HINUNANGAN
(Hononganan)
Hinunangan is a 3rd class (based on NSCB website as of 31 December 2010 Hinunangan Statistics 2010) municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 27,712 a 0.90% growth compared to the 2000 census.
Hinunangan is known as the "Rice Granary of the Province" for its vast plain land that is entirely planted with rice. Hinunangan, one of the key towns of the province, has great potential for tourism because of its beautiful sand beaches and islands.
The town of Hinunangan 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.
The highest mountain in the province is Mount Nacolod which can also be found in Hinunangan with an elevation of 948 meters above sea level.
HISTORY
In 1521, Magellan recorded sighting Hononganan (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 Stop-Over.
Thus the name.In 1822, a certain Boholano named Palonoy founded Hinunangan. At this time Silago of the North and Hinundayan and Anahawan on the South were part of Hinunangan.
It was the first place the expedition directed its course to Leyte Island. Again, 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.
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 to more than 50 percent, from the previous 6 hours (Tacloban - Hinunangan Route) 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, 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.
It is also the place in Southern Leyte with the most immigrants from Europe and North America. It has a lot of touristic places, 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.
December 2011 and lot of natures. It is also a place far from cities but it is one the first in the province where mobile technology was put in. There are also hotels, inns, a public market and beach resorts. Hinunangan has seen a significant progress, in terms of infrastructure, economy, productivity and improving standards of living.
Hinunangan is politically subdivided into 40 barangays. Two of which barangays is a twin island located at the east of the town. they called it Sts. Peter and Paul, in visayan language from old name Cabugan Chino and Cabugan Grande. In people talking cheating now aday they pronouns in "San Pedro og San Pablo" The twin islands are accessible by motorized boats thru Barangay Canipa-an coastal beach.
see: HONONGANAN
Hinu Nangan
see: HONONGANAN
Hinu Nangan