Sun Cellular (Since 2012)

Cable television:

• Fiesta Cable TV


• Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite TV service providers

Internet:

• Wireless Internet through SMART Network (Smart Bro's 3G/HSPA/HSPA+)


• Wireless Internet through Globe Network (Globe Tattoo)

References

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   ^ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


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   "Province: Southern Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
   


3. 
   ^ ^abc
   Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
   


4. 
   ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-05.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) , Southern Leyte LGU website
   


5. 
   ^ [1] Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine., NSCB Southern Leyte Profile
   


6. 
   ^ Hinunangan History, Hinunangan.net
   


7. 
   ^ ^ab Hinunangan MDCC bares earthquake partial damage assessment report, Philippine Information Agency
   


8. 
   ^
   Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
   


9. 
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   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.
   


10. 
    ^
    "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
    


11. 
    ^ TESDA Hinunangan Skills and Technological Center
    


12. 
    ^ PNB_Domestic_Branch_Directory
    


13. 
    ^ | Hinunangnon Facebook Page
    


14. 
    ^ | Hinunangnon Official Website
    


15. 
    ^ | 92.1 Spin Radio Facebook page
    

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hinunangan, Southern Leyte.

• 
  Tourist Office Official Site^{[permanent dead link]}
  


• Philippine Standard Geographic Code


• Philippine Census Information


• Local Governance Performance Management System


• Southern Leyte State University - Hinunangan Campus


• Travels through Hinunangan

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