Hinigaran, Province of Negros Occidental, Western Visayas Region, Philippines

🇵🇭 Hinigaran, officially the Municipality of Hinigaran (Banwa sang Hinigaran; Bayan ng Hinigaran), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is 52 km (32 mi) south from Bacolod.

History The early inhabitants of this town were the aboriginal 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, Curio, 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.

Barangays Hinigaran is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. • Anahaw • Aranda • Baga-as • Barangay I (Poblacion) • Barangay II (Poblacion) • Barangay III (Poblacion) • Barangay IV (Poblacion) • Bato • Calapi • Camalobalo • Camba-og • Cambugsa • Candumarao • Gargato • Himaya • Miranda • Nanunga • Narauis • Palayog • Paticui • Pilar • Quiwi • Tagda • Tuguis.

Economic profile • Total Internal Revenue Allotment: Php P180,762,087 (2018) • Total Income: Php 158,600,789.72 (2015) • Major Industry: Agriculture and fishing • Products: Nylon shell, Capiz shell, Talaba, firecrackers manufacturing • Market Days: Thursdays and Sunday • Town Fiesta: April 30 (Hinugyaw Festival) • Patronal Fiesta: July 22 (Kampana Festival) • Patron Saint: Saint Mary Magdalene

Malls/Supermarkets • Metro Gaisano Mall • 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 • 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) • Development Bank of the Philippines (Coming soon) • Metro Bank (Coming soon) • Philippine National Bank (Coming soon) • EastWest Bank (Coming soon)

Health Services • Hinigaran Community Hospital • Hinigaran Doctor's Hospital • Hinigaran Holy Mother of Mercy Hospital

Media Network • 105.7 Radyo Natin Hinigaran • 89.7 K5 News FM Hinigaran

Education • Number of Elementary Schools: 25 • Number of Secondary Schools: 7 • Hinigaran National High School • Hinigaran Institute • Madeleine Academy • Pahilanga National High School • Negros Occidental National Agro-Industrial School of Home Industries • Esteban Jalandoni National High School Calapi Main/ Baga-as Extension • Fundamental Baptist Christian School • Number of college :2 — Central Philippines State University – Hinigaran Campus (2011) • Southern Negros Polytechnic University (coming soon)

Economy: Tourist Industry • 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.