Hilongos

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Hilongos
Municipality
Municipality of Hilongos
Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Flag Seal
Map of Leyte with Hilongos highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Hilongos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°22′N 124°45′E / 10.37°N 124.75°E / 10.37; 124.75
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	5th district
Founded	1590 (Pueblo de los Hilongos)
Barangays	51 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Hilongos[*]	Manuel R. Villahermosa
• Vice Mayor	Albert R. Villahermosa
• Representative	Carl Nicolas C. Cari
• Councilors	List • Manuel R. Villahermosa • Josenilo M. Reoma • Cristuto F. Ong • Carmelito M. Zarate • Joseph F. Fulache • Bernadeth M. Nerves • Francisco M. Ortega • Edwin F. Faller DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	43,424 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	192.92 km2 (74.49 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Highest elevation	1,133 m (3,717 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	64,514
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
• Households	15,918
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	29.80 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 215.5 million (2020), 92.7 million (2012), 103.4 million (2013), 117.3 million (2014), 131.8 million (2015), 185.9 million (2016), 165 million (2017), 204.4 million (2018), 195.1 million (2019)
• Assets	₱ 812.4 million (2020), 211.8 million (2012), 229 million (2013), 272 million (2014), 362.1 million (2015), 433.6 million (2016), 572.7 million (2017), 644.6 million (2018), 775.5 million (2019)
• Expenditure	₱ 269.9 million (2020), 75.56 million (2012), 147.2 million (2013), 163.5 million (2014), 98.7 million (2015), 172.1 million (2016)
• Liabilities	₱ 110.5 million (2020), 53.75 million (2012), 67.07 million (2013), 95.07 million (2014), 179.5 million (2015), 165.8 million (2016), 115.7 million (2017), 122 million (2018), 122.1 million (2019)
Service provider
• Electricity	Leyte 4 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 4)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6524
PSGC	0803719000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Hilongos (IPA: [hɪ'lɔŋos]), officially the Municipality of Hilongos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Hilongos; Waray: Bungto han Hilongos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Hilongos), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,514 people.^[3]

Hilongos is the biggest municipality in terms of income, population and land area in the southwestern part of Leyte. A string of five equidistant municipalities, namely Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato and Matalom comprises the southwestern part of Leyte. Hilongos, being at the geographical center, is also the center for government, religion, shipping, rice production, commerce, banking, finance, telecommunications, health services, education, sports and socio-cultural activities.^{[citation needed]}

The Port of Hilongos is one of the biggest and busiest in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), well known for its good passenger and cargo services to Cebu City and vice versa.^{[citation needed]} Due to its strategic location and close proximity to the city of Cebu, Hilongos Port caters quite a number of day and night trips to and from the city and is the primary choice for travelers especially from the southern part of Leyte. Also, Hilongos has an airport, which can be more helpful and useful if improved (for so many years, travelers from the southern part of Leyte need to go as far as Tacloban and or Cebu just to avail the services of commercial airlines). Hilongos has 2 public markets and two 2 transport terminals. The municipality is composed of 51 barangays with vast coastal plains used mainly in the production of rice.