Hinundayan

Hinundayan
Municipality of Hinundayan
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Motto: 
"Hinundayan can do!"
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Hinundayan is located in Philippines
Hinundayan
Hinundayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°21′N 125°15′E / 10.35°N 125.25°E / 10.35; 125.25
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 2nd district
FoundedMarch 21, 1876
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEvelyn T. Lee (NUP)
 • Vice MayorEdna A. Resma (NUP)
 • RepresentativeChristopherson Yap
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate9,656 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total59.90 km2 (23.13 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total12,398
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Households
3,402
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.66
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 70.75 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 219.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 67.06 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6609
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.hinundayan-sleyte.gov.ph

Hinundayan, officially the Municipality of Hinundayan (Kabalian: Lungsod san Hinundayan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Hinundayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng 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. 2020 census, it has a population of 12,398 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Hinundayan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.