Hinabangan, officially the Municipality of Hinabangan (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Samar
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,693 people.
Hinabangan was formed in 1948 from the former municipal districts of Concord and Hinabangan.
Geography
Barangays
Hinabangan is politically subdivided into 21
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
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Bagacay
*Binobucalan
*Bucalan
*Cabalagnan
*Canano
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Cansolabao
*Concord
*Dalosdoson
*Intik
*Lim-ao
*Osmeña
*Poblacion 1 (Barangay 1)
*Poblacion 2 (Barangay 2)
*Rawis
*San Rafael
*Tabay
*Yabon
*Cabang
*Malihao
*San Jose
*Fatima
*Mugdo
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Education
Primary and elementary schools
Hinabangan has 19 public primary and elementary schools:
High schools
Hinabangan also has two public high schools:
*Bagacay National High School
*Hinabangan National High School
References
External links
Hinabangan Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Samar (province)
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