Hinunangan, Southern Leyte

Hinunangan
Municipality

Seal
Nickname(s): Rice Granary of the Province

Map of Southern Leyte showing the location of Hinunangan
Hinunangan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 10°24′N 125°12′E / 10.400°N 125.200°E / 10.400; 125.200Coordinates: 10°24′N 125°12′E / 10.400°N 125.200°E / 10.400; 125.200
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Southern Leyte
Congr. district Lone district of S. Leyte
Barangays 40
Government
  Mayor Sonny Fernandez
  Vice Mayor Florentino Fernandez Jr.
Area[1]
  Total 170.58 km2 (65.86 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 29,976
  Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 6608
Dialing code 53

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 a 5.21% growth compared to the 2010 census.[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 AbuyogSilago 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.

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
YearPop.±% 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: National Statistics Office

Education

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Other:

Health Care

Media

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Mobile:

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Internet:

References

  1. "Province: Southern Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of August 1, 2015". 2015 Census of Population and Housing. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. , Philippine Statistics Authority
  4. , Southern Leyte LGU website
  5. , NSCB Southern Leyte Profile
  6. Hinunangan History, Hinunangan.net
  7. 1 2 Hinunangan MDCC bares earthquake partial damage assessment report, Philippine Information Agency
  8. TESDA Hinunangan Skills and Technological Center
  9. | 92.1 Spin Radio Facebook page
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