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Hinundayan
Hinundayan, officially the Municipality of Hinundayan (Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Lungsod san Hinundayan''; ceb, Lungsod sa Hinundayan; tl, Bayan ng Hinundayan), is a 5th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, 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. Etymology During the 17th century, there were Spanish sailors who by chance arrived at our shores in Barangay Sabang. At that time, the fisherfolks and villagers were very busy setting up "''handayanans''" or resting place for their outrigger canoes. These handayanans were made up of posts with horizontal rails which were a meter high from the ground where the canoes and other sea crafts were laid after use. When the Spanish sailors asked the villagers what was the name of the place, the villagers who were oblivious of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Leyte
Southern Leyte ( ceb, Habagatang Leyte; Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; war, Salatan nga Leyte; tl, Timog Leyte), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is the city of Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the Legislative districts of Leyte#1931–1961 3, third congressional district Leyte (province), Leyte until it was made into an independent province in 1959. Southern Leyte includes Limasawa, Southern Leyte, Limasawa, an island to the south where the First Mass in the Philippines, first Roman Catholic Mass in Philippine soil is believed to have taken place and thus considered to be the birthplace of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. The province ranks as the second least populated in the region. According to the 2020 census, the province has a population of 429,573. Southern Leyte's Geology, geological features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
