Hinundayan, Southern Leyte

Hinundayan
Municipality
Municipality of Hinundayan

Seal
Motto(s): "Hinundayan can do!"

Map of Southern Leyte with Hinundayan highlighted
Hinundayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°21′N 125°15′E / 10.35°N 125.25°E / 10.35; 125.25Coordinates: 10°21′N 125°15′E / 10.35°N 125.25°E / 10.35; 125.25
Country  Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Southern Leyte
District Lone District
Barangays 17 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Alfredo Maamo Lagumbay
 • Vice Mayor Elisa dela Cruz-Cadingan
 • Electorate 8,437 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 59.90 km2 (23.13 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 12,285
 • Density 210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6609
PSGC 086404000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)53
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 54,414,214.81 (2016)
Native languages Boholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog
Website www.hinundayan-sleyte.gov.ph

Hinundayan, officially the Municipality of 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. 2015 census, it has a population of 12,285 people.[3]

Historical Background

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.

Creation of the Municipality

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 Regino Reuterez. 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.

Barangays

Hinundayan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

  • 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

Demographics

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.

Population census of Hinundayan
YearPop.±% 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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Southern Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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