Hindang
Hindang | |
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| Municipality of Hindang | |
Sunset at Cuatro Islas | |
Map of Leyte with Hindang highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°26′02″N 124°43′40″E / 10.4339°N 124.7278°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Betty A. Cabal |
| • Vice Mayor | Elpidio B. Cabal Jr. |
| • Representative | Carl Nicolas C. Cari |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 14,590 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.04 km2 (19.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.7 m (15.4 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 20,849 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,290 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.34 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 135.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 369.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 86.74 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 62.06 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 4 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 4) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6523 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
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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 municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,849 people.
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.