Hinigaran, officially the Municipality of Hinigaran ( hil, Banwa sang Hinigaran; tl, Bayan ng Hinigaran), is a 1st class

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in the

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Negros Occidental Negros Occidental ( hil, Nakatungdang Negros; tl, Kanlurang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,909 people. It is south from Bacolod.

History

The early inhabitants of this town were the semi-primitive people called "Mundos" and "Ambaks". When traders and settlers from Panay started moving in, the natives were driven to the mountains. The new settlers were called "Tagahigad" and when the Spaniards came the place was called "Ginigaran" from the word "higad" but it was later spelled and pronounced as Hinigaran. The town was founded in 1765 and Captain Basilio Mongcal was appointed as the first president in 1806. Among its first settlers were the families of Mongcal, Lagtapon, Cosio, Sario, David, Orin, Pido, Pabalinas, Luntayao, Javier, Vargas, Lucasan, Grijaldo, and Dano-og— some of whom were from Panay. The Spaniards established the seat of the "pueblo" in Jacinto and Zamora Streets, and the town was governed by "Capitanes Municipales", Tenientes Absolato" and Cabeza de Barangays". When revolt against the Spanish Government broke out, Capitan Bibiano Gelvosa and his followers fought bravely against the Spaniards. He was the last "Capitan Municipal" when the Americans arrived.

Geography

Barangays

Hinigaran is politically subdivided into 24

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Climate

Demographics

The people in the town speak the

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(often called Ilonggo).

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and

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are generally understood.

Economy

Economic profile

* Total

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: Php P180,762,087 * Total Income: Php 158,600,789.72 * Major Industry: Agriculture and fishing * Products: Nylon shell,

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, Talaba,

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s manufacturing * Market Days: Thursdays and Sunday * Town Fiesta: April 30 (Hinugyaw Festival) * Patronal Fiesta: July 22 (Kampana Festival) * Patron Saint:

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Malls/supermarkets

*Lopues Value Store *Prince Hypermart * Puregold * Melva's Grocery * D'Garisson Mini Mart * Negros Grace Pharmacy Grocery Store * Mercury Drug Store w/ Grocery Store * KJ Fairmart

Upcoming malls/supermarkets

* Metro Gaisano Mall * CityMall (Coming soon) * Savemore (Coming soon) * Gaisano Grand Mall (Coming soon)

Banking institutions

* BDO * RCBC * Producers Bank * Banko (a subsidiary of BPI) * Land Bank (Coming soon) * DBP (Coming soon) * Metro Bank (Coming soon) * PNB (Coming soon) * Veterans Bank (Coming soon)

Education

* Number of Elementary Schools : 25 * Number of Secondary Schools : 7 * Number of college :2 — Central Philippines State University – Hinigaran Campus (2011) Hinigaran Polytechnic State College

Tourism

*San Jose Muscovado Sugar Mill *Barangay Pilar World War II Marker *Mary Magdalene Church *Talabahan Plantation *Paradiso del Sur Beach Resort *Mini Rizal Park *Canonoy Beach Resort *Bulobito-on Beach Resort *Makikiling Point Beach Resort *Senator Esperidion Guanco Bridge *Espiso Beach Resort *Tagda Pier *Linao Lake Farm Resort *Hinigaran Sakura Tree

References

Remy Presas- Father of Martial Arts

External links

Hinigaran Profile at the Official Website of Negros Occidental
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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