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Hindang (IPA: [hɪn'daŋ]), officially the Municipality of Hindang (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Hindang; Waray: Bungto han Hindang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Hindang), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,849 people. [4]

Hindang
Municipality
Municipality of Hindang
Sunset at Cuatro Islas
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Map of Leyte with Hindang highlighted
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Hindang Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°27′N 124°48′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	5th district
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Betty A. Cabal
• Vice Mayor	Elpidio B. Cabal Jr.
• Representative	Carl Nicolas C. Cari
• Councilors	List • Teodulo A. Clavejo • Serafin A. Cavero • Nestor J. Aboyme • Jun A. Cabal • Romulo D. Basañez • Benedicto L. Yanola • Edna B. Mapalo • Salvador E. Bañez DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	14,864 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	50.04 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	4.7 m (15.4 ft)
Highest elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [4]
• Total	20,849
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Households	4,989
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.62% (2018)[5]
• Revenue	₱105,980,224.94 (2020)
• Assets	₱380,532,124.09 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱119,200,310.39 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱61,725,892.50 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Leyte 4 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 4)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6523
PSGC	083720000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

In the north, it borders the town of Inopacan and Hilongos in the south. Himokilan is a part of Cuatro Islas (The Four Islands), in which the other three (3) remaining islands are under the administrative jurisdiction of the municipality of Hindang.[6]

Geography

Barangays

Hindang is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. [7] In 1957, the sitios of Kanhaayon, Kapudlosan, Himokilan, Anolon, Mahilom, Baldoza, and Tagbibi were converted into barrios.[8]

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Hindang

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 6,662 —     1918 8,834 +1.90% 1939 8,795 −0.02% 1948 10,003 +1.44% 1960 10,490 +0.40% 1970 12,445 +1.72% 1975 14,088 +2.52% 1980 16,163 +2.79%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 16,272 +0.07% 1995 16,567 +0.34% 2000 18,493 +2.39% 2007 19,927 +1.04% 2010 20,179 +0.46% 2015 20,924 +0.69% 2020 20,849 −0.07%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority  [10] [11] [12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Hindang, Leyte, was 20,849 people, [4] with a density of 420 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Education

• Saint Michael College of Hindang Leyte (1948)

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

На других языках

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[de] Hindang

Hindang ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Leyte. Sie hat 20.924 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015). Zum Gemeindegebiet gehört Teile des Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape/Seascape.

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