Hinunangan, Southern Leyte

Hinunangan, Southern Leyte

Hinunangan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 28,415 a 2.47% growth compared to the 2007 census.

Hinunangan is known as the "Rice Granary of the Province" for its vast plain land that is entirely planted with rice. Hinunangan, one of the key towns of the province, has great potential for tourism because of its beautiful sand beaches and islands. The town is also a producer of rattan and wood-based furnitures, abaca handicrafts items, pineapple, vegetables, other forest products, and bamboo furnitures. It has a potential for mineral water and root crops processing and copper mining.

The highest mountain in the province is Mount Nacolod which can also be found in Hinunangan with an elevation of 948 meters above sea level.